GUEST POST BY AMANDA TINNER, VISA EXECUTIVE The situation with Australia's border closure is complex and constantly changing, but as Australia approaches 80 per cent vaccination rate, the Federal Government is finalising plans to safely reopen Australia’s international border next month and remove the current overseas travel restrictions related to COVID-19. This will allow fully vaccinated [...]
GUEST POST BY AMANDA TINNER, VISA EXECUTIVEThe situation with Australia's border closure is complex and constantly changing, with travel bans in place. View who can currently enter and depart Australia below.Entering AustraliaVisa processingA person cannot come to Australia unless:in an exempt category – see categories belowgranted an individual exemption to the current travel restrictions; ortravelling within [...]
GUEST POST BY AMANDA TINNER, VISA EXECUTIVE The situation with Australia's border closure is complex and constantly changing, with travel bans in place. View who can currently enter and depart Australia below. Entering Australia Visa processing A person cannot come to Australia unless: in an exempt category – see categories below granted an individual exemption [...]
GUEST POST BY AMANDA TINNER, VISA EXECUTIVE The Australian Government has announced that the previous 40 hour fortnightly limit applied during study periods will not be enforced for student visa holders who are working in the tourism and hospitality industry. The Immigration Department is taking a flexible approach to student visa work restrictions in [...]
TEMI Migration Update - February 2021 Guest post by Amanda Tinner, Visa Executive Update On The Global Talent Program The Australian Immigration Department has spent a lot of money on promoting the Global Talent Program over the last 12 months and compete with the brightest and best for global talent along with countries such [...]
Fair Work Commission Releases Changes To High Income Threshold 1 July 2020 - The Fair Work Commission has released its annual increase to the high income threshold. From an Australian immigration perspective, this threshold affects the salary benchmark that applicants aged over 45 years must now meet. From 1 July 2020, the high income [...]
Responding to Covid-19 Threat Australian Borders Close To All Non-Residents Effective 9.00pm AEDT on 20 March, 2020 ONLY Australian Citizens, residents and immediate family members will be allowed to travel to Australia. Key points All non-residents will be banned from arriving in Australia from 9:00pm AEDT today. This ban replaces earlier travel bans on [...]
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