What’s in the Budget for Immigration: Federal Budget 2023 & Migration

Date: 05 May 2023 The Australian Federal Budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 has been announced on May 9, 2023, revealing several significant changes for the Migration Industry. INCREASED SKILLED MIGRATION OPPORTUNITIES Migration Planning Level for 2023-24 Permanent Migration Program will be set at 190,000 places, with 137,100 places dedicated for Skilled Migration. The Skilled […]
Revamping Australia’s Migration System: Five Key Changes Proposed by the Albanese Government

Revamping Australia’s Migration System: Five Key Changes Proposed by the Albanese Government Date: 27 April 2023 Â Major reform to Australia’s migration system is on the horizon, with the release of a landmark review proposing significant changes for the 1.8 million temporary migrants with work rights. The proposed changes would impact skilled migrants, exploited workers, […]
Streamlined Health Requirement for Temporary Visas

Streamlined Health Requirement for Temporary Visas The Department of Home Affairs has announced that some temporary visa applicants will not be required to undertake medical examinations to meet the health requirement. Relevant service providers, such as BUPA or other agencies, will be in touch to cancel appointments where they are no longer required and provide […]
Bridging A, B & C visa applications are now digital

Bridging A, B and C visa applications have gone digital from 1 August 2022 From August 01 2022, applications for Bridging visas A, B and C will only be accepted either through ImmiAccount or the webform on the Department’s website. Paper bridging visa applications will no longer be considered valid methods of application. You can […]