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Feb 11, 2022

Australia opens its borders on February 21st !

Australia opens its borders on February 21 st after almost two years since the government closed its borders to the world. In March 2020, Australia shut its borders to everyone except Australian citizens. Since November…

New South Wales Skilled Occupation List February 2022

New South Wales welcomes skilled workers from the following occupations New South Wales adds skilled workers to occupation list As one of the top destinations to live in Australia, New South Wales (NSW) offers…

Novak Djokovic challenged on entry to Australia

…The importance of getting Australian Visa documentation correct Press attention over tennis star Novak Djokovic’s attempt to obtain a visa to enter Australia is created a furore. It shows the complications of obtaining…

Adrian – Global Talent Visa

Greg Veal has been my Emigration agentfor my move from the United Kingdom to Australia, since 2018. He has been completely and utterly indispensable to this process which by its very nature is difficult, complex and…

Australian Government lifts travel exemptions on certain types of Visas

From March 2020 the Australian Government had closed the borders to all but Australian Citizens, Permanent Visa holders and their immediate family members such as spouses and children. The definition of the immediate…

New South Wales to Remove Cap on International Arrivals & Travel Exemption for Parents

The Government of New South Wales (Sydney) announced that from 1st November the quarantine and cap for overseas arrivals will be removed for fully vaccinated Australia citizens and permanent residents and their…

South Australia – new occupations open to offshore applicants

The Government of South Australia is adding 70 occupations to the State list allowing applicants residing outside Australia to apply for State nomination. Until recently, a majority of occupations listed on the SA State…

Australian borders to re-open by Christmas

The Australian Tourism Minister has mentioned recently that the federal government anticipates the international border will be reopened by Christmas “at the latest”. Under the national reopening plan, Australians will…

Global Talent Visa – Engineers Australia a new endorsing body

Engineers Australia (EA) has been approved by the Australian Department of Home Affairs as a nominator under the Global Talent visa stream. EA is authorised to conduct assessment for engineering occupations with a…

South Australia new Occupations in Demand list released

South Australia Releases new Occupations in Demand list South Australia have released their list of Occupations that are in demand in the State for Sponsorship. Although most of these occupations are only available…

Australia visa application fee increase from 1 July 2021

As at 1st July 2021, Australian visa application fees will see a small increase. The new visa charges for the most common visa applications will be as follow: Spouse/Partner/Prospective Marriage : AUD$7,850 – main…

Australian Citizenship fee going up from 1st July

The new citizenship fees are coming to force on 1st July 2021: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/news-media/archive/article?itemId=621

New occupations added to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List

Australia adds more occupations to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List Following a feedback from local Australian business stakeholder on critical skill vacancies, 22 new occupations have been added to the…

UK – Australia Trade agreement – what’s new for visas and immigration?

UK – Australia Trade agreement – immigration and visa – in principle provisions: The recently agreed trade deal between Australia and the UK intends to allow greater mobility between the two countries. The initial…

Australian Working Holiday Visa – age limit to increase to 35

Australia and UK sign a historic trade deal agreement Today Australia and the UK have signed a free trade agreement, which will make exports to and from both countries cheaper. As part of the deal, the Australian and…

Colleen R. – Australian Spouse visa (offshore)

”Before commissioning the services of Taylor Hampton Solicitors I conducted some research into how to apply for a spouse visa for Australia. In some respects the process seemed straightforward, but I was aware that…

Australia Employment and Industries Projections

Australia Industry Employment Outlook 2021 By Anna Gorna The Australian National Skills Commission has published its employment projections by occupation and skill level for the five years to November 2025. The…

Australian Government announces new travel concessions for certain family visa applicants

Australian Government announces new travel concessions for certain family visa applicants. The Australian Immigration Department has advised that temporary concessions for certain Family visa applicants affected by…

Australian international travel could resume sooner

A slim hope Australian international travel could resume sooner by Anna Gorna With the roll-out of vaccine programs in many countries, hopes are rising for travellers desperate to visit Australia and those wishing to…

Australia international borders to remain closed

According to Australia’s chief medical officer, Prof Paul Kelly, Australia international borders might stay shut the foreseeable future. International travel, including migration is unlikely to resume any time soon:…