LATEST IMMIGRATION NEWS

As the Australian economy rebounds from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, from 2 November 2021, South Australia will open an additional 24 Engineering occupations for applicants currently residing outside Australia. These new occupations are; Engineering Manager Chemical Engineer Materials Engineer Civil Engineer Geotechnical Engineer Quantity Surveyor Structural Engineer Transport Engineer Electrical Engineer Electronics Engineer…

The Minister for Home Affairs has announced that from 1 November 2021, parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents are eligible to apply for travel exemption, for travel to Australia. The definition of parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents includes: Biological Parents Legal (including adoptive) Parents and Step-Parents Before travelling to Australia as a…

A new updated ranking system is now active in WA. State nomination will be used for issuing invitations and gives preference to applicants currently residing in Western Australia. The ranking system in the General Skilled stream will target applicants; 1. Currently residing in Western Australia 2. Currently residing in another Australian state or territory 3.…

When you apply for Australian citizenship, you (and everyone included in your application) must either be: A permanent resident OR an eligible New Zealand citizen (conditions apply as you must have been in Australia on or before a specific date. Contact us for further information). Each applicant must also meet the residence requirement (some exemptions…

Numerous skilled occupations are eligible for travel exemptions in various categories such as; 1. providing critical or specialist medical services, including air ambulance, medical evacuations and delivering critical medical supplies, or 2. for people with critical skills required to maintain the supply of essential goods and services (such as in medical technology, critical infrastructure, telecommunications,…

Australia is ready to take steps to safely reopen to the world, with changes coming to the international border in setting out the framework for how international travel will look in the coming months gathers pace. Plans are that Australian families can be reunited, Australian workers can travel in and out of the country, and…

Australian citizens and permanent residents who are fully vaccinated with an Australian Government recognised vaccine, may be eligible for reduced quarantine arrangements when they return to Australia (conditions apply and they will need to demonstrate their vaccination status) OR if you are a non-citizen you may be eligible for a travel exemption if your visa application…

The Australian Government has added a further 3 occupations to the ‘Priority Skilled Occupation List’ and these skilled occupations need to be filled now. Do you have skills and/or qualifications on this list? The Current Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List is; Chief Executive or Managing Director (111111) Construction Project Manager (133111) Accountant (General) (221111) Management…

NSW is now nominating skilled nomination work (Provisional) visas for numerous Managers, Professionals, Technicians, Trade Workers, and Community and/or Personal Service Workers. NSW has also introduced 3 new streams of nomination for the SC491 visa; Stream 1 — Applicants living and working in Regional NSW Stream 2 — Applicants who have recently completed studying in Regional…