More good news as Australia starts to open to the rest of the world. From 1 December 2021 certain fully vaccinated temporary visa holders will be permitted to enter Australia without an exemption. Eligible visa holders are those holding the following temporary visas (this does not include bridging visa holders): Subclass 300 – Prospective Marriage visa Subclass 400 – Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) visa Subclass 403 – Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (ot

From 1 January 2022 there will be significant changes to the waiting periods for newly arrived residents’ access to certain welfare payments. These changes will only apply to residents granted the relevant permanent or temporary visa on or after 1 January 2022. For those granted their visas prior to this the rules that applied when they were granted their visa will be applicable. The changes from 1 January 2022 include: - increasing the existing waiting period for Carer Pay