A quick statistical overview 2016/17 program had 50,000 applicants – 28,500 offshore, 21,500 onshore. On average 24,000 onshore applications per year. The offshore lodgement rate is dropping by 10-30%, possibly due to temporary visa holders lodging onshore. Provisional Partner processing = 63,000 visa applications Permanent Partner processing = 25,000 visa applications Grant...
The Intention A new temporary sponsored Parent Visa is being introduced and will commence later in 2017. It will enable parents of migrants to live in Australia for up to 10 years. This new visa will: Allow Australians to sponsor their parents to stay in Australia for...
On 18 April 2017, Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull announced that the 457 visa would be abolished from March 2018, and replaced by a new temporary work visa called the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) Visa. The changes will be introduced gradually from the announcement made...
On 8 March 2017 the High Court of Australia, in the matter of Kumar, determined that a visa will expire on its stipulated expiry date, irrespective of whether the expiry date falls on a Saturday, a Sunday or a holiday. Mr Kumar was the holder of...
An ever-increasing number of individuals are being effected by Section 501 of the Migration Act 1958, which permits the refusal or cancellation of a visa on grounds of the person’s character. According to Section 501, a person's visa can be cancelled if they have been sentenced...
Time and again it has been highlighted that visa holders must read the visa condition attached to a visa in its entirety, and ensure that they understand their obligations in order to be fully compliant with the terms of the visa. A Queensland family realised this...