An applicant for a partner visa to Australia has to select their relationship status from a few options.
If the applicant is married, it is simple; just select “Married”.
However, for those couples that are not married, some are undecided about choosing between defacto or engaged.
De-facto, de facto or … Read the rest
The general health rule for immigration into Australia is that: a visa will be refused if the applicant has a health condition that may require costly medical treatment, or services that are in short supply … Read the rest
Normal processing times can vary depending on the location of the applicant, and on the numbers of applicants at any specific time.
A current notice on one Embassy website is:
Processing times for Student subsequent entrant visa applications … Read the rest
Does HECS Debt count as an outstanding debt to the Australian Government, on the Visa Application?
The specific question is:
Has any applicant ever had any outstanding debts to the Australian Government or any public authority in any other country?
In my opinion if it is not due to be … Read the rest
Five visa changes are being implemented in Australia to ensure that international students are not worse off due to the coronavirus pandemic and that Australia remains competitive with other countries.
The changes include:
Due to COVID-19, some visa processing times have been affected and some offshore applications may take longer to finalise. Processing times are not available for all visa subclasses.
Australian visa processing times are produced monthly by the Immigration Department, to give an idea of how long a visa application might … Read the rest
Overseas arrivals in Sydney will be capped at 350 passengers per day from 12.01am Monday 20 July 2020.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said: “Our number one priority is the health and safety of the people of NSW, and this new cap will help us protect our state from COVID-19.” … Read the rest
Applications for Australian citizenship have not stopped being accepted during the COVID-19 epidemic, but testing and ceremonies were stopped.
Online Ceremonies were introduced and many people, who had been tested beforehand, were able to complete their Citizenship journey.
However, sitting the tests was still not an option, at least for … Read the rest
Many applications for Permanent Residency in Australia might include applicants with various ongoing health conditions.
These health conditions, if they are considered to have an ongoing cost to the Australian tax payer, of $49,000 or more over a ten year period, might cause a rejection for that Permanent visa application. … Read the rest
The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows a massive drop in international arrivals when compared to the same month last year.
This is, of course, due to the COVID-19 coronavirus and the various lockdowns.
There were only 3,440 overseas visitors to Australia in May 2020. … Read the rest
