The following countries can now access online Visitor visa applications for Australia:
- Bhutan
- Burma
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Mongolia
- Pakistan
- Thailand
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Monday, 17 November 2014
Extra countries added to enable online Visitor visa system applications
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Spain & Portugal are to be added to the list of countries eligible for the Australian 'Work and Holiday' (subclass 462) visa
Spain
and Portugal are also added to the list of countries for Work and Holiday visa
arrangements.
This visa allows you to:
This visa allows you to:
- stay in Australia for up to 12 months
- work in Australia for up to six months with each employer
- study for up to four months
- leave and re-enter Australia any number of times while the visa is valid.
- are at least 18 but have not turned 31 years of age at the time you lodge your application
- will not be with a dependent child while you are in Australia
- have enough money to support yourself on a working holiday (about AUD 5000)
- have enough money to buy a return or onward travel ticket at the end of your stay
- have not previously entered Australia on a Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417)
- have functional English
- have a letter of support from your government (except applicants from the USA)
- meet character and health requirements
- are a genuine visitor.
Eligible countries
You can apply for this visa if you hold a passport from:- Spain (new)
- Portugal (new)
- Argentina
- Bangladesh
- Chile
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Poland
- Thailand
- Turkey
- United States of America
- Uruguay.
Sunday, 9 November 2014
Streamlined Visa Processing (SVP) - extended for Vocational Education and Training Sector
The Migration Regulations have been amended to allow student visa
applicants enrolled in Advanced Diploma courses with an approved education
provider to access streamlined
visa processing and extend this SVP to the Vocational
Education and Training sector.
Subclass 400 Temporary Work (Short Stay) - changes to legislation
The Migration Regulations have been amended in relation to the Subclass 400 Temporary Work
(Short Stay) which extends both the entry period and the stay from 3 months to 6 months
TOEFL to be accepted by professional accounting associations
The
Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Institute of Public Accountants and CPA
Australia have announced they will all accept TOEFL test scores to
demonstrate English language proficiency for skills assessments and
professional accreditation from 1 November 2014.
Australian Government Reinstates 'Non-Contributory' Parent Visa & Carer Visa
The Australian Senate voted on Thursday, September 25th of this year, to overturn the Abbott Government’s attempts to repeal a number of important and affordable visas, specifically for overseas workers’ family members and potential carers.
According to Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, the immigration spokesperson of the Greens, what the Senate has voted for is to make sure that families are given a chance to live together and be able to look after each other in Australia.
“The success of this disallowance motion means that thousands of Australian families will have a chance to reunite with relatives from around the world,” Senator Hanson-Young continued to say.
What the results of the vote mean is that from now on, the permanent residents or the citizens of Australia can sponsor their parents as well as their dependent relatives to come to the country or at least sponsor a relative to care for them in the event that they become ill and have a permanent or long-term medical condition through the 5 types of ‘non-contributory’ visas which include the Aged Parent Visa, the Aged Dependent Relative Visa, the Carer Visa, Parent Visa, and the Remaining Relative Visa.
However, these visas are only going to be made available for a limited time (possibly up to six months from now), so if you would like to lodge an application for one of these visas it would be better that you submit it as soon as possible. In addition, only the new applications are going to be accepted for these visa subclasses. This means that any application lodged after the 2nd of June, 2014 and before the 25th of September also of this year, is going to be considered invalid. Therefore, it’s going to have to be submitted once again.
It may be an inconvenience but these are the new guidelines which would have to be followed in order for the lodged applications to be valid.
According to Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, the immigration spokesperson of the Greens, what the Senate has voted for is to make sure that families are given a chance to live together and be able to look after each other in Australia.
“The success of this disallowance motion means that thousands of Australian families will have a chance to reunite with relatives from around the world,” Senator Hanson-Young continued to say.
What the results of the vote mean is that from now on, the permanent residents or the citizens of Australia can sponsor their parents as well as their dependent relatives to come to the country or at least sponsor a relative to care for them in the event that they become ill and have a permanent or long-term medical condition through the 5 types of ‘non-contributory’ visas which include the Aged Parent Visa, the Aged Dependent Relative Visa, the Carer Visa, Parent Visa, and the Remaining Relative Visa.
However, these visas are only going to be made available for a limited time (possibly up to six months from now), so if you would like to lodge an application for one of these visas it would be better that you submit it as soon as possible. In addition, only the new applications are going to be accepted for these visa subclasses. This means that any application lodged after the 2nd of June, 2014 and before the 25th of September also of this year, is going to be considered invalid. Therefore, it’s going to have to be submitted once again.
It may be an inconvenience but these are the new guidelines which would have to be followed in order for the lodged applications to be valid.
Thursday, 6 November 2014
DIBP Seeking Public Opinion for Migration Programme of 2015-2016
It has been announced by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) on the 14th of October of this year that the government of Australia is seeking the view of the public in preparation for the 2015 to 2016 Australian Migration Programme.
There are 2 components that can be found on Australia’s migration programme:
According to the announcement, the Australian public’s views regarding the optimal composition and size of the permanent migration program has a very crucial role when it comes to the process of setting levels of migration.
In order for the DIBP to collect the views of the public for the Immigration Programme period of 2015-2016, a discussion paper was introduced to provide a wide starting point for considering what the best settings are going to be for next year’s levels of migration. It was also stated in the announcement that the discussion paper canvasses both the social and economic factors which are important in taking into account the programme’s settings.
A link is provided at the end of the discussion paper leading to a short survey which aims to seek for the views of the Australian public regarding the migration programme’s optimal size and composition. The DIBP ensures that all input gathered from participants are going to be taken into extreme confidentiality.
Anybody who is interested in the 2015-2015 migration programme of Australia can volunteer to having their views included by simply reading the discussion paper and then completing the survey. Deadline of submission is on the 5th of December of this year.
There are 2 components that can be found on Australia’s migration programme:
- The Humanitarian Component – This one is for refugees and other individuals who are in need of humanitarian assistance.
- The Migration Component – This consists of skill stream migrants, the family stream migrants, and the special eligibility migrants.
According to the announcement, the Australian public’s views regarding the optimal composition and size of the permanent migration program has a very crucial role when it comes to the process of setting levels of migration.
In order for the DIBP to collect the views of the public for the Immigration Programme period of 2015-2016, a discussion paper was introduced to provide a wide starting point for considering what the best settings are going to be for next year’s levels of migration. It was also stated in the announcement that the discussion paper canvasses both the social and economic factors which are important in taking into account the programme’s settings.
A link is provided at the end of the discussion paper leading to a short survey which aims to seek for the views of the Australian public regarding the migration programme’s optimal size and composition. The DIBP ensures that all input gathered from participants are going to be taken into extreme confidentiality.
Anybody who is interested in the 2015-2015 migration programme of Australia can volunteer to having their views included by simply reading the discussion paper and then completing the survey. Deadline of submission is on the 5th of December of this year.
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