Source: www.mia.org.au The South Australian Minister for Education, the Hon John Garner MP, has just announced that the school contribution fee for dependents of Subclasses 457 and 482 visa holders, attending government schools in regional areas are to be waived to encourage nor foreign workers …
Source: www.immigrationlawnews.com.au The Government will introduce a new temporary sponsored parent visa that will provide parents and grandparents a new pathway to reunite with their families. The minister for immigration, citizenship and multicultural affairs’ website contains the following: Government delivers new Temporary Sponsored …
Awaiting royal assent – Affect on partner/fiancé visas uncertain Source: www.immigrationlawnews.com.au After almost 2 years of waiting, major new partner and family visa legislation has passed and is awaiting royal assent to become law. The Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other …
Source: www.mia.org.au Ministers Coleman and Littleproud have announced by media release changes to visa programs that will assist farmers access a larger number of overseas workers. Changes to Working Holiday Maker visas • Work and Holiday makers (subclass …
Source: www.mia.org.au Legislative Instrument – F2018L01472 – Migration Amendment (Pathway to Permanent Residence for Retirees) Regulations 2018. This amendment relates to the small cohort of temporary resident retirees who have been unable to progress to permanent residency due to the …
Source: www.migrationalliance.com.au The Migration Program is designed to achieve a range of economic and social outcomes. The program is set on an annual basis and re-sets on 1 July each year. For the current migration year, with the total places …
Source: www.migrationalliance.com.au Australia’s peak body of tourism organisations, Australian Chamber-Tourism, welcomes the announcement today that Canadians up to the age of 35 years are eligible to apply for working holidaymaker visas, from November 1, 2018. Australian Chamber-Tourism Executive Chair, John Hart …
Source – www.mia.org.au Legislative Instrument – F2018L01108 – LIN 18/036: Period, manner and evidence of labour market testing) Instrument 2018 has come into effect. The following alterations/additions have been made to the current LMT requirements: LMT must be for a minimum of 4 weeks be undertaken …
Source: www.australiavisa.com As of yesterday – 1st July 2018, the Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) have implemented a yearly increase in visa application fees. The rise is generally around 2% across the board. This may not be terribly significant, however, for the …
Source: www.mia.org.au Legislative Instrument-IMMI18/067- Pool and Pass Marks for General Skilled Migration Visas Instrument 2018. Part 2 of this instrument increases the pool and pass mark to 65 for the following three subclasses where an application is made on or after …
Source: www.mia.org.au Following representation from the MIA, advice has been received from the Department reversing its position on the ‘direct control’ policy for TRT applications. The Department is reverting to the previous ‘wider interpretation’ which allowed the ‘direct control’ test to be …
Will Australian citizenship requirements change in 2018? Source: www.sbs.com.au The controversial citizenship bill was struck down by the Senate in 2017. But will the amended bill pass in 2018? On October 18th 2017, before the controversial citizenship bill was struck down, the …
