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Perth the 6th most liveable city in the World

14/6/2021

Perth the 6th most liveable city in the World

The Economist Global Livability Index have ranked cities in New Zealand, Australia and Japan best in rankings. COVID has propelling Auckland to the top spot in place of Vienna which fell out of the top 10. Adelaide took 3rd spot with Melbourne and Brisbane coming in ninth and tenth respectively. Many cities across the world are now much less liveable than they were before COVID hit. Regions such as Europe have been hit particularly hard. Some of the least livable cities in the world include Caracas in Venezuela, Douala in Cameroon, Harare in Zimbabwe and Karachi in Pakistan.

If you are interested in living in Perth please email me directly on
andrew@visamakers.com.au
Andrew EP McAuley
MARN: 1278335
Visa Makers

Thanks to Stirling Business Association for hosting our Sundowner event

31/5/2021

Thanks to Stirling Business Association for hosting our Sundowner event

Great to learn about 2 other local businesses too. Shout out to James Bartlett from Loan Market and Dave Sharkey from Techpros IT.

Andrew EP McAuley (MARN: 1278335)
www.visamakers.com.au

FORM 929 Immigration

27/5/2021

Remember Immigration will usually email you any requests for more information using the email address you originally provided on the application. Be very careful if you start using a new email address. Either update Immigration with the new email address or keep checking the original email address provided. We have seen cases where Immigration have emailed requests for more information or even refusals to applicants and they have not seen these emails. Their visa is then at risk of refusal and you could miss out on the chance of applying for appeal if you do not see the email.

If you have any visa related questions please email me directly on andrew@visamakers.com.au

Temporary relaxation of working hours for student visa holders

10/5/2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to ensure the supply of critical services, Immigration will take a flexible approach to student visa holders working beyond their usual work limitations, but only in specified industries.

Students can work for more than 40 hours a fortnight if they are:

employed by an aged care Approved Provider or Commonwealth-funded aged care service provider with a RACS ID or a NAPS ID, before 8 September 2020
employed by a registered National Disability Insurance Scheme provider
enrolled in a health care related course and you are supporting the health effort against COVID-19, as directed by health officials
employed in the agriculture sector
employed in the tourism and hospitality sector

If you have any questions related to this or any other visa related questions please email andrew@visamakers.com.au

Andrew EP McAuley
Visa Makers
MARN: 1278335

Message From Immigration about Partner Visas

7/4/2021

We are working hard to process more visa applications for partners, with a planning level of 72,000 this year. It is important that applicants provide all the information we need to assess their application. If your application contains all the required information, including health and police checks, it can be processed more quickly. Log into your ImmiAccount to make sure you (and any dependants included in your application) have provided online all the documents that are relevant to your circumstances.

If you would like to discuss how Visa Makers can help you with your visa, please contact
Andrew McAuley (MARN: 1278335) on
andrew@visamakers.com.au

Partner Visa 309 Update March 2021

3/3/2021

For more information or to discuss how Visa Makers can help with your Partner Visa please book a free 15 minute call back with

Andrew EP McAuley from Visa Makers.
https://calendly.com/visamakersonline/15-minute-phone-call-with-andrew-visa-makers

Partner Visas Current Wait Time March 2021

3/3/2021

72,300 Partner Visas to be granted in 2020/2021 year

18/2/2021

If you would like to discuss your Partner Visa and how Visa Makers can help, please book a free 15 minute call back with Andrew McAuley by clicking the link below:

https://calendly.com/visamakersonline/15-minute-phone-call-with-andrew-visa-makers

485 visa new rules for students in Perth

5/2/2021

Hi All,

Great news for students in Perth, well those who have studied in a ‘designated regional area’.

From the 20th January 2021 eligible students can apply for a second Temporary Graduate Visa (PSW) (subclass 485) for either 1 or 2 years depending on where they studied.

The purpose of the 485 visa extension is to encourage international students to study in regional Australia on a student visa and to continue living in regional Australia on a temporary graduate visa.

Immigration have outlined 2 designated regional areas for the purposes of the 485 visa new rules:

1. Designated city or major regional centre (includes places such as Perth metro, Joondalup and Mandurah) - see list of postcodes below

2. Regional centre or other regional area (includes places such as Bunbury) - see list of postcodes below

This is great news for students who need more time to meet the requirements to go from the 485 visa to PR.

Many students at present struggle to meet the work experience requirements for the employer sponsored visas. (eg TSS 482 - 2 years, ENS 186 - 3 years and Regional 494 - 3 years).

This will give students more breathing space to be able to meet the requirements to go from the 485 visa to PR.

Sadly for those who studied in Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne will miss out on the new TR visa.

Remember legally the 485 visa extension is not in reality a visa extension but an application for a new visa.

485 visa new rules - postcodes (for students in Perth)

Designated city or major regional centre

6000 to 6038, 6050 to 6083, 6090 to 6182, 6208 to 6211, 6214 and 6556 to 6558

Regional centre or other regional area

All postcodes in Western Australia not mentioned above.
Current 485 Visa Processing Time

485 - Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) - Graduate Work = 6 to 9 months wait
485 - Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) Post-Study Work = 4 months wait

To discuss the 485 visas new rules please call Andrew EP McAuley on 0416 468 333 or email directly on andrew@visamakers.com.au.

Alternatively book a free 15 min call back by clicking on the link below:
Book Free Call Back

Andrew McAuley
Registered Migration Agent
MARN: 1278335

Are you in a De facto Relationship and want to apply for a Partner Visa?

20/1/2021

For more information about applying for a Partner Visa please email
Andrew McAuley at andrew@visamakers.com.au.