The Health Requirement – ‘One Fails all Fail’ rule 29 January 2020 Correct as at 29 January 2020 To apply for an Australian visa, whether this is a temporary visa or for permanent residency, all applicants are… Read More
Including Dependents On Your Visa Application 19 November 2016 The Australian Government has introduced far reaching changes to the definition of Member of the Family Unit (MoFU) for the purpose of most visa applications. Read More
Changes to the Migration Medical Service Provider By Jane Smith, Immigration Barrister 31 July 2014 The Immigration Department announced that from 25 July 2014 Medibank Health Solutions will no longer be the Department’s migration medical services provider. Read More
Alternative English Language Tests, Closure of Certain Family Visas By Jane Smith, Immigration Barrister 30 May 2014 On 23 May 2014, the Immigration Department announced that it will accept English Language test scores from the following testing bodies from November 2014 Read More
Expanding the Application of PIC 4020: False or Misleading Information By Jane Smith, Immigration Barrister 31 July 2013 Public Interest Criteria (“PIC”) 4020 was introduced in April 2011 to reduce the level of fraud found in visa applications, and originally only applied to General Skilled Migration and Employer Sponsored visa subclasses. Read More
English language requirements under the new skilled migration points test By Jane Smith, Immigration Barrister 20 June 2011 On 1 July 2011 a new points test will come into force for a number of skilled migration visa applications. Read More