To be rolled out on 16 November, the Subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 491), is a new and enhanced points-tested visa to assist regional Australia, for applicants nominated by a state or territory government agency...
Ms Kaur - a nurse in NSW and her husband have been given a second chance to stay in Australia as it was deemed to be in the 'public interest' to grant her a visa. Her visa application was earlier refused due to a fraudulent...
An Indian migrant has won a legal battle for his visa seven years after his visa application was refused because of fraud committed by his migration agent. An Indian migrant has been handed a reprieve after a long legal pursuit for visa that began when...
‘First, the government is cutting the permanent migration program by a cumulative 120,000 places over four years. The new cap is 160,000 per annum, down from the cap of 190,000. The average intake over the last five years has been...
THOSE travellers that fail to declare plant and animal matter when arriving in Australia may face fines, possible criminal prosecution and court proceedings, according to Agriculture Minister David Littleproud and Immigration Minister David Coleman...
The Goldfields Designated Area Migration Agreement includes 36 occupations, ranging from skill level 1 to 5 Migration Law Updates has received the below information from the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, along with the occupations list and the DAMA...
Labor's pledge to introduce an uncapped long-stay parents' visa could open the door to a wave of elderly migrants, as nearly 100,000 applicants for hard-to-obtain permanent parents' visas seek to reunite with adult children in Australia...
Labor will mandate an immediate 21 per cent increase to the minimum wage paid to foreign workers to stop what it says is the use of cheap imported labour to undercut locals and keep wages flat. With wages the focus of Labors election campaign this...
Australia will refuse to issue visas for people with a domestic violence conviction. Visitors to Australia can be refused entry or kicked out if they have been convicted of domestic violence, under a new federal government directive....
‘Skilled workers will be able to apply for permanent residency if they live and work in regional areas for three years, in a bid to lure migrants from cities’...
