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Lodging an invalid visa application may impact your immigration status and options. To make a valid application, it is crucial to meet eligibility criteria to enable a decision ready application for timely approval. Understand the legal requirements that must be met at time of application, which include but are not limited to: Applying for a specified visa class Using an approved form Paying the correct fee and charges Lodging while you are at the right location (onshore or o

Potential good news for Australian citizens and permanent residents wanting to unite with their parents! Immigration Minister Peter Dutton announced in late August that a long stay visa for sponsored parents is currently being conceptualised by the Department of Immigration and Boarder Protection. Currently, it is possible for parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents to be issued with a visitor visa of up to five years if they have lodged a permanent visa applic

Parent Visa application are divided into two categories. Contributory and Non-Contributory. The Government introduced the contributory parent provisions with respect to parents to compensate for the higher health and support costs required for parents who do not contribute to the workforce. As an offset, they allow for faster processing (currently around 24 months) but with significantly higher costs. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has recently released t

Changes to the GSM Skill Select Points Test effective 10 September 2017. An additional 5 points will be available for applicant's who have met the requirement of a specialist educational award and completed at least two full academic years of post-graduate studies at doctoral or masters (research) level in specified fields, which may include science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or information and communication technology. The following fields of education qualificat