The Department of Immigration and Citizenship will be introducing additional fees for many Australian visas. These new charges include additional dependent charges and subsequent temporary entrant charges, and commence for applications lodged on or after 1 July 2013.
Continue reading New Visa Application Charges start 1st July 2013
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has unveiled the new Skilled Occupation List (SOL), also known as Schedule 1 of the Consolidated Skilled Occupation List (CSOL). The new SOL will take effect on 1 July 2013, affecting the eligibility of certain independent and family sponsored skilled migration visas.
Continue reading New Skilled Occupation List takes effect from 1 July 2013
The two invitation rounds scheduled for 3 June and 17 June 2013 will be the last SkillSelect invitation rounds for the 2012-2013 Migration Year.
On 1 July 2013, the new migration year will commence, resetting occupation ceiling caps and also introducing the annually revised Consolidated Skilled Occupation List.
Continue reading Last invitation rounds for this Migration Year
Following the release of the 2013-2014 Federal Budget, we have some figures for available visa places in the coming financial year.
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has announced there will be up to 2000 invitations issued over the two May 2013 SkillSelect rounds.
Invitations issued by the Department of Immigration for Subclass 189 and Subclass 489 do not include those visas under State Sponsorship categories, such as the Skilled Nominated visa Subclass 190.
Continue reading SkillSelect May 2013 – 2000 invitations up for grabs
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has issued over 15,000 SkillSelect invitations to eligible skilled migrants since July 2012.
A SkillSelect invitation enables people to apply for a visa for residency in Australia under the Skilled Migration Program.
Continue reading SkillSelect reaches over 15,000 invitations – 3 April 2013
The Department of Immigration has announced changes to the Australian migration program under the Visa Simplification and Deregulation Project.
Continue reading Changes to Visitor Visas effective 23 March 2013
Changes are coming for subclass 457 visa applications starting on 1 July 2013. Announced on 23 February 2013, the changes will help the Department of Immigration detect and respond to the integrity concerns limited by current legislation.
Continue reading Subclass 457 Visa Program Changes on 1 July 2013
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has announced there will be up to 2000 invitations issued over the two March 2013 SkillSelect rounds.
Invitations issued by the Department of Immigration for Subclass 189 and Subclass 489 do not include those visas under State Sponsorship categories, such as the Skilled Nominated visa Subclass 190.
Continue reading SkillSelect March 2013 Invitation Rounds – 2000 invitations up for grabs
On 1 January 2013, the department ceased accepting any new applications for the following visas:
This facilitates the transition to SkillSelect Visas, Australia’s new system for selecting skilled migrants.
Continue reading Closure of General Skilled Migration Visa Applications