A visa cannot be changed, but anyone can make an application for a Student Visa, or any other Visa, but sometimes not while they are inside Australia, and there is no guarantee of it being granted.
If … Read the rest
Updated 2018. First Published 18th May 2009
The Temporary Business (Long Stay) (subclass 457) visa is the most commonly used Visa that allows overseas skilled workers to be sponsored by employers to fill positions of need in Australia, on … Read the rest
A simple answer to this might be that a De facto relationship is effectively a married couple but without the legal paperwork.
The basic Australian laws defining a De facto relationship are outlined as two people, who may be of the same or … Read the rest
An Australian visa application will be classified at a number of different stages between submission and grant finalisation
The main stages of a Visa application are: Incomplete, Ready to Submit, Awaiting payment, Submitted, Application Received, Assessment in progress, Information requested, Further Assessment and … Read the rest
The Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300), allows people to come to Australia for a temporary period up to 9 months, to marry their prospective spouse. www.homeaffairs.gov.au/…/visa/subclass-300
During that 9 months, you should marry your prospective spouse and then apply for … Read the rest
Michael Pezzullo, the Home Affairs secretary, has said that the government is looking at how to make more assessments of new migrants using all sources of information and intelligence available these days.
It has been stated that this has not been … Read the rest
75% of Global Tourist Stream Visitor Visas were processed in under 20 days, during the month ending 31st January 2018, while 10% took over 33 days.
Straightforward applications from some countries averaged 1 day, these will … Read the rest
Most people apply for a Student Visa when wanting to study in Australia, but some people can actually do this on the cheaper Visitor Visas, such as the subclass 600, 601 and 651.
The following is from the “What a “select … Read the rest
In most circumstances if a British subject was born in Australia before 26 January 1949, they automatically became an Australian citizen on 26 January 1949, unless their father … Read the rest
Subject to the passage of legislation in 2018:
THIS LAW WAS NOT PASSED in 2018, but may be considered again in 2020
New requirements for Australian citizenship will come into effect on 1 July 2018, and applicants may be affected, … Read the rest
