Posts Tagged ‘cap and queue’

The Importance of State/Territory Nomination

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

With the coming changes to the skilled migration program on 1 July 2010 the reasons for making state/territory sponsorship a fundamental part of your migration strategy become even more compelling. (more…)

Hansard Record Provides Insight into Future of GSM Visa Program

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Extracts from recent Hansard records from the Senate Legal & Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Estimates reveal the following comments by the Immigration Minister that give some indication of his thinking for the future of the general skilled migration (more…)

DIAC Now Processing Priority 5 GSM Applications

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

DIAC are now processing skilled migration applications that are at processing priority level 5.  Following consultation between the states and the federal government (more…)

DIAC Opens New Perth Office

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Minister for Immigration & Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans has recently opened the new DIAC offices in Perth.  The new offices incorporate all DIAC processing in WA under the one roof, (more…)

Increase to Family Category Visas

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Department of Immigration & Citizenship (DIAC) Minister Chris Evans has announced an increase in the allocation of visas in the family category for visa year 2009/10 of 3800. (more…)

CPV Processing - Latest Update

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Here is the latest update on processing times for the popular Contributory Parent Visa (CPV) program.  As readers would probably know, the Parent and Contributory Parent programs allow individuals with children living in Australia to consider migration, as long as they meet the ”balance of family” test, and the child meets the requirements of being a “settled” sponsor.” (more…)

Delays in Finalising CPV Due to High Demand

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Due to the increasing numbers of parents now wishing to join their families in Australia the Immigration Department has increased the numbers of visas allocated in the Contributory Parent Visa category for the 2008/9 program year. (more…)