Australian Protection Visas Refusal rate

Refusal rate for Australian Protection Visas.

An Australian parliamentary report into education and migration agents in Australia found that in the 2016-17 financial year 26,247 Malaysians lodged protection visa applications.

Of those protection visa claims, only 168 were successful.

That means that 26,079 were refused, or otherwise not granted.

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Subclass 485 subsequent entrant visa processing times

485 subsequent entrant (485se) visa grant processing times.

The Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate visa) is a temporary visa that allows international students to live, study and work after you have finished your studies.

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28 Days to Reply to RFI Request from Immigration

28 Days to Reply to Request For Further Information from Immigration.

Some Visa Applications, where not everything is uploaded early in the application time, might get a Request For Further Information (RFI) at some stage, and it will often give you 28 days to reply.

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Difference between Australian Citizen and Permanent Resident

The difference between an Australian Citizen and an Australian Permanent Resident.

There are a few differences between an Australian Citizen and a Permanent Resident of Australia, and some of these are:

An Australian Citizen will be able to have an Australian passport, being Australian.

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Working Holiday Visa in Australia

Working Holiday Visa Options for Australia.

July 2019 Changes:

    • Reciprocal Work and Holiday arrangements commence with Ecuador and Greece on subclass 462 visa. (neoskosmos.com)
    • Third Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa (417 and 462) program starts.
      From 1 July 2019, WHM visa holders who carry out 6 months of
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Citizenship Ceremonies by Council 2017-18

2017-2018 Citizenship Ceremonies for each Local Government Authority (LGA) in Australia.

The following shows the number of people who acquired Australian citizenship via conferral, at a citizenship ceremony hosted by a Local Government Council, between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2018.

    • 190 at a Citizenship Ceremony in Adelaide City
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Fraudulent Visa Applications Cause Slower Visa Processing

Fraudulent Visa Applications are a cause of Slower Visa Processing.

Many recent visa applicants have been complaining about slow processing of their Australian visa, yet at the same time, some are getting a visa faster than before.

Some have been heard to say that it is favouritism to certain nationalities … Read the rest

Parent (Temporary) visa subclass 870

Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa subclass 870.

The Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa subclass 870 came into effect on 1st July 2019.

You MUST have an approved Parent Sponsor before you can lodge an application for this visa. Applications to be a Sponsor became available on 17 April 2019.

Sponsored Parent (Temporary)

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July 2019 Fee Increase for Prospective Marriage Visa

Fee Increase for subclass 300 Prospective Marriage Visa on July 2019.

The fee for this visa comes in two parts:

The first fee on application for the subclass 300 Prospective Marriage Visa.
And second (reduced) fee after marriage, and on application for the subclass 820 Onshore partner Visa.

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Partner Visa Fee Increases July 2019

Increased fee for Partner Visa 820-801 and 309-100 applications.

The fee for either of these combined Partner visa applications will be increased for applications on or after 1st July 2019.

This fee rises from $7,160 to $7,715 on 1st July 2019

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