PRESS RELEASE: New Temporary Parent Visa
A new visa will make it easier for migrants to have their parents visit them in Australia. Assistant Immigration Minister Alex Hawke launched a discussion paper on Friday to kick start community consultations on developing the legislation for a new five-year temporary sponsored parent visa. “Reuniting three generations of families has great societal benefits, and […]
After graduation
After your graduation, you have several options available to you whether you stay in Australia or head home. You may be able to continue your studies in Australia to pursue a higher level qualification or another field of study, you may be eligible to undertake post study work to put your newly gained knowledge to […]
Important change to points test for skilled migration
Making an important change in the points test for the Skilled Migration Program, Australia will now give five additional points to students of Australian institutions. The additional points will be available for students with doctorate-level and masters by research qualifications in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and information and communication technology fields. This change has come […]
Updated Skilled Occupation effect on 1 September 2016
The Australian Capital Territory has released its revised Skilled Occupation List for the Skilled Visa program. The ACT Occupation List Identifies the skills that are in demand in Canberra. The list comes into effect on 1 September 2016. The latest list has included eleven occupations that were not there in the previous list. The newly […]