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DIAC Pricing Changes Update

The DIAC has recently announced that visa pricing changes are set to take place on 1 July 2012 and 1 July 2013. DIAC is adopting… Read More

MRT/RRT correspondence policy

The Migration and Refugee Review Tribunals (“MRT-RRT”) are changing their policy of sending a copy of correspondence to an applicant in detention, who has nominated… Read More

Citizenship in 90 days?

A permanent resident may be granted citizenship after completing 90 days service in the Australian Defence Force (“ADF”) or six months in the Reserves. These… Read More

DIAC pricing changes on 1 July 2012 and 1 July 2013

The DIAC has recently announced that visa pricing changes are set to take place on 1 July 2012 and 1 July 2013. The goal of… Read More

Decision Ready Applications: available for partner visas, RSMS and 457 employer nominated visas – which will fast track the entire process down to a few weeks!

Decision Ready checklists are also available for Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) applications. The ENS visas take 3-8 weeks normally… Read More

Tourism Visas relatively stable

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, visitor arrivals to Australia in the year to December 2011 were relatively stable compared to 2010, down only… Read More

Understand your visa conditions, or you may jeopardise your ability to get another Australian visa.

You must comply with and understand all visa conditions, and be truthful on all representations made to the DIAC. Your entire life history is considered… Read More

How long does the process of a visa application take?

The indicated processing time of your visa application depends on many factors. The following general comments can be made: ‘Processing time’ means the time after… Read More

I want to migrate to Australia. What are my options?

There are many different pathways for obtaining a visa to migrate to Australia. Every person is different and it clearly depends on your situation which… Read More