New Australian Student visas from 1 July 2016
From 1 July 2016, the Department of Immigration will introduce a simplified international student visa framework. The new framework will: there will be two only student visa subclasses: Subclass 500 (Student) and Subclass 590 (Student...
Streamlined pathway to Australian PR and Citizenship for NZ citizens from 01 July 2017
New Zealanders who arrived after 26 February 2001, but on or before 19 February 2016, have been living in Australia for the last five years, have been earning at least the equivalent of TSMIT and...
Arabic Refugee Instructions for Australia
Refugee Entitlements in AustraliaENGLISH Refugee InstructionsARABIC Refugee Instructions
Tough new Australian Citizenship laws to give Minister more power
The government wants to strengthen the integrity of the Australian Citizenship program and hand Immigration Minister Scott Morrison powers to revoke citizenship where it has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation. These are among the...
International Organisation for Middle Eastern Human Rights (IOMHR)
Are you a Middle Eastern Refugee? A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war, or violence. A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution for...
MIGRATION UPDATE : Australian Carer Visa
The Department has posted updated information on Carer visas lodged before 2 June 2014 which includes the following information: Applications for a Carer visa lodged before 2 June 2014: If you lodged your application for...
Polio Vaccination Certificates required
DIBP is introducing protective measures in response to the WHO declaration that wild poliovirus transmission is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Visa applicants applying from outside Australia and those who have spent...
Thinking about migrating to Australia?
OECD Regional Well-Being: A Closer Measure of Life How does your country perform when it comes to education, environment, safety and other topics important to your well-being? This interactive site allows you to measure well-being in your...
Australian Skilled Migration / Skills Assessment Results
Australian Skills Assessment Certificates - Validity Changes Skills assessments issued by assessing authorities for the purpose of visa applications will only be valid for three years, or if the skills assessing authority has specified a...
