Posts Tagged ‘visa applications’

NT Announces State Migration Plan

Thursday, November 25th, 2010
The Northern Territory Government has announced their migration plan for the current visa year. (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…)

New General Skilled Migration (GSM) Points Test

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

The review into the GSM points test announced last week my DIAC Minister Chris Evans is already underway.  (more…)

Minister Evans Announces Sweeping Changes to GSM Program

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

On 8 February 2010 Minister for Immigration & Citizenship Chris Evans announced many of the foreshadowed changes to the General Skilled (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…)

Review of Migration Health Requirements

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, the Hon Bill Shorten, today announced the terms of reference for an inquiry relating to the health requirement in the Migration Act. (more…)

50% Failure Rate for GSM Visa Applications

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Industry feedback has indicated that an estimated 30% of all applicants who lodge their application online and directly with the immigration authorities get it ‘WRONG AND FAIL’ because they did not use a registered migration agent to compile and double check their application and immigration eligibility first.

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Changes to Visa Processing - On Shore Business Applications

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

All onshore business skills applications from the Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia are now being processed in the Adelaide State Office. (more…)