In an attempt to address the skills needs of regional Australia, Victoria's Great South Coast region has finalised a Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAM...

VISA APPLICATION FEE INCREASE Most FIRST Visa Application Charges will increase by 5.4% from 1 July 2019. There will not be an increase in the second instalm
. So, for example, the hefty second parent visa charge for the Contributory Parent Visas will not increase. REDUCTION IN MIGRATION VISA PLANNING LEVELS From the New Migration Year (which begins on 1 July, and for the next 4 years, the number of permanent visas that wil be granted will be reduced to 160,000 from 190,000.

WORKING HOLIDAY UPDATE From 1 July this year, young Australians will be able to travel to Greece for up to 12 months, and young Greeks will be able to travel...

ACT - CANBERRA UPDATE The ACT (Canberra) Occupation List was updated to incorporate the Department of Home Affairs changes to the list of occupations which w...

The Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) updated a number of the skilled occupations lists over the weekend. The COMPETE LISTS and explanations about the new ad...

The Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) has been toing and froing about the way it processes Partner and Spouse and Child and Carer Visas for over a year now. ...