The Australian government has announced Visa Application Charges (VACs) will increase by approximately 7.75 per cent for all visas except Visitor Visas from 1 July 2019. A 5.5 percent increase applies to Visa Application Charge 1 (VAC1), plus a CPI increase of 2.25 percent to VAC 2.
BSMQ reopens, then quickly closes state nominations
Due to the unprecedented demand of the skilled program the BSMQ skilled program is temporarily closed. Expressions of interest (EOI’s) submitted for SkillSelect after 5.00pm AEST 30 July 2019 will not be considered at this time.
EOIs submitted from 29–30 July 2019 (5.00pm AEST) will be accepted and considered over the coming months.
The BSMQ Business program remains open.
Australian citizenship approvals see an 88% increase in a year
Waiting time for Australian citizenship has dropped, queues have decreased and there has been a significant increase in citizenship approvals in one year, according to the latest figures by the Department of Home Affairs.
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