Subclass 186 (ENS) and Subclass 187 (RSMS) Changes to the Skilled Occupation Lists English language requirements - Applications for ENS and RSMS made under the Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) stream lodged on or after 1 July 2017 will require an IELTS (or equivalent) score...
The new temporary sponsored parent visa will be introduced in November 2017, with 15,000 visas to be made available annually. This visa will allow the temporary stay of sponsored parents in Australia for periods of up to three or five years. The visa may be...
A quick statistical overview · 2016/17 program had 50,000 applicants – 28,500 offshore, 21,500 onshore. · On average 24,000 onshore applications per year. · The offshore lodgement rate is dropping by 10-30%, possibly due to temporary visa holders lodging onshore. · Provisional Partner processing = 63,000 visa applications · Permanent Partner processing = 25,000 visa applications · Grant...
On 18 April 2017, Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull announced that the 457 visa would be abolished from March 2018, and replaced by a new temporary work visa called the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) Visa. The changes will be introduced gradually from the announcement made...
An ever-increasing number of individuals are being effected by Section 501 of the Migration Act 1958, which permits the refusal or cancellation of a visa on grounds of the person’s character. According to Section 501, a person's visa can be cancelled if they have been...
Time and again it has been highlighted that visa holders must read the Visa Condition attached to a visa in its entirety, and ensure that they understand their obligations in order to be fully compliant with the terms of the visa. A Queensland family realised this...
On 21 September 2016 the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, in the case of Rehill v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2016] FCCA 2342 (21 September 2016), dismissed an international student's appeal against the Tribunal's earlier decision that he was not a genuine student on the...