The Australian Government has announced that a new Temporary Sponsored Parent visa will be available from November 2017, with 15,000 visas available annually. This visa will allow the parents of Australians (Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and eligible New Zealand citizens) to spend more time with their families without impacting the Australian community. Current permanent
$42,000 Visa Application Charge Ruins Girls Hopes of Reuniting With Her Mother
A decision by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to refuse a ‘woman at risk visa’ application has left a Perth teenager distraught by the prospect of being unable to reunite with her Afghan mother, who is alone and living in Quetta, Pakistan after fleeing her homeland years earlier. The schoolgirl and her younger brother