The Australian Government has launched a consultation to look at reducing the number of Visa types. At present there are 99 different visa subclasses including, Skilled independent 189, Skilled State and Family sponsored Visas 190 & 489, the soon to be replaced...

The Australian Migration Program sets the total visa places available in each financial year which runs in Australia from 1st July to 30th June. In the current 2017-2018 year, commencing on 1st July 2017, visa numbers have been capped at 190,000 places, including...

South Australia State Sponsorship The South Australian Government has announced that is suspending sponsorship applications for Skilled, Employer Sponsored and Business visas between 29th June until 4th July 2017. The new list of South Australia State Nominated...

The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection has announced an increase in visa application charges for several visa subclasses, including: Subclass 600 Tourist visa - $1,020 (frequent traveller, fast track and business visitor fast track). Subclass...

On the 19th April 2017, the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection announced that the current 457 visa programme is due to end in March 2018. The current programme will be replaced by a new Temporary Skills Shortage Visa. A new transitional list of...

The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) has announced a fee increase from 1st July 2017. The new fee of AUD$815 will affect applicants applying for the AITSL skills assessment for Migration purposes applying under the following occupations:...

The Skilled Occupation List (SOL) identifies occupations which are in current or long-term shortages in Australia. The SOL is used for Skilled Migration program to attract migrants with relevant skills, qualifications and work experience to help to fill skills...

Processing times: Due to an increasing number of applications, offshore De-Facto Partner/Spouse/ Prospective Marriage Visa applications are likely to take on average 10-14 months to process (European Area). Applications lodged onshore are likely to take 18 months to...