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GOVERNMENT APPROVES PILOT TRIAL TO BRING BACK INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Flinders University has confirmed that the Federal Government has approved to bring 300 international students into Adelaide. Under the new pilot scheme aiming to reboot international education, the approval allows 300 continuing students to come back to Adelaide.

NEW TRAVEL EXEMPTION ADDED FOR AUSTRALIANS LEAVING AUSTRALIA

Due to COVID-19, the government has put in place strict border measures to protect the health of the Australian community. There are travel restrictions in place and Australian citizens and permanent residents are only allowed to travel in limited circumstances.

SUMMARY OF STATE NOMINATED 190 VISAS ACROSS EACH STATE

Following last week’s budget as well the National Migration Conference, here is an up-to-date summary of 190 State Nominated Visa Programmes.

GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT VISA APPLICATION CHARGE CHANGES, WAIVERS AND REFUNDS

The Australian government today announced further details about various changes to visa application charges, waivers and refunds related to people impacted by COVID-19, including the following statements:

GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT PARTNER VISA CHANGES: ENGLISH REQUIREMENT APPLIES AT PR STAGE, OPTION TO TAKE 500 HOURS OF ENGLISH CLASSES

The Australian government yesterday announced further details about the shock changes to the Partner Visa program regarding adding English language testing. Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge has said that the English changes are intended to apply from the middle of 2021, and will be implemented at the second (permanent resident) stage of partner visa applications.

BREAKING NEWS: DETAILED COMPARISON SHOWS MAJOR CUTS IN MANY VISA CATEGORIES COMPARED TO 2019-2020 PLANNED MIGRATION LEVELS

A detailed comparison between last year's planned and actual migration numbers and the new planning levels announced by the government this week show major cuts in many visa categories that will impact a wide cross-section of people hoping to migrate to Australia.

BUDGET: MAJOR PARTNER VISA CHANGES, FAMILY/EMPLOYER/BUS VISAS PRIORITISED WITHIN 160,000 PLACES

The Australian government last night released some detail into its immigration planning for 2020-201 with family visas, employer sponsored visas and business and investment visas the clear winners in terms of priorities among the 160,000 places, however the addition of English requirements for partner visa applicants and sponsors and increased sponsorship requirements and obligations to partner visas threatens to dramatically change the partner visa program.

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