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  Visa Processing Times Due to COVID-19, some visa processing times have been affecte​d and applications may take longer to finalise. Processing times are not available for all visa subclasses.  The Department is prioritising processing of visa applications for travellers who are exempt from our travel restrictions to help those who need urgent travel. For

How the Covid-19 pandemic affected livability worldwide. According to The Global Livability Index 2021, 4 of the most livable cities in the world are in Australia and 2 in New Zealand, where tight border controls have allowed residents to live relatively normal lives. Auckland (New Zealand) is at the top of this ranking. Australia: Adelaide

  Australia Immigration Newsletter – For The Month Of May 2021 By MigrationGiants Australia News 1# What Are Your (Skilled) Visa Options If You Are Over 45 Years Old? 2# Tasmania 2020–2021 Program Update – Change To Quota Allocation. 3# Final Selection Round Of Registrations Of Interest For Victoria’s Skilled Migration Program. 4# Australia Visa

  It may be challenging for mature, skilled applicants to obtain an Australian visa. Most permanent visas have an age limit of 44 years of age, and even though there are exceptions to this rule, satisfying relevant requirements may not be within everyone’s reach. There are a few temporary and permanent visas that allow mature

  Tasmania has received a small increase of 350 additional places to our subclass 491 allocations. Demand for places remains high and no changes to assessment guidelines or processes will be made. We will continue to accept applications for subclass 491 and 190 nominations until Friday, 11 June 2021 (5:00 pm AEST) but cannot guarantee that all

  The Victorian Government’s Skilled and Business Migration Program has conducted the final selection round of 2020-21 Registrations of Interest (ROIs) for the skilled migration program. This includes ROIs for nomination under the Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa and the Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa. All candidates selected to apply have been notified and

  🕔 Last update on visa applications processing times (18 May 2021): Visa Stream 75% Of Visas Processed 90% Of Visas Processed Additional Information 100 – Partner (Migrant) visa (subclass 100) 14 months 21 months ​Processing time for subclass 801 Partner (permanent) visa and 100 Partner (permanent) visa is from date of eligibility (2 years after

VETASSESS and the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to further develop industry skills assessment standards in the human resource sector. VETASSESS conducts skills assessments for human resource professionals seeking to migrate to Australia and works with AHRI to ensure assessment criteria remain current and relevant. As the national association representing

From 15 June 2021, applicants will need to provide at least three types of identity documents when applying for a skills assessment for professional occupations. This is due to updated requirements from the Australian Government. What identity documents do I need? Applicants must provide at least one form of primary document and two others from

  The Australian Government has recently announced their budget planning for the financial year 2021 -2022. However, there are not many immigrations related news being made in this announcement. We understand that people who are looking to migrate to Australia often wait for this announcement and see how it could affect their current situation. Therefore,