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This article contains a summary of the key recommendations of the Independent Review into the Integrity of the Subclass 457 Programme produced in September 2014.

We refer to our May 2014 article regarding a number of family visa subclasses which were closed to new applications on 2nd June 2014. On 25 September 2014 these family visas subclasses were re-introduced.

On 1 August 2014 the Australian Government extended its Working Holiday Maker Program to passport holders of Poland and Greece.

The Immigration Department announced that from 25 July 2014 Medibank Health Solutions will no longer be the Department’s migration medical services provider.

On 23 May 2014, the Immigration Department announced that it will accept English Language test scores from the following testing bodies from November 2014

From 1 March 2014, State or Territory Nominated visas (subclass 190) will no longer be subject to occupational ceiling limitations set by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (“DIBP”).