187 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa

Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa subclass 187.

This visa is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers who want to work in regional Australia, and who are

nominated by an approved Australian employer for a job in regional Australia (anywhere except the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong or Melbourne)… Read the rest

186 Employer Nomination Scheme Visa

Employer Nomination Scheme Visa subclass 186.

This visa is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers, who are:

nominated an approved Australian employer
under 50 years of age, if you are applying under the Temporary Residence stream, or are under 45 years of age if you are applying under the … Read the rest

Partner visa (subclass 820 and 801) Applications in 2015-16

Statistics on 820 and 801 Partner Visa Applications in 2015-16.

How many partner visa (subclasses 820 and 801) applications did the DIBP receive in 2015/16?.

The Department received 61,326 applications for a Partner visa (subclass 820 and 801) in 2015-16.

What is the expected wait time for the processing of

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Australian Migration Programme 2014-2015

Australian Migration Programme 2014-2015.

There were 190,000 places in Australia’s Migration programme in the 2014-15 year

Breakdown of people migrating to Australia:

68% Skilled Migrants.

38% of these were employer sponsored.

34% of these were skilled independent.

22% of these were state, territory and regional nominated.

6% of these were … Read the rest

Visa Fees: Subclass 186 and 187

Application Fees for 186 and 187 Visas.

Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) (subclass 186) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) (subclass 187)

Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186 visa).

is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers, who have been nominated by an approved Australian employer, are generally younger than 50 years … 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

Queensland Registered Relationship – Civil Partnership

A Civil partnership now includes the formerly named registered relationship..

A civil partnership is a legally recognised committed relationship, under the Civil Partnerships Act 2011, that may be entered into by two eligible adults, regardless of their sex.

A civil partnership is NOT a marriage.
Marriage is governed by the … Read the rest