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Personal Immigration

What is the Genuine Temporary Entrant requirement?

The Genuine Temporary Entrant requirement (also referred to as “GTE”) refers to the requirement that a person applying for a temporary visa is considered a visitor or a genuine temporary entrant to Australia.

10 May 2024 changes to Australian student visas

An increase to the financial capacity requirement for Student and Student Guardian visas will be effective from 10 May 2024.

Labour Market Testing

If you are thinking about nominating a foreign employee under the subclass 482 Temporary Skill Shortage visa program, a requirement that you will have to meet as part of the Nomination application is that you have undertaken a step called...

Skills in Demand visa

Significant changes are coming in the next year! As often happens with the ever-changing migration law sector, further changes have been announced which are set to shake up the Australian migration skilled worker program.

Important changes to the processing of Protection visas

The Minister for Home Affairs has recently announced an investment of $54 million into ‘’real-time processing’’ of new protection visa applications which will result in faster and more efficient processing of newly lodged applications.

Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) now open to metropolitan Melbourne applicants

Applicants who live in Metropolitan Melbourne are now eligible to apply for a Skilled Regional visa (subclass 491), which was previously unavailable to Metro Melbourne applicants.

Subclass 188 Victorian government nominations closing soon

Are you considering apply for a Business Innovation visa, an Investor visa or a Significant Investor visa (subclass 188) in Victoria? It is important to know that Victorian nominations for the subclass 188 visa will be closing soon.

Concessions for Family Stream visa applicants affected by COVID-19

The Australian government has announced plans to grant certain family visa applications despite applicants being unable to travel offshore as normally required.

Prospective Marriage visa holders stuck outside Australia

The Australian government has announced a welcome change for Prospective Marriage visa holders stuck outside of Australia.

2020 Federal Budget and Australian Migration Law

With the Federal Budget announcement this week came a number of proposed changes to the Australian migration system.