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      Having restrictions lift is such a relief for all Victorians, including locals in Knox. Although many are still in place, we can finally, after 111 days of lockdown, get back to some form of normality.  Knox City Shopping Centre is bustling again, the Burwood Highway congestion is back, businesses are opening, people are

  We recently rolled out a new feature on Anzscosearch – the SkillSelect EOI Backlog. You can now quickly access the number of EOIs (Expressions of Interest) & invitations issued for skilled visas. This information will give you an overview of your chances to obtain an invitation with your occupation under the Skilled Independent or State &

  The Department of Home Affairs advises that on 27 November 2020, the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) was updated to include the occupation of Social Worker (272511), based on advice from the National Skills Commission.  As you know, the Government is committed to protecting the health of Australians during the global pandemic and

  From 9 AM AEST on Monday 30 November, the Victorian Government will open to receive new applications for Significant Investor (subclass 188C) visa (SIV) nominations. The re-opening is possible due to a limited number of visa places remaining from the Commonwealth Government’s interim allocation in August 2020. New state nomination visa places pending The

  Can I leave my employer/sponsor after I have received my visa? The short answer is that it depends. We will explore the requirement of staying with the sponsor for the following visa subclasses. Subclass 186 – Employer Nomination Scheme Visa Subclass 482 – Temporary Skill Shortage Visa Subclass 494 – Skilled Employer-Sponsored Regional (Provisional) Visa Temporary

  The Partner (Provisional) subclass 309 visa allows the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to travel to Australia. A subclass 309 visa holder can live, work, and study in Australia while waiting for the Department of Home Affairs (DoHA) to process his/her permanent Partner (Migrant) subclass 100

    Visa Stream 75% Of Visas Processed 90% Of Visas Processed Additional Information 100 – Partner (Migrant) visa (subclass 100) 17 months 22 months ​Processing time for subclass 801 Partner (permanent) visa and 100 Partner (permanent) visa is from date of eligibility (2 years after the 820/801 or 309/100 application is lodged) to finalisation.

  Citizenship Interview And Test Read Our Common Bond booklet ​The Australian citizenship test resource booklet Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond  is available for download to assist you to prepare for your citizenship test. The Australian citizenship test has been updated. Changes include: revised questions new questions on Australian values a new requirement for all applicants that all 5 questions

  Our offices and phone lines will be closed from 21st December 2020 End of year shutdown Our offices and phone lines will be closed from 21st December 2020 until 3rd January 2021. We will continue to accept online Skills Assessment applications; however, we will not be able to respond to any emails and phone

  Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) 2020-21 Financial Year Update The NSW Government’s limited number of interim nomination places for the 2020–21 financial year have been exhausted. We are currently awaiting confirmation of an additional allocation of places from the Home Affairs for the remainder of the financial year. Regional Development Australia (RDA) offices