Age limit increased from 30 to 35 years (for 417 & 462 Visas)! Young backpackers have been travelling and working their way around Australia on working holiday visas for years, and constitute an essential part of Australia’s temporary work force – especially in the tourism,…
If you want a partner visa, but you missed the opportunity to apply before 1 July, then you need to deal with the new changes. Earlier articles about the changes can be found here: http://www.themigrationplace.com/2017/06/22/love-australia-you-need-know-1-july-changes/ http://www.themigrationplace.com/2017/06/26/act-quickly-want-australian-partner-visathe-rules-fees-change-1-july-2017/ The main considerations are: The partner visa process…
The new rules add an extra stage – basically this stage requires the Australian partner to secure the DIBP’s permission to sponsor you, before you can lodge for a partner visa. This means this extra stage may prevent you applying for a partner visa, before…
Why do Kiwis need residency? New Zealanders who arrived after 26 February 2001 on a special category (subclass 444) visa can now apply for permanent residency rights, if they have been living in Australia for five years or more. Australia is expected to…
On 09 May 2017 the government announced a new visa that will allow migrants the option of paying for and supporting their parents financially if they wish to bring them to Australia. This visa does not replace the existing Parent category visas and seeks to…
Migrants on temporary visas enter Australia every year hoping to eventually obtain full work rights and/or permanent residency. Unfortunately, after initially meeting the entry visa eligibility criteria, many of them fail to ensure that they continue to meet their visa conditions or renew their visa…
As part of an election promise, the Australian government recently announced that they are planning to create a new 5-year temporary parent visa. The plans for the new parent visa are currently in consultation stage only and at this stage, there has been no legislation…
We have all received scam emails from people claiming to be from the tax office, from the bank, from Nigeria, Medicare etcetera… The latest scam involves contact from scamsters claiming to be from immigration. Consulate service VFS has confirmed high quality scams have been affecting…
Zeke Bentley, Principal of The Migration Place, recently spoke to SBS, regarding the Australian visa process.
If you earn income outside Australia, then you need advice on the best way to handle your Australian tax affairs. This is a major ATO focus, and they are set to audit “new” Australians who bring capital into Australia which has not been declared as…