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Subclass 403 Temporary Work International Relations Visa eligibility criteria Extended

Australian Government is taking the initiative to strengthen the relationship with our Pacific Island neighbours.  An arrangement to commence on 1 July will extend eligibility criteria for subclass 403 visa (Temporary Work International Relations). At present, Subclass 403 visa allows applicants to come to Australia on a temporary basis: in relation to a bilateral agreement (Government

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Visitor visa lodgement address changes

The Tourist stream and Sponsored Family Stream visitor visa applications lodgement address will change from 01/07/2018.   Addresses for lodging Tourist stream visitor visa applications Previously these applications were posted  or delivered by courier to the Department’s office in Adelaide, but will now be required to be posted to or delivered by courier to the Sydney office. The

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The Skilling Australian Fund legislation was just passed in the Senate

The Senate agreed to make two amendments to the bill: The amendment from Senator Cameron stipulated that the labour market test must be conducted within 4 months before the nomination, and the advertisement period is 4 weeks, so that a considerable proportion of Australians with appropriate qualifications and experience will be notified of the position.The

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Skillselect Invitations Update 21 February 2018

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 21 February 2018. This round issued 300 subclass 189 and 5 subclass 489 visa invitations. The major invitation point 75, cut-off is 70. No accountant is invited. Invitations issued on 21 February 2018 21 February 2018 results The following graph shows the points for

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