2020

  From 9 AM AEST on Monday 30 November, the Victorian Government will open to receive new applications for Significant Investor (subclass 188C) visa (SIV) nominations. The re-opening is possible due to a limited number of visa places remaining from the Commonwealth Government’s interim allocation in August 2020. New state nomination visa places pending The

    Can I leave my employer/sponsor after I have received my visa? The short answer is that it depends. We will explore the requirement of staying with the sponsor for the following visa subclasses. Subclass 186 – Employer Nomination Scheme Visa Subclass 482 – Temporary Skill Shortage Visa Subclass 494 – Skilled Employer-Sponsored Regional (Provisional) Visa

  The Partner (Provisional) subclass 309 visa allows the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to travel to Australia. A subclass 309 visa holder can live, work, and study in Australia while waiting for the Department of Home Affairs (DoHA) to process his/her permanent Partner (Migrant) subclass 100

  Visa Stream 75% Of Visas Processed 90% Of Visas Processed Additional Information 100 – Partner (Migrant) visa (subclass 100) 17 months 22 months ​Processing time for subclass 801 Partner (permanent) visa and 100 Partner (permanent) visa is from date of eligibility (2 years after the 820/801 or 309/100 application is lodged) to finalisation. 101

  Citizenship Interview And Test Read Our Common Bond booklet ​The Australian citizenship test resource booklet Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond  is available for download to assist you to prepare for your citizenship test. The Australian citizenship test has been updated. Changes include: revised questions new questions on Australian values a new requirement for all applicants that all 5 questions