visa changes

Reforms to Tasmania’s State Nomination Policy

From 1 July 2017:  New Category for overseas applicants (489 visa only): A new Category for the Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) has been introduced for Tasmanian Government state nomination. Overseas (offshore) applicants will be eligible to apply under this new Category. Changes to eligibility for ‘Category 3 – Family in Tasmania’: Applicants with […]

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Working Holiday Visa changes for South America

The number of work and holiday visa places for young Australian, Chilean and Argentinean nationals will be increased annually from 1 July 2017. There will be an increase from 1500 to 2000 reciprocal visa places for Australian and Chilean nationals. There will be an increase from 700 places to 1500 visa places annually for Australian

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Major shakeup for the Subclass 400 Visa series

From 19 November 2016, the following visas would be closed to new applications: Subclass 401 Temporary Work (Long Stay Activity) visa Subclass 402 Training and Research visa Subclass 416 Special Program visa Subclass 420 Temporary Work (Entertainment) visa Subclass 488 Superyacht Crew visa. Applications lodged before 19 November 2016 would be processed under pre-19 November

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