Australian Citizenship by Birth or by Grant

Are you an Australian by Birth or by Grant?.

There are some questions on visa application forms, where details of the citizenship of a sponsor is required, often with the option of “citizenship by birth or granted”.

This can confuse some people, as some of those born to an Australian … Read the rest

Partner Visa – Non-migrating members of the family unit

Q: Does the applicant have any members of their family unit not travelling to Australia who are not Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents.

What is the correct answer to the above question, that is asked on the Partner Visa application?

This question confuses some people due to another question … Read the rest

Partner Visa – Applicant’s Immediate Family Members

Q: Does the applicant have any parents, siblings or children including those that are deceased.

What is the correct answer to the above question that is asked on the Partner Visa application?

This question confuses some people due to another question on the same form, which asks: “Does the Read the rest

Provisional Partner Visas Grants in 2017-2018, by country of Grant

Provisional Partner visas grants in 2017-2018, by Country of Grant.

According to a Freedom of Information request from the Department of Home Affairs in 2018, the numbers of Provisional Partner visas granted varied between a median time of 123 days and 446 days depending on the office at which they … Read the rest

Australian Citizenship Cost 2019

What is the cost of Australian Citizenship?.

In January 2019, the application fee for Australian Citizenship rose to $285 for Citizenship by Conferral.

immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship

The fee for Australian citizenship by descent, if you were born outside Australia and one (or both) of your parents at the time of your birth … Read the rest

Australian Citizenship Test

Australian Citizenship Test Information.

You can become an Australian Citizen if you

  • are an Australian Permanent Resident, and fulfill eligible residency and Australian knowledge requirements.
  • are an eligible New Zealand citizen, and fulfill eligible residency and Australian knowledge requirements.
  • were people born overseas to a parent who is or was
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Australian Citizenship Waiting Times 2018

Australian Citizenship Waiting Times and Delays 2017 to 2018.

Recent News Reports show that there are 236,694 applications waiting for Australian Citizenship as at 30th December 2018, a massive increase from the almost 81,000 applications in the pipeline at 30th June 2017.

Such a rise is astronomical, but how has … Read the rest

Self Employed Work on 457 visa

Working Self Employed on a 457 visa?.

Most Temporary Working visas, such as the 457 visa, that are allocated to people being sponsored by a specific employer will have the condition 8107 imposed.
immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-text/conditions/Pages/8107.aspx

Some of the conditions on this are that the visa holder must:

    • continue to be
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Visitor Visa Application Cost Applied for IN Australia

How much does a Visitor Visa cost when applied for Inside Australia.

The cost of a normal tourist stream subclass 600 Visitor Visa is normally $140, for people who apply from OUTSIDE Australia.

The cost for the same visa, when applied for INSIDE Australia, is quoted as “From AUD355″ on … Read the rest