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Good News (at last) for offshore Prospective Marriage 300 visa holders

19/8/2021

Good News (at last) for offshore Prospective Marriage 300 visa holders

The Australian Border Force have announced today that they may now grant an individual travel exemption to offshore visa holders if you are:

A Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) visa holder in the following circumstances:

where the subclass 300 visa has been granted; and
the subclass 300 visa application was lodged at least 12 months before submitting a travel exemption request.

This means if you applied for a subclass 300 visa on or before 18 August 2020, and you have now been granted your subclass 300 visa; you are eligible for an inwards travel exemption on 18 August 2021.

Great news for all those Prospective Marriage holders offshore as they can now enter Australia. Go book those flights!!

If you have a question about a Prospective Marriage 300 visa or any other visa please email me directly on andrew@visamakers.com.au

Andrew EP McAuley
Visa Makers
visamakers.com.au

Huge Partner Visa Changes coming in Nov 2021?

2/8/2021

Huge Partner Visa Changes coming in Nov 2021?

Heads Up, there is the possibility in November 2021 that an approved Sponsorship will be required before applicants can lodge a Partner Visa. This will have a huge effect on those holding visitor visas and wanting to lodge a Partner visa onshore. This is because they will need to wait for a Sponsorship approval before being able to lodge their Partner Visas. It is possible that they will not have enough time to lodge the Partner visa before their visa expires and will have to leave and lodge offshore. Be careful also for all those sponsors who have criminal records and who may not be able to meet the requirements for sponsorship approval. This will mean you cannot lodge a Partner Visa at all. If you have any questions about this or other visa related questions please email me directly on andrew@visamakers.com.au

Partner Visa Wait Times July 2021

20/7/2021

Partner Visa Wait Times July 2021

Visa Fee Increase From 01 July 2021

30/6/2021

Visa Fee Increase From 01 July 2021

Breaking News: 22 Occupations Added to Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL)

23/6/2021

Breaking News: 22 Occupations Added to Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL)

Good news for Chefs, Accountants and Civil Engineers!!!

The Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) outlines 41 occupations which fill critical skills needs to support Australia’s economic recovery from COVID-19. Employer sponsored nomination and visa applications with an occupation on the PMSOL will be given priority processing. All other skilled occupation lists will remain active, but the PMSOL occupations will take priority.

The full list can be found below:

The 41 occupations (ANZSCO code) are:

Chief Executive or Managing Director (111111)
Construction Project Manager (133111)
Accountant (General) (221111)*
Management Accountant (221112)*
Taxation Accountant (221113)*
External Auditor (221213)*
Internal Auditor (221214)*
Surveyor (232212)*
Cartographer (232213)*
Other Spatial Scientist (232214)*
Civil Engineer (233211)*
Geotechnical Engineer (233212)*
Structural Engineer (233214)*
Transport Engineer (233215)*
Electrical Engineer (233311)*
Mechanical Engineer (233512)
Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) (233611)*
Petroleum Engineer (233612)*
Medical Laboratory Scientist (234611)*
Veterinarian (234711)
Orthotist or Prosthetist (251912)*
General Practitioner (253111)
Resident Medical Officer (253112)
Psychiatrist (253411)
Medical Practitioners nec (253999)
Midwife (254111)
Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (254412)
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) (254415)
Registered Nurse (Medical) (254418)
Registered Nurse (Mental Health) (254422)
Registered Nurse (Perioperative) (254423)
Registered Nurses nec (254499)
Multimedia Specialist (261211)*
Analyst Programmer (261311)*
Developer Programmer (261312)
Software Engineer (261313)
Software and Applications Programmers nec (261399)*
ICT Security Specialist (262112)*
Social Worker (272511)
Maintenance Planner (312911)
Chef (351311)*

* Indicates occupation added in June 2021

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