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  A joint media release with Hon Stuart Robert MP – Preparing Australia for reopening to the world: a smarter, easier, more secure national border ​​The Australian Government is taking further steps to prepare for the safe opening of global travel with the announcement of a digital system that will support the quick and secure

  The Australian Government is facilitating additional commercial flights from the United Kingdom, India and South Africa to help more Australians return amid the unprecedented travel disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government has finalised an initial programme with Qantas of eight flights over coming weeks from London, New Delhi and Johannesburg. Department of

  Move to South Australia – Skilled and Business Migration is currently awaiting confirmation of the final allocation for the 2020-2021 program year for both the skilled and business nomination allocations. While an exact date is not known, it is expected to be finalized by late November. Further information will be provided on the Skilled

    On this page New Zealand citizens outside New Zealand COVID-19 Declaration Hotspots Travel exemptions Travelling from New Zealand to Australia If you have already submitted a travel exemption request Travelling from Australia to New Zealand Arrival in Australia From Friday, 16 October 2020, you can travel from New Zealand to Australia, quarantine-free, if:

  The Morrison Government is ensuring Australia remains an attractive destination for tourists, and temporary visa holders who often fill critical skills shortages, by offering refunds or waivers of Visa Application Charges (VAC). Tourists, working holiday makers, seasonal and pacific workers, prospective partners and temporary skilled workers whose travel has been impacted by the COVID-19

    Short on time? Here are the highlights: A small number of international students will be allowed into the country beginning in November 2020 to resume advanced studies at universities The government can’t say when more students will be permitted to return, and acknowledges that this is disappointing for institutions outside the university sector

  Short on time? Here are the highlights: The Australian government has approved a pilot that will bring 70 international students to Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory in late October 2020 Several additional safe arrival initiatives are reportedly in development throughout Australia but they have been hampered by strict international arrivals caps throughout

INVITATION ROUND: 6 October 2020 457 / 482 visa holders: 14 invitations 190 nomination: 7 invitations 491 nomination: 7 invitations Matrix nominating Critical Skill Occupations: 91 invitations 190 nomination: 85 invitations 491 nomination: 6 invitations The minimum ranking score is an indication only and not a guarantee that an invitation was issued. Ranking may depend

  Immigration A carefully managed Migration Program is an important part of Australia’s economic recovery and will create jobs and bring high value investment to help Australia rebound from COVID-19. In 2020-21 the planned ceiling for the Migration Program will remain at 160,000 places. The program will have a strong focus on attracting the best

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