News
Longer Tourist Visas Expected to Commence on 24 November 2012!
The DIAC has recently announced that longer tourist visas will be introduced for parents of Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents – this is likely to… Read More
New Work and Holiday Negotiations to Get Underway
The DIAC has recently announced that Australia will begin talks with the governments of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Poland, and the Slovak Republic… Read More
Health criterion
The health criterion requires that every person seeking a visa (including dependent children) secure a health assessment demonstrating that they are unlikely to need $21,000… Read More
Proposed changes to Temporary Work Visas
On 1 November 2012, the DIAC announced its proposed changes to Temporary Work Visas. From 24 November 2012, the following visa subclasses will no longer… Read More
What do I do if I overstay or breach my visa?
More than 20,000 travellers overstayed their visas last financial year. You should always depart Australia on or before the expiry date of your visa. Failure… Read More
Australia’s working holiday visa is the most popular visa in the World!
Demand for Australia’s working holiday visa is higher than for any other visa of this kind in the world, with 220,000 visas granted over the… Read More
Visa charges to increase from 1 January 2013
The Australian government will substantially increase charges across a range of visas to take effect from 1 January 2013. Detailing the mid-year economic and fiscal… Read More
DIAC fee for Partner visas to increase by 30%
DIAC have announced that they will increase the DIAC fee for partner visas (from 1 January) by approximately 30%: ONSHORE Partner visas: increase from $3060… Read More
New investor Visa
Australia is embarking on a campaign to attract more foreign investment. A new “significant investor visa” will be launched next month, for foreign investors who… Read More
Update on SkillSelect
We have seen many changes in migration rules since we first started helping families migrate to Australia in 2002. New systems always get a… Read More