Subclass 457 visa holders Take Note! from 19 November 2016 the period that a primary subclass 457 visa holder can remain in Australia after their employment ceases will be reduced from 90 days to 60 days. This change would apply to subclass 457 visas granted on, or after, 19 November 2016.

PASSPORT COSTS INCREASE ON 1 January 2017 Passports for children and those over 75, with five year validity - $10 to $135 Priority processing of passport applications - an additional $54 to the usual fee All other Australian travel documents - an additional $20. These documents are: Passports with 10 year validity - $270 Passports for children aged 16 or 17, lodged on or after 1 January 2016, valid for 10 years - $270 Frequent traveller passports, 10 years validity - $396 Frequent traveller passports for children aged over 16 or 17, valid for 10 years and lodged after 1 January 2016 - $396 Applications for emergency passports lodged on or after 1 January 2016 - $171 Applications for replacement passports lodged on or after 1 January 2016 - $171 Application for certificate of identity - $171 Application for document of identity - $70 Application for convention travel - $171

The hidden cost of Australia’s massive partnership visa fees

Some interesting reading http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/relationships/article/2016/09/14/hidden-cost-australias-massive-partnership-visa-fees?cid=trending

Australia gets its first cyber minister

http://www.itnews.com.au/news/australia-gets-its-first-cyber-minister-430992?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=itnews_autopost

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3412.0 - Migration, Australia, 2014-15

Some interesting Statistics have been released by The Australian Bureau of Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3412.0/

On 1 July 2016, a new Skilled Occupation List (SOL) will be introduced with a number of changes to the occupations. Occupations being added to the SOL from 1 July 2016 are: Orthotist or Prosthetist (ANZSCO 251912) Audiologist (ANZSCO 252711). Occupations being removed from the SOL from 1 July 2016 are: Mining Engineer (Excluding Petroleum) (ANZSCO 233611) Petroleum Engineer (ANZSCO 233612) Metallurgist (ANZSCO 234912) Environmental Health Officer (ANZSCO 251311) Occupational Health and Safety Adviser (ANZSCO 251312) Dental Hygienist (ANZSCO 411211) Dental Prosthetist (ANZSCO 411212) Dental Technician (ANZSCO 411213) Dental Therapist (ANZSCO 411214). However, if you have an Australian Employer willing to sponsor you for permanent residency, the above occupations will still be available to you.

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FREE VISA ASSESSMENT A no cost visa assessment will be provided to determine your eligibility for an Australian visa. The assessment will be provided by phone and/or email. We do not provide for free a detailed ‘how-to’ to obtain your visa. Our 18 years of experience and high success rate of visa approvals is due to our detailed knowledge of the Immigration legislation, Department of Immigration & Border Protection (DIBP) rulings and DIBP processes. This knowledge and experience is why you engage us. We regularly receive calls from visa applicants who have lodged their visa application or paid for a Skills Assessment without using a Migration Agent and have based their application solely on their own interpretation of information on the DIBP website. Even if there has been an inadvertent error on your part these substantial fees are not refundable to an applicant from the DIBP. The use of our services ensures that the visa application process is done correctly and efficiently.

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