204 articles · Page 13 of 21 — the latest immigration news and visa updates for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the UAE.
AustraliaFrom Monday, December 27th, 2021, the skilled and business migration office will be closed for the holidays. We will reopen at 9:00 am on Tuesday 4 January 2022, with reduced capacity until Monday 10 January 2022. Applications for state nomination can continue to be submitted during the closure, however, any online enquires will need to…
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AustraliaThe update regarding the reopening of the Australian borders for the skilled workers as well as for the international students has finally come after a two-week extended pause due to the health and travel-related concerns associated with the Omicron Covid-19 variant The visa holders that are newly arrived expressed that they are feeling excited to…
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AustraliaCanberra Matrix Invitation Round: 13 December 2021 Matrix nominating Small Business Owners 190 nominations: 0 invitations 190 minimum Matrix score: 491 nominations: 0 invitations 491 minimum Matrix score: Matrix nominating 457 / 482 visa holders 190 nomination: 0 invitations 491 nomination: 0 invitations Matrix nominating Critical Skill Occupations: 190 nomination: 2 invitations 190 minimum Matrix…
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AustraliaAccording to Trade and Tourism Minister Dan Tehan, the reopening of Australia’s international border to foreign students and skilled migrants is “on track” for December 15. It comes two weeks after the reopening was postponed due to the emergence of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. “Obviously, National Cabinet will convene on Friday,” Mr. Tehan told Sky…
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AustraliaCanberra Matrix Invitation Round: 6 December 2021 Matrix nominating Small Business Owners 190 nominations: 0 invitations 190 minimum Matrix score: 491 nominations: 1 invitation 491 minimum Matrix score: 75 Matrix nominating 457 / 482 visa holders 190 nomination: 0 invitations 491 nomination: 0 invitations Matrix nominating Critical Skill Occupations: 190 nomination: 0 invitations 190 minimum…
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AustraliaConcerns regarding the Omicron strain led the federal government postpone the reopening of the international borders which were planned for December 15 of this year. Around 2,00,000 skilled workers, as well as students, were expected to initiate their re-entry from the coming Wednesday but after the senior ministers in the federal government reviewed the plans…
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AustraliaOffice closure 2021-2022 Engineers Australia will be closed from 27 December 2021 to 7 January 2022. Applications lodged between 7 December 2021 and 31 January 2022 may experience a service delay. Fast Track applications may take longer than the advertised 20 working days to be claimed but will be addressed first when the office reopens.…
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AustraliaCanberra Matrix Invitation Round: 29 November 2021 Matrix nominating Small Business Owners 190 nominations: 2 invitations 190 minimum Matrix score: 85 491 nominations: 0 invitations 491 minimum Matrix score: Matrix nominating 457 / 482 visa holders 190 nomination: 1 invitation 491 nomination: 0 invitations Matrix nominating Critical Skill Occupations: 190 nomination: 49 invitations 190 minimum…
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AustraliaWe are glad to inform you about the big announcement by the Australian PM, Mr. Scott Morrison! In addition to the border opening news, this is to apprise you that Qantas’ Melbourne-Delhi service will launch on December 22, running four times a week throughout the year, connecting Victoria to the Indian capital on a Qantas-operated…
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AustraliaOn November 25th, the Hon Alex Hawke MP, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services, and Multicultural Affairs, issued a press release on COVID-19 exemptions for offshore temporary graduate visa holders. The following are the highlights of this media release: Current and former Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa holders who have had their visas expire on…
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