Interdependent Partner - Same Sex Reforms 07-Apr-2009 The Department of Immigration has finally advised that it will be including same the definition of a..
Specific Skilled Visas processed at the Brisbane Skilled Processing Centre 26-Mar-2009 If you are wondering which visas are processed at the Brisbane Skilled Processing Centre, we hav..
Removal of occupations from the Critical Skills List 16-Mar-2009 The Department of Immigration has announced that it will be removing a great deal of constructio..
Dependent Child application processing 04-Mar-2009 From 1 April 2009 all applications for subclass 445, Dependent Child visas, will need to be sent to ..
New Form for Australian Police Clearances 26-Feb-2009 The Australian Federal Police have issued a new form for obtaining Australian Police Clearances...
Changes to Freedom of Information processes 01-Jul-2008 The Department of Immigration & Citizenship have announced that they will be changing the pr..
Department of Immigration to open “Centres of Excellence” 01-Jul-2008 The Department of Immigration & Citizenship has announced that it will open centres of excel..
General Skilled Migration centre in Brisbane 01-Jul-2008 From 1 July 2008 a second General Skilled Migration processing centre will operate in Brisbane, ..
New Zealand to follow Australia’s lead in regulating immigration advice 01-Jul-2008 On 5 May 2008 New Zealand launched the Immigration Advisers Authority requiring compulsory regis..
Processing of 457 Visa applications 01-Jul-2008 The processing of Temporary Business (Long Stay) (Subclass 457) visa applications will now be ac..
16-Mar-2009
The Department of Immigration has announced that it will be removing a great deal of construction occupations from the Critical Skills List. This means that people with those occupations will still be eligible to apply for skilled migration, but persons who nominate occupations on the Critical Skills List will have their applications processed sooner. This also means that due to the decrease in the quota for skilled applications if all applicants nominated Critical Skills then there will be no room left for those other applicants who meet the criteria if the quota is filled. But applicants should not be deterred from applying, as there applications will eventually be processed, provided that they satisfy the "time of application" criteria, after all you have got to be in it to win it! Link to Minister for Immigration's media release http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/media-releases/2009/ce09030.htm Link to Critical Skills List http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/pdf/critical-skills-list.pdf
