Travel exemptions and Australian work visas Australia’s borders are currently closed due to the pandemic. Anyone travelling to Australia needs to be either an exempt person (e.g. an Australian citizen, permanent resident or a family member) or someone who has obtained a travel exemption to travel to Australia which...
Police Clearance Certificates The Department of Home Affairs recently published on their website this clarification on the validity of police clearance certificates. Penal clearance certificates – validity issues There has been some confusion in relation to the police certificate validity requirements. These requirements are as follows: For visa assessment purposes,...
Introduction of New Regional Visas 491 visa (Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)) 494 visa (Skilled Employer-Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa 191 visa (Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional)) visa New skilled regional provisional visas will be introduced for overseas professionals and their family members, looking to migrate to Australia. 2 new provisional visas will...
The Work and Holiday arrangements (462 visa) with Israel, Peru and Spain now allow even more young people to work holiday and study in Australia. These effectively start on the 28 December 2018, an increased cap for Israel and Spain, and the 2nd January 2019, the increased cap for Peru.
