The
Temporary Graduate subclass 485 visa is work visa for international students
who have completed 2 years of study in Australia. It can last from between 18
months and 4 years depending on your situation.
It
is a good way to extend your stay in Australia to improve your chances of
becoming eligible for a permanent or provisional skilled visa.
Eligibility Streams
There
are two eligibility streams for the Temporary Graduate Subclass 485 Visa:
Post Study Work
Stream: commonly referred to as the Post Study Work Visa
(PSWV). This...
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Monday, 21 September 2015
South Australian government increase their - High Point
Due to high demand, Immigration SA will be raising the requirement for the high point category from
80 points to 85 points. This change is to still allow an avenue for high point scoring applicants.
This policy will come into eect on the 22 September 2015 and all high point applications submitted
from this date will need to meet the new requirement. Please check the web page for more detailed
information on the day. You will be able to access additional occupations (special conditions and
Supplementary Skilled List) if you have 85 points...
Tuesday, 15 September 2015
Commening 21 September 2015 - China added to eligible countries for Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462 visa)
Starting from 21 September 2015 Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Arrangements for
Work and Holiday and Working Holiday Visa Applications 2015 adds China to
list of eligible countries for Work and Holiday (462) applicants.
Applicants from China must:
Hold a valid passport issuesdby
the People's Republic of China,
Holders of this passport are
not required to provide evidence of Government support for the grant of
the visa,
Chinese applications cannot be lodged by post,
Application must be...
Significant Investor Visa (SIV) & Premium Investor Visa (PIV) - Complying Investment Framework (CIF) (1 July 2015 onwards)
Elements that apply to all investments for SIV & PIV
SIV and PIV will be distinct visa products with the Complying Investment Framework (CIF) articulated separately.
Existing requirements for who may make the investment will remain the same as will the requirement that funds be unencumbered and lawfully acquired.
Investors will also still be required to reinvest funds within 30 days of withdrawing them from a complying investment or cancelling the investment in order for the investment to continue to be complying.
Direct investment into...
Thursday, 10 September 2015
NSW to increase Subclass 190 nominations
The
NSW Department of
Industry has advised that they have recently begun
issuing invitations for the 190 State Nomination visa. While the rate of
nominations since July 2015 has been limited, NSW anticipates nominating another 4,000 skilled candidates
for the 190 visa in 2015-16 with a ramp up of invitations in the coming
months.
NSW Department of Industry will increase the rate of nominations
in the coming months with a total
annual target of 4000 places to be filled by June 2016. The
annual target is the same as originally...
Sunday, 6 September 2015
2nd Working Holiday Visa - new evidence required
From 31 August 2015, applicants for a second Working Holiday
Visa must
provide pay slips as evidence of the appropriate remuneration (at least basic pay entitlements) for all work undertaken after this date. All Australian
employers are legally required to provide their employees with pay slips.
Work performed before this
commencement date will not require pay slip evidenc...
Recommendations from the Report on Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has
today presented its bipartisan report on the Australian Citizenship Amendment
(Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015. The Bill would allow Australian
citizenship to be stripped from dual nationals who, in repudiation of their
allegiance to Australia, engage in terrorism-related conduct.
The Committee has made a number of recommendations and subject to
these recommendations supports passage of the Bill through the Parliament.
The recommendations narrow the scope of the...
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
De facto visa - living together?
In the case of SZOXP v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 69 (11 June 2015) a Full Court in a joint judgement concluded there was no requirement under section 5C of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) that a couple live together before they enter into a de facto relationshi...
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