2017 May

On 9th May 2017, the Government in Budget 2017-18 announced the new temporary sponsored parent visa will be available from November 2017. The new parent visa will allow migrants to seek a three year visa for their parents for $5000, a five year visa for $10,000 and a ten year visa for $20,000. As many

189 – Skilled Independent/190 – Skilled – Nominated/489 – Skilled – Regional (Provisional)  Main Applicant: New fees: $3,670, Old Fees: $3,600 Spouse: New fees: $1,835, Old Fees:$1,800 Child: New fees:$920, Old Fees:$900   For change of fees in other Visa subclasses, please visit below. Source: https://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/budget/visa-price-increase-fact-sheet-2017-18.pdf

​​​​​​​​​​The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 26 April 2017. Invitations issued on 26 April 2017 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 651 Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 21 During 2016-17 the following numbers of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2016-17 Visa subclass Jul

​​​​​​​​​​The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 10 May 2017. Invitations issued on 10 May 2017 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 667 Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 25 During 2016-17 the following numbers of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2016-17 Visa subclass Jul

THIS has been sold as a Budget of “choices”, and the Government has made some clear-cut decisions about who to reward and who to penalise (smokers, you’re too easy a target). Here’s our round-up of the biggest winners and losers. WINNERS First home buyers From July 1, 2017, young people will be given the option

The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments in April 2017 is shown in the table below: Visa subclass ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas. Vic. WA Total Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) visa 58 158 9 20 126 12 168 1 552 Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa

The table below shows the occupation ceilings for the 2016-2017 programme year for each occupation on the list of eligible skilled occupations by four-digit ANZSCO code unit group, and the number of invitations that will be issued in this programme year. Occupation ceiling values are based on a percentage of stock employment figures for each