Every year the Australian Skilled Occupation List (SOL) is updated. Some occupations get removed, some get added and it’s impossible to know what changes are likely to occur in advance. We’ve had clients who’s occupations were listed when they started their application with us, but when it came time to lodge, or even before that
Archives for 2014
A single Australian border agency to be established
On 1 July 2015, the border control functions of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (Customs) will merge to establish a single, integrated border agency called the Australian Border Force (ABF). The consolidation of these two border protection services was one of several efficiency measures
1000+ Australian Partner Visa Cancellations Since July 2010
In recent years the Department of Immigration has become increasingly vigilant in their assessment of partner visa applications, which has led to more than 1000 temporary and permanent partner visa cancellations between July 2010 and December 2013. Since the 1990’s, the number of partner visa applications lodged annually has doubled and according to statistics published