Posts Tagged ‘visa program year’

Changes to English Language Requirements for Registered Nurses

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

 

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, in conjunction with AHPRA have revised their policy for English language testing requirements for registered nurses.

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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…)

Minister Caps Business Visa Allocation for 2009/10

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Minister Evans has issued a new legislative instrument that caps certain business visas for the current visa program year. (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…)

GSM Changes – The Writing Was (and still is) on The Wall

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Well, it is now over a week since DIAC Minister Chris Evans announced his latest round of policy changes to the general skilled migration (GSM) program.  While changes to the (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 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…)

Tasmania Suspends State Sponsorship

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

The Government of Tasmania has announced the suspension of the existing skilled migration state sponsorship program pending (more…)

DIAC Clarifies Changes to GSM Visas

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

DIAC have now clarified the situation relating to the latest changes to the skilled migration program for 2008/09.    In the last few days the Minister for Immigration & Citizenship Senator Chris Evans announced further changes to those made in December 2008, these changes (more…)