2022-23 Budget: More skilled migrants, less business skills, partner visas uncapped

2022-23 Budget: More skilled migrants, less business skills, partner visas uncapped

The Federal Budget handed down last night reinstated the pre-eminence of skilled migration, boosting permanent migration numbers to pre-pandemic levels. Despite the number of places remaining at 160,000, partner visas will no longer be subject to a ceiling.

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Australian citizenship by descent and evidence applications online only from 1 November 2021

Australian citizenship by descent and evidence applications online only from 1 November 2021

Applications for Australian citizenship by descent and applications for evidence of Australian citizenship will only be accepted through ImmiAccount from 1 November 2021 unless there are exceptional circumstances that disadvantage the applicant.

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2020-21 program year exceeds planning level, 72,376 partner visas granted

2020-21 program year exceeds planning level, 72,376 partner visas granted

The report for the 202-21 migration program year was released with the not unsurprising result of over 70,000 partner visas granted, leaving under 65,000 still to be processed. Other outcomes also surprised.

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