Australian Visas: What’s changing from 1 July, 2018

  Important changes occured for Australian Permanent Visas on July 1, 2018. The Australian Government aligned its' needs for the permanent visas program.   Read the article published by SBS July, 2018.   https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/punjabi/en/article/2018/06/29/australian-visas-whats-changing-july-1

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New updated skills occupation list

The latest combined medium and short term skilled occupation list was published by the Department of Home Affairs in March 2018. We suggest enrolling students in studies for Australia read the list checking whether their occupation is on this list.

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Partner Visa Changes for 2018 Sponsor Requirements

Proposed changes to Partner Visa were expected in 2017 but it has been deferred to 2018.  This is because the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016 (Cth) (“the Bill”) is still before the Senate and has not been enacted. If the Bill is enacted, it will establish a sponsorship framework for partner visas, placing more…

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Pathways to Permanent Residency from Temporary Work visas SBS NEWS

From March 2018, the current 457 visa program will be abolished and replaced with the completely new Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa. The TSS visa will be comprised of a Short-Term stream allowing stays of up to two years, and a Medium-Term stream allowing stays of up to four years. The Short-Term stream visa is renewable only once. …

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Department of Home Affairs

The Department of Home Affairs The Australian Government made reforms in 2017 to make the Department of Immigration and Border Protection a part of the Department of Home Affairs Portfolio.  On 20th December 2017 the Department of Immigration and Border Protection joined other departments such as security and criminal justice under the Department of Home…

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