Australia’s International Borders to Open from January 2021

Australia’s international borders to open from January 2021 with international students to be the first to return.  The Australian Government is making a number of changes to student visa arrangements to  ensure Australia remains a priority destination for international students as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.      Details included in yesterday’s budget announcement,......

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Parent Visa for Australia

Family migration

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.  ......

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Will State Sponsored Migration Reopen?

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......

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Migration Agents approved to Witness Statutory Declarations

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......

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Perth Migration Agent- Office Tour 2018

migration agent perth

In this video we take you on a tour of our Perth office.    Our Perth Migration Agent is located in the AMP Tower, Level 28/140 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia.   Please phone our office to book a consultation on +61 (0)8 9203 5194 Our office is located a short 5 min walk from Elizabeth Quay......

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How to choose a visa agent

Migration agent

What qualities are you looking for when choosing visa agents to manage your migration application?  The Australian migration industry has an unfortunate reputation for providing incorrect, misleading and misguided advice.   Immigration assistance (under section 276 of the Migration Act 1958) is when a person uses or claims to use knowledge of, or experience in, migration procedures......

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Professional fees refunded after relationship breakdown

Migration agent

Even with the best intentions not all relationships work.   Australian Visa Group was engaged to manage and lodge a Spouse 820/801 visa application for our client’s defacto partner.  The couple had been living together for over two years whilst she was in Australia on a student visa.   The sponsor paid his initial deposit of $2200......

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Fixing self managed applications

Traffic Chart

A young couple entered our office the day before Christmas Eve looking for help.   The visa applicant was currently on a Working Holiday Visa 417 due to expire in January.   Most migration agencies were closed for the holiday period and our migration agent Perth was about to go on annual leave. The couple explained they......

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