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The number of invitations issued for Subclass 189 – Skilled Independent visas and Subclass 491 – Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visas sponsored by an eligible relative dropped to only 100 invitations in total for April 2020. Reasons why and a brief history of recent skilled migration reforms are provided.
Read MoreThe Victoria Government announced yesterday that international students living in the state who can demonstrate lost wages or income can claim payment of up to $1100 as part of a support package due to the coronavirus pandemic. While this is restricted to student visa holders, there are other initiatives that may assist other temporary visa holders in Victoria.
Read MoreTasmania appears to stand alone in offering temporary visa holders living in their state who are in financial hardship access to their Pandemic Isolation Assistance Grants. This contradicts the Federal Governments stance in encouraging foreign nationals who cannot support themselves to depart Australia for their home country.
Read MoreAustralian citizenship ceremonies, which includes the pledge of commitment as a citizen of the Commonwealth of Australia, will be moved online with one-on-one ceremonies currently being tested. While this is good news for the 85,000 people currently awaiting this final step, those waiting for a citizenship interview and test will unfortunately have to wait until social distancing measures due to the coronavirus are lifted.
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