Contributory parent visa processing
Despite paying large sums of money to apply for a Contributory Parent visa (approximately $47,000 per applicant plus a $10,000 bond),...
Skilled occupation changes
From 1 July 2016 the following occupations have been added to the Skilled Occupations List (SOL), offering the potential for independent...
Practice tip: Medicare rights
Access to Medicare is so important to many visa applicants who either have no health insurance or are paying for expensive private health...
1 July student visa changes
From 1 July 2016 there will be significant changes to the student visa program including: There will only be two student visa subclasses:...
English language exemption for some 457 visa holders
Since 19 April 2016 subclass 457 visa applicants are exempted from the English language requirement if they have already been granted an...
ATO education session
On 18 April 2016, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is running an education session in Sydney to help foreign investors and their...