DIBP has released the news that the charges for the Partner Visa application will increase by 50% starting January 1, 2015. The increase will affect the following visas: Permanent Partner Visa Subclasses (combined 309/100 & 820/801) Prospective Marriage Visa Subclass 300 The new fees will only take effect on the applications lodged on, or after January […]

Australia is seeing an increase in migration from Italy because of economic problems in Europe. The group Australia Solo Andata (Australia One Way) is keeping track of the numbers and trend from DIBP, and Spokesman Michele Grigoletti said "Italians are coming to Australia in numbers we could not expect." "We already have the first six months of data […]

Earlier this year, there's news that the DIBP will be accepting alternative English Language test scores for Visa Applicants in early 2015. The Department has now released the news that starting from 23 November 2014, they will accept test scores from alternative English Language tests for visa applicants. The following tests will be accepted by DIBP […]

DIBP says that the holiday arrangement of Australia with Portugal and Spain have commenced (started on November 23, 2014). 200 young adults from Portugal and 200 young adults from Australia can now apply to enjoy an extended holiday of up to 12 months in each other's countries. 500 young adults from Spain can also now […]

The Australian Government has implemented new visa arrangements to increase the safety and security of Australians. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) have posted the new arrangements on their site, stating that the arrangements are for all travellers from Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) affected countries in Africa. DIBP also states that this is […]

Migration Alliance reports that Accountants may be removed from the skills list early next year, stating that the CPA Australia and Chartered Accountant ANZ dropped their support for the Accountants because of the difficulty in finding jobs that the international graduates are having. The peak industry are preparing reports of that to the Department of […]

According to DIBP, 22 October 2014, Australia and Israel has announced that a Work and Holiday Memorandum of Understanding has been signed. This means that Israel and Australia now have a reciprocal arrangement for Work and Holiday Visa (subclass 462) for the 2 countries. According to DIBP, this would allow 500 young adults from Israel […]

Earlier this year, June 2014, the DIBP closed the Non-Contributory Parent and Other Visas to new applications, processing only applications that were made before June 2, 2014. On September 25, 2014, DIBP released the news of re-opening the Non-contributory Parent and Other Visas starting September 25, 2014 in line with the Migration Amendment (Repeal of […]

DIBP announced on September 25, 2014 that an arrangement for youth mobility was signed between Australia and Portugal, establishing a reciprocal Work and Holiday Visa (subclass 462) arrangement between Australia and Portugal. According to DIBP, this would allow 200 young adults from Portugal and another 200 young adults from Australia to be able to travel […]

June 2, 2014, DIBP closed new application for Non-Contributory and Other Family Visas. People were disappointed and saddened about the news and there were no new categories to replace the closed visas. But as of yesterday, September 25, 2014, DIBP re-opened the following visas to new applications: Parent visa (subclass 103) Aged Parent visa (subclass […]