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From 1 July 2020, credit card surcharges relating to visa and citizenship applications will be increased, as detailed in this update. It is important to know the precise amount of charges and fees to be paid by clients in order to comply with cl 2.20(a) of the Code, which reads as follows: A registered migration agent must ... find out the correct amount of any visa application charge and all other fees or charges required to be paid for a client’s visa application...

The new instrument increases Visa Application Charges (VACs) starting on 1 July 2025. The new Migration Amendment (Visa Application Charges) Regulations 2025 commences on 1...

The new instruments raises the financial capacity requirements for students visas from 24 October 2019.

The new instrument amends or repeals some legislative instruments to support the implementation of the Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa and related measures

Among the new considerations to determine whether an applicant is a genuine applicant for entry and stay as a student, one of the two new Direction requires decision-makers to consider whether visa applicants "participated in assessment activities for the course"

The new regulations amend the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) to support family unity for skilled workers by...

The new instrument specifies "the English language test requirements for an applicant for a Subclass 482 visa in the Specialist Skills and Core Skills streams"

Generally, salary requirements for a TSS nomination have 3 limbs: 1) annual market salary rate (AMSR), excluding non-monetary benefits, must be at least $53,900; 2) nominee's annual earnings must be at least the AMSR. 3) annual earnings, excluding non-monetary benefits, must be at least $53,900. But if annual earnings are at least the AMSR (limb 2) and the AMSR, excluding non-monetary benefit, is at least $53,900 (limb 1), is it not the case that the annual earnings, excluding non-monetary benefits, will necessarily be at least $53,900, thus rendering limb 3 redundant? Not really, as we explain.

It is commonly said that a BVE holder cannot apply for, and obtain, a BVA. With respect, we explain why that is not necessarily true.

"The purpose of the instrument is to determine the maximum number of visas that may be granted for certain classes of visas during the 2024-2025 financial year between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025 (inclusive)"