07 Feb Travel bodies want visa overhaul to keep recovery on track
Airports and tourism bodies are calling for a streamlining of the nation’s visa scheme to open Australia to more international tourist markets and keep the sectors’...
16 Jan DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS: Migration Amendment
New Zealand citizens who wish to live and work in Australia generally do so on a Subclass 444 (Special Category) visa which allows them to work without...
24 Nov Australian Skilled Visa Processing Priorities
Australia's skilled visa programs are designed to select people who will make a positive contribution to the Australian economy and labour market and assist Australian businesses to...
17 Nov Visa backlog slashed by 245,000
Overseas citizens trying to secure Australian visas are having their applications processed quicker, with 25 per cent of the huge backlog slashed in the past few months....
03 Nov Australian Women And Children Repatriated From Syrian Camps
The Australian Government has repatriated four Australian women and their 13 Australian children to New South Wales from an Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Syria....
29 Sep Era of stranded Australians not over, as visa backlog hits home
The border closure to fight the COVID-19 pandemic is over, but the era of stranded Australians is not....
17 Sep Online-only lodgement of Bridging A, B and C visa applications from 1 August 2022
The following information has been provided by the Department of Home Affairs:...
08 Jun Relocation of Department of Home Affairs Sydney Offices
Sydney CBD offices of the Department of Home Affairs will be closing over the coming months due to existing leases expiring. Staff will be relocating to new...
13 May Department of Home Affairs warns of visa processing backlog
The Department of Home Affairs is warning it could take 20 months to process visitor visas because of a backlog in applications...
21 Jan Visa fee rebate for students and backpackers
Students and backpackers arriving in the country from today will receive a rebate on their visa application fee, according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison...
