Planning to bring your spouse or parents to Australia? Important changes announced for lodging these visas

​The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has announced from 18th November 2017, the arrangement to lodge parent and partner visas in Australia will change.

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Department for Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has announced that from 18th November 2017, one will no longer be able to lodge an application in person at any offices of the Department for the following visa subclasses:

• Partner category visas (subclass 820, 801, 309, 100 & 300)
• Parent visas (subclass 804, 884, 864, 173, 143 & 103)
• Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403).

You must lodge Partner visa (including Prospective Marriage visa) and Temporary Work (International Relations) visa applications online through ImmiAccount.

You must send Parent visa applications by post or courier to the following addresses:

Post application to:
Parent Visa Centre 
Locked Bag 7 
Northbridge WA 6865

Courier application to:
Parent Visa Centre 
Wellington Central 
Ground Floor 
836 Wellington Street 
West Perth WA 6005

New conditions for temporary visas

The DIBP has also announced new conditions for temporary visas

For those who applied and were granted temporary visas on or after 18 November 2017, will be subject to new visa conditions during their stay in Australia:

If your visa has - condition 8303, it prohibits activities that endanger or threaten any individual, or activities disruptive to, or violence threatening harm to, the Australian community or a group within the Australian community.

If your visa has - condition 8304, it requires temporary visa holders to identify themselves by the same name in all dealings with Commonwealth, state or territory government agencies. If you change your name, you must inform all government agencies of this name change as soon as possible. This includes the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

If your visa has - condition 8564, it requires individuals not to engage in criminal conduct.
These conditions have been made mandatory for visas like student visa, partner visa, visitor visa, tourist visa, temporary graduate visa and many others. Check the full list here.

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