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19/01/2024

Massive win for widow of Australian Special Forces veteran facing deportation with her young son.

The grieving widow of an Australian Special Forces veteran has been been given a ray of hope in her fight not to stay in the country her husband spent decades serving.

18/01/2024

Migration to save Australia from recession in 2024 as weaker economy hits families.

The New Daily

02/08/2022

RECORD STUDENT VISA LODGEMENTS

The Department received 45000 offshore student visa applications in June. which has broken a 10-year record.

May 2022 was the third highest lodgement month in the last 10 years, with 35,500 applications received.

The upward trend in student visa lodgements has continued into July. The Department is receiving on average 10,000 offshore applications globally each week.

The Department is working to process offshore visa applications as a priority.
In May and June 2022 nearly 56,000 offshore applications were finalised.

26/07/2022

Planning to arrive in Australia for a semester 2 start? 📝

It's important to keep up to date on travel, entry requirements and what you need to do to prepare for your flight. Here's everything you need to know http://ow.ly/mHuF50K0P97

We can’t wait to have you here.

17/07/2022

Our Prime Minister apologises for ‘far too long’ visa response times

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says visa response times are “far too long” – with the Morrison government leaving a “massive backlog” of visa applications. “It’s something that we have put people from other parts of the public service on to try and clear that backlog,” Mr Albanese s...

17/07/2022

COVID-19 border restrictions lifted
People travelling to Australia no longer have to complete a Digital Passenger Declaration to declare their COVID-19 vaccination status, with effect from 6 July 2022.

​People travelling to Australia will no longer have to complete a Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD) to declare their COVID-19 vaccination status, following changes to the Biosecurity Act, which come into effect from midnight AEST on Wednesday 6 July 2022.

17/07/2022

Skilled migrant workers wait over 2 years for their 887 visa applications to be processed. As of March 22, 16,467 applications for skilled worker visas are still being processed according to Freedom of Information (FOI) data.

Thousands of skilled migrant workers feel "used" and "mentally drained" as they wait years to have their visa applications processed.

12/07/2022

Good news- Australia’s visa backlog and processing delays have prompted the new Labor government to name the problem as a priority to be fixed soon.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australias-visa-backlog-and-how-the-new-government-plans-to-fix-it/8c5lph9za?fbclid=IwAR1J9u1Sh1a6QI3xvW4qmiRWH2ZM50NYvKP1mde6mHw2iFyzHGApw5pIcK4

The Department of Home Affairs has confirmed to SBS News it has redirected resources and brought on new staff to address its visa backlog, as concerns persist over the impact on applicants and businesses. Here's what we know so far about the plan.

31/10/2021

GREAT NEWS

s48 Bar lifted for Subclass 491, 494 and 190 Visas

A new instrument was registered on Friday, October 29, 2021. It efficaciously amends the Migration Regulations 1994 to enable applicants who have been refused a visa or had a visa cancelled and are barred from applying in Australia (section 48 bar), but are unable to leave and apply from overseas due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions, to apply in Australia for the following visas:

• Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
• Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)
• Skilled Employer-Sponsored Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 494)

You will now be eligible to apply for subclass 190 and subclass 491 visas in Australia if you are subject to a section 48 bar and have recently received an invitation to apply from the respective State or Territory governments.
Applicants will be entitled to apply for a subclass 494 visa in Australia if they are subject to a section 48 bar and have recently been nominated by their employer in regional Australia
This is excellent news for employees as well as businesses struggling for skilled staff.

For more information, please contact Slight Edge Migration.

26/09/2021

Stranded Australians could be offered seats on more government-facilitated flights in the months ahead, to get as many home by Christmas as possible.

The number of citizens registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as wanting to return to Australia has surged to 45,000 since a cap on incoming international arrivals was tightened.

Australians stranded overseas may be offered flights by governmentBy Eliza Edwards3:50pm Sep 25, 2021 Tweet Facebook Mail Stranded Australians could be offered seats on more government-facilitated flights in the months ahead, to get as many home by Christmas as possible.The number of citizens regist...

26/09/2021

Australia will continue its policy of offshore processing of asylum seekers indefinitely, with the home affairs minister signing a new agreement with Nauru to maintain “an enduring form” of offshore processing on the island state.

Deal creates ‘enduring form’ of offshore processing, sparking criticism from refugees previously detained there

24/09/2021

Australian Plan to Bring Back Foreign Students to Exclude Chinese-A pilot program to allow some international students to return to NSW state is likely to exclude Chinese nationals due to rules surrounding vaccination status.

Macquarie University, The University of Newcastle, The University of Sydney, UNSW and UTS are among the universities that will participate in the pilot plan.

A pilot program to allow some international students to return to Australia’s most populous state is likely to exclude Chinese nationals due to rules surrounding vaccination status.