The Department of Immigration has announced that it intends to expand streamlined Student visa processing to include Advanced Diploma level courses at Australian TAFEs and other education providers.
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Work and Holiday Visas for Poland and Greece
Australia has signed agreements with Poland and Greece that will allow 200 Polish and 500 Greek young people to visit Australia on a Work and Holiday visa each year.
Changes to Student visa assessment level requirements
On March 22 2014 the Department of Immigration introduced several Student visa changes. • The number of Student visa assessment levels has been reduced from 5 to 3. This means that the often complex financial, English language and educational visa…
Faster processing times for Skilled & Business Visas
The Department of Immigration has reduced its processing time service standards for new Skilled and Business & Investment visa applications. The new processing times are 3 months for Skilled visas (previously 6 or 12 months) and 9 months for Business…
Posted in Australian Migration News
457 Visa Labour Market Testing
From 23 November 2013 employers who wish to nominate someone for a 457 visa may need to undertake labour market testing to prove that there is no suitably qualified or experienced Australian citizen, permanent resident or temporary visa holder who…
Proposed New Student Visa Financial Requirements
The Department of Immigration has announced plans to reduce the financial requirements for Student Visa applicants in early 2014. Student Visa applicants have different visa requirements depending on their passport country and their course of study. Students from higher risk…
Increases to Visa Application Charges
From 1 September 2013 the Visa Application Charge for most visa types will increase. Only Student Visa Charges will remain unchanged. Visa Application Charges for all other visa types will increase by approximately 15%.
Posted in Australian Migration News
Automatic Student Visa Cancellations Ceased
From 13 April 2013 student visas can no longer be automatically cancelled if international students breach their visa conditions or do not maintain satisfactory course progress or class attendance. Under the new discretionary student visa cancellation scheme, education providers will…
Croatians now Eligible for eVisitor Visas
From 26 July 2013 Croatian passport holders can apply for eVisitor visas. This will make it much easier for holiday makers from Croatia to visit Australia.
Changes to Prospective Marriage Visa Applications
From the 1 July 2013 the Prospective Marriage Visa applicant and their prospective spouse who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident must both be over 18 years old. They also must have met in person since each of them…
