Looking to lodge a visa application relatively soon? Your visa application could be affected! The Department of Home Affairs has announced increases to its visa lodgement fees to a large majority of visa classes. These increases will begin to take effect the 1st of July,…
Many visa types require a State or Territory to sponsor your application – some States are more willing than others! It is important to select the right State for your skill, and residency desires – our experienced migration lawyers can guide you through this process,…
“He who acts for himself has a fool for a client” – it is impossible to be objective when acting for yourself, because your emotional connection to the outcome will infect how you communicate. You will jeopardize your visa application if you say something inconsistent…
In most recent news, the South African Parliament has backed a motion and has taken steps to expropriate or take land away from white South African owners to black South African owners without compensation. Unfortunately, this has caused situations of horrific violence, persecution, and in…
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…