2018

Fees increased for Australian travel documents

Australian Passports (Application Fees) Determination 2015 (the Passport Fees Determination) to increase fees for travel documents by: $6 for passport that is valid for 10 years for a adult and child aged 16 to 17, ordinary Australian passports will now cost $293.00 $3 for all other travel documents $25 for surcharge of adult application made overseas […]

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Skillselect Invitations Update 11 October

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 11 October 2018. This round (one month period) issued 4340 subclass 189 and 10 subclass 489 visa invitations. The major invitation point 70, cut-off is 70. Accountants are invited with 80 points. Invitations issued during 2018-19 program year   11 October 2018 results The

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Update to Skills Assessment process for PhD holders from VETASSESS

Currently VETASSESS considers paid doctoral research level studies as valid employment for skills assessment purposes. Please be advised that as of 15 December 2018, VETASSESS will not accept paid doctoral studies for skills assessment purposes, consistent with the Department of Home Affairs requirements.  For skilled employment to be considered ‘remunerated’, applicants must be engaged in the occupation

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We Are Moving!

We are excited to announce we will be moving  to a new place.  Starting December 18,2018 , please update your records with our new address: Suite 402, Level 4 44 Miller Street North Sydney NSW 2060 Australia. We look forward to continuing to work with you from our new location. If you have any questions, please contact

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Extended Waiting Periods For Newly Arrived Migrants

The Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Promoting Sustainable Welfare) Bill 2018, extends the waiting periods for newly arrived migrants, before they can claim specific social security benefits. The Bill  increases or introduces the following newly arrived resident waiting periods: increases various working age social security payments and concession cards waiting periods from 104 weeks to 208

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Work and Holiday – online lodgement available for more countries

Expansion of the online lodgement channel to additional countries for applicants applying for their first Work and Holiday visa. The existing countries under this arrangement are Spain, Argentina, Uruguay, Slovakia and the United States of America. The new countries under this arrangement are: Austria, Chile, Czech Republic, Hungary, The State of Israel, Luxembourg, Peru, Poland,

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A South Australia new visa for seed-stage entrepreneurs

South Australia announced a new visa, The Supporting Innovation in South Australia (SISA) Visa. The visa is for seed-stage entrepreneurs and is valid until November 2021, also, it can be extended to immediate family members. There is no investment capital or additional work permit required. Here is the application process: 1. Receive support for your application from

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