Frequently Asked Australian Immigration Questions

Frequently Asked Questions – Australian Immigration.

Due to a change of website name for the Australian Immigration service, these links may no longer work.

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Visitor visa Extensions Subclass 600

Applying in Australia for a Subclass 600 Visitor Visa Extension.

For people in Australia who want to apply online to extend their stay for tourism purposes.
You will be required to meet all of the following:

  • hold a substantive visa (not a bridging visa)
  • not have condition 8503 ‘No further
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Passport and Visa Costs in Budget 2016-2017 Australia

Passport Cost Changes in the Australia 2016-17 Budget.

From 1 January 2017, their will be a $20 increase in the cost of a new passport will increase by $20 for adults and $10 for children and seniors.

Priority processing fees will increase by $54.

The government expects these measures to … Read the rest

Sponsoring a Partner Visa

Limitations on Sponsorship for Partner Visas.

Limitations apply if you:

Have previously sponsored a partner
or
Have been sponsored as a partner before

The most common limitation is briefly: No more than 2 partners visas being sponsored in a lifetime, and not more than one in a 5 year period. Read the rest

Australian Visitor Visa Processing Times 2015

Processing Times for getting an Australian Visitor Visa.

Tourist Stream Visitor Visa Processing Times.

The average time for processing a Tourist Stream Visitor Visa was 5 days during April to June 2015.

Straightforward applications averaged 1 day, while the more complicated applications averaged 10 days. (These will normally be the … Read the rest

Overseas Travel Insurance cover for NON-Australian Residents

Visitor To Australia and need Travel Insurance for Overseas Holiday?.

For those Non Residents in Australia on tourist visas etc who want to travel overseas on holidays, getting travel Insurance is often a problem, as Australian Insurers normally say that they only provide Travel Insurance cover for Australian Residents.

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English as Second Language Courses in Queensland

ESL Courses in Queensland.

If you are a migrant or refugee with low English language skills you may be eligible to attend free English classes in the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) at TAFE Queensland. You must meet the eligibility criteria set by the Australian Government.

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