16 May 2017
Partner Visa Update – Information, Processing Times, Statistics and Sponsorship Requirements
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has provided registered migration agents with a statistical overview of the current status of the Partner Visa programme which includes the amount of...
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19 April 2017
457 Visa Replacement and Upcoming Changes
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced the 457 visa programme will be abolished and replaced by a new visa programme with new criteria and requirements. The Department of Immigration and Border...
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15 April 2017
SA Nomination: High Points & Chain Migration Update
The Government of South Australia – Immigration South Australia has announced changes to their state nomination programme. The ‘high-points’ threshold will now be raised from 80 points to 85 points...
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11 April 2017
Queensland Skilled Migration Update – Temporary Suspension on State Nominations (489/190)
Business and Skilled Migration Queensland (BSMQ) has advised that they are placing a temporary suspension on all State Nomination applications for the subclass 190 and subclass 489 programmes. This is...
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7 April 2017
Market Salary Rates & Equivalent Worker Requirements for Subclass 457 Visa
As part of the subclass 457 visa programme, the Australian government introduced the ‘equivalent worker’ and ‘market salary rate’ provisions to ensure that the programme can continue to provide various...
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