The Australian government announced that it will make various changes to the Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) Visa to ensure that international students, affected by COVID 19 travel restrictions, will still…
Hong Kong nationals will be able to access Australian permanent residence through two new Australian visa streams. These new visas will provide a pathway to temporary graduates and temporary skilled…
Federal Government – Parents of Australian residents and citizens now considered to be ‘Immediate Family Members’ This morning the premier of New South Wales (NSW) announced a proposal to open…
New Australia Agriculture Worker (AAW) Visa approved by parliament A new Australian Agriculture Worker (AAW) Visa has been approved by the federal parliament. This new visa class was created to…
2021 Reforms to Partner Visa Procedure Announced Major reforms to the Australian Partner Visa program will be implemented by the Australian Government in 2021. These changes to “strengthen the integration…
Free Replacement visa for Work and Holiday Makers affected by COVID-19 If you held a Working Holiday visa (417) or Work & Holiday Visa (462) and you had to return…
Australia announces visa changes as part of a draft free-trade agreement with the UK Australia and the UK recently announced a draft free-trade agreement that included a number of proposed…
PMSOL updated to include 22 more Occupations The Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) was updated on 22 June 2021 by adding a further 22 skilled occupations. This brings the…
New Zealand Skilled Independent (subclass 189) visa applications will soon benefit from a relaxed Income Threshold Calculation New Zealanders that are living and working in Australia will soon benefit from…
Myanmar Citizens can apply to extend their stay in Australia until it is safe to return home Any citizens of Myanmar currently in Australia on a temporary visa can now…
Queensland support for international students experiencing severe financial hardship as a result of COVID-19 The Queensland Government has announced that it will boost its statewide international education assistance and recovery…
Australian Government creates new Temporary Activity visa (subclass 408) category for COVID 19 Pandemic To assist Temporary Visa holders (including Work & Holiday 417 & 462) that are currently unable…
Early Access to Superannuation may include Temporary Visa Holders The Australian Government has included the option of gaining temporary access to superannuation as a means of obtaining financial support during…
Information for international travellers in Australia During this very unsettling time for everyone, our thoughts with anyone in our global community who may be affected by the coronavirus. With travel…