Australia is becoming a highly sought after destination. There has been a rise in interest in migrating to Australia since Covid-19. Australian residents can sponsor their parents to permanently migrate to Australia under the Family Migration Stream. Now is a crucial the time for many to decide to lodge a Parent visa for Australia. ......
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has provided further information on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Australia’s 2020-21 Migration Program Planning and Delivery. Currently, there is a freeze on Skilled State Sponsored Visas. State and Territory Governments are unable to nominate applicants for Skilled 190 and 491 visas. Many applicants are......
State Governments are currently unable to nominate applicants for 491 or 190 sponsorship. Yesterday, the Migration Institute of Australia informed members that the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) had advised the State and Territory Governments they would not be receiving nomination allocations for 491 and 190 visas on 1 July 2020. This means the State......
Can Digital Nomads Work in Australia on a Tourist Visa? A visitor subclass 600 (tourist) visa allows you to visit Australia for visitor purposes. A stay of up to three, six or 12 months can be issued. Holders of an Australian tourist visa are subject to condition 8101 – The holder must not engage in work in......
On 4 April 2020, the Acting Minister for Immigration, Alan Tudge issued a media release regarding 482 / 457 visa changes due to Coronavirus. A Minister’s announcement is not law and legislation and policy changes must be be made. As of today*, 14 April 2020, there have been no amendments to the migration legislation or......
A strong focus remains on Graduate Skilled Migration, with 78 invitations issued for 190 and 489 applications compared to just 9 in the General Stream. In the financial year to date, a total of 775 invitations have been issued under the Graduate Skilled Migration compared to 111 in the General Stream. A minimum point scores......
In March 2019, the Goldfields Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) was approved. The final details are yet to be released including the application process, occupations list and criteria. The final requirements to be released: June 2019 Lodge applications from: July 2019 Start advertising the position: Immediately* The Goldfields Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) is a five year......
From 14 February 2019, when lodging a Vetassess Skill Assessment, for general professions, applicants will be required to provide exact employment dates (dd/mm/yyyy). Prior to this change a Vetassess Skill Assessment used only month and year to calculate the employment dates. Vetasses will continue to retrieve these dates from official documents only. So it is......
Invitations for 190 and 489 WA Graduate State Sponsorship were issued on Friday 18 January 2019. The ranking process used to select applicants included consideration of the nominated occupation and number of years work experience claimed in the EOI. Both on and offshore work experience was considered with priority given to eligible applicants with Australian......
Migration Agents approved to sign Statutory Declarations From 18 September 2018, Migration Agents are approved to witness Statutory Declarations. If you are a client of Australian Visa Group, you may request our or Migration Agent Perth or Migration Agent Sydney to witness your Statutory Declaration. Although Migration Agents are authorised to witness Statutory Declarations, we may request......
