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OZNZ Visa Solutions (MARN 1170438)

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 430 586 030

Address: 3 Jimmy Little Street, Moncrieff 2914 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: http://www.oznzvisa.com.au

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25.01.2022 Budget 2020-21 Onshore visa applicants and Partner visa applicants where the relevant sponsor resides in a designated regional area will also be prioritised for the 2020-21 Migration Program.

25.01.2022 Notice of Data Matching Program - Immigration Visa Holders The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will acquire names and addresses and other details of visa holders, their sponsors, and migration agents for the 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 financial years from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. The data items that will be obtained are:... > Address history for visa applicants and sponsors > Contact history for visa applicants and sponsors > All visa grants > Visa grant status by point in time > Migration agents (visa application preparer who assisted or facilitated the processing of the visa) > Address history for migration agents > Contact history for migration agents > All international travel movements undertaken by visa holders (arrivals and departures) > Sponsor details (457 visa) > Education providers (educational institution where the student visa holder intends to undertake their study) > Visa subclass name. https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2015G01255

25.01.2022 Cutting immigration would hurt the economy and communities: Morrison

25.01.2022 The Australian Government will recommence granting student visas in all locations lodged outside Australia. This means when borders re-open, students will already have visas and be able to make arrangements to travel. https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au//supporting-internatio

24.01.2022 Additional time will be given for applicants to provide English language results where COVID-19 has disrupted access to these services. https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au//supporting-internatio

24.01.2022 From Friday 3 April 2015, ACT Government is closing nominations for the 190 visa for overseas residents however they are still accepting applications from applicants already in Australia. Overseas residents will be able to apply for the ACT nomination from 1 July 2015 onwards.

24.01.2022 Current student visa holders studying online outside Australia due to COVID-19 will be able to use that study to count towards the Australian study requirement for a post-study work visa. https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au//supporting-internatio

21.01.2022 As of 1 August 2014, electronic lodgement of the Subclass 600 (Visitor) visa has been extended to 66 additional countries and territories. The 66 additional countries and territories are: Angola, Anguilla, Armenia, Benin, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, the Cayman Islands, the Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Gui...nea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the Falkland Islands, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, the Philippines, the Pitcairn Islands, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, the Republic of South Sudan, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkmenistan, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Uzbekistan, the Virgin Islands, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The updates will be reflected on the DIBP website on 1 August. http://www.immi.gov.au//visitor-e600-visa-online-applicati,

19.01.2022 Enrolments at Canberra colleges crash after visa changes

19.01.2022 Visa applicants will have more choice in English language testing with the addition of more test options for temporary graduate, skilled, work and holiday, and former resident visas, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator the Hon Senator Michaelia Cash, said today. The changes, which come into effect in November, are in line with the department's focus on increasing competition in the English language testing market for visas. 'Applicants who need t...o provide the Department of Immigration and Border Protection with an English language test score as evidence of their English ability will be able to choose from two additional tests,' Minister Cash said. These tests are the Test of English Language as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT) and the Pearson Test of English Academic. http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/mc/2014/mc214807.htm

18.01.2022 Australia blocks arrival of all non-residents...

17.01.2022 The Department of Home Affairs has advised that they will waive the visa application for the students who couldn't finish their course in time because of COVID-19. Home Affairs has updated their online application and introduced a new form to be provided with the Student visa application at the time of lodgement. Application must be lodged after midnight on 05 August 2020 and must have held a Student visa on or after 01 February 2020.... Contact us if you need any assistance.

16.01.2022 2020-21 Migration Program Planning Levels

16.01.2022 NSW is pleased to announce that the October 2014 intake for the 190 program will open on 22nd of October at 10:00, Australian Eastern Standard time (UTC+10). NSW has modified the occupations eligible for 190 nomination for the October 2014 intake. This is to ensure that the Skilled Nominated program is a balanced intake of skilled migrants in a range of occupational groups that will meet NSW medium and long term skills needs. Applicants qualified in occupations not on the NSW SOL October 2014 will not be able to apply for NSW nomination on the October 2014 application intake. Most of the Accountants and ICT occupations have been suspended for the October 2014 intake.

15.01.2022 From 23 November 2014 the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (Australia) will accept test scores from two additional tests to IELTS across the Temporary Graduate, Skilled, Former Resident and Work and Holiday programmes. These are the Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT) and the Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic. The department will also accept scores from the Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) test undertaken from 1 January 2015. Further information about these alternative tests is available from the departments website www.immi.gov.au/News/Pages/aelt.aspx. The department will not accept test scores from TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic or Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) tests for Temporary Work (Skilled) (subclass 457) visas as evidence of English language ability.

14.01.2022 International students will be able to lodge a further Australian student visa application free of charge, if they are unable to complete their studies within their original visa validity due to COVID-19. https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au//supporting-internatio

14.01.2022 ACT 491 nomination: The ACT is defined as regional for skilled migration purpose from 16 November 2019. While potential applicants can complete the Home Affairs Skillselect EOI from this date, the 491 Canberra Matrix can only be submitted from 1 January 2020. 2020 Nomination criteria:... The eligibility criteria for 190/491 nomination in 2020 will be published on or before 28 November 2019. http://www.canberrayourfuture.com.au/portal/migrating/

14.01.2022 1: The Partner visa application pipeline has reached almost 90,000 and is certain to grow much further in 2019-20; and 2: the backlog of employer-sponsored visa applications is falling fast and will require Coleman to back-track on the ham-fisted changes to these visas made by Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton. https://independentaustralia.net//duttons-partner-visa-sca

13.01.2022 Coroner declares TB death of Indian man Manjit Singh the 'saddest story'

13.01.2022 Chefs, bricklayers and wall and floor tilers will be added to the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) from July 1 to help meet the skills needs of the Australian economy, as announced today by the Minister for Trade and Investment, the Hon. Andrew Robb, and the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash. ****** No existing occupations are being removed from the SOL, which currently lists 188 occupations that Australia needs ******

12.01.2022 Australia's 2017-18 Migration Programme planning levels

12.01.2022 The Australian Government has repealed the following visas: Parent visa (subclass 103) Aged Dependent Relative visa (subclass 114) Remaining Relative visa (subclass 115)... Carer visa (subclass 116) Aged Parent visa (subclass 804) Remaining Relative visa (subclass 835) Carer visa (subclass 836) Aged Dependent Relative visa (subclass 838) Applications already lodged or received by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection by the close of business today will still be processed as per the applicable rules.

10.01.2022 Visa application charges increase from 1 July 2015

09.01.2022 Graduates who held a student visa will be eligible to apply for a post-study work visa outside Australia if they are unable to return due to COVID-19. https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au//supporting-internatio

09.01.2022 Visa applicants, applying from outside Australia, who have spent 28 days or longer in Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia or Syria, or in any combination of these countries, on or after 5 May 2014 should provide a vaccination certificate as evidence that they have been vaccinated against polio. Failure to provide the certificate may result in delays processing your application. This measure is in response to the World Health Organization.s declaration of wild poliovirus transmission as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. For further information, please refer to http://www.immi.gov.au//health-r/threats-public-health.htm

08.01.2022 Australia is closing its borders to all non-citizens and non-residents. The entry ban takes effect from 9pm AEDT Friday, 20 March 2020, with exemptions only for Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family, including spouses, legal guardians and dependants.

07.01.2022 Migration Programme statistics Source: Department of Immigration and Border Protection

06.01.2022 Student visa changes to come into effect from 22 March 2014 Removal of assessment levels 4 & 5, the highest assessment level for any country would be 3. Maximum duration for which evidence of access to funds is required would be 12 months.... Evidence funds is to come from an 'acceptable individual': acceptable individual means one or more of the following: (a) the applicant; (b) the applicants spouse or de facto partner; (c) a parent of the applicant; (d) a grandparent of the applicant; (e) a brother or sister of the applicant; (f) an uncle or aunt of the applicant who is: (i) an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen; and (ii) usually resident in Australia.

06.01.2022 Form 19 April 2014 credit card payment surcharge applies on all Visa Application Charges (VAC) paid by using a credit card. The amount of the credit card surcharge payable in respect of the VAC payment is as follows: (a) for a VAC payment made by Visa or MasterCard credit card1.08% of the amount of the VAC payment;... (b) for a VAC payment made by American Express or Japan Credit Bureau (JCB) credit card1.99% of the amount of the VAC payment; (c) for a VAC payment made by Diners Club International credit card2.91% of the amount of the VAC payment.

06.01.2022 NSW will open Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) program in mid-July 2014.

05.01.2022 International students welcome falls in dollar making it 'best time to study in Australia'

05.01.2022 Great news! The Department of Home Affairs has announced that until otherwise advised, the existing 2019-20 Migration Program settings will continue to remain in place. This means the 2020-21 planning ceiling will be retained at 160,000 places, the level set for the 2019-20 Migration Program. This includes:... 108,682 places for the Skill stream. 47,732 places for the Family stream. 236 places for the Special Eligibility stream. 3,350 places for Child visas Call us at +61 430 586 030 to make an appointment.

04.01.2022 'Quite serious': International student visa applications plummet

04.01.2022 Budget 2020-21 The Australian Government will maintain the 2020-21 Migration Program planning level at 160,000. Family Stream places will increase from 47,732 to 77,300 places on a one-off basis.

02.01.2022 Canberra the best place to live, in the world's best country: OECD

02.01.2022 The ACT government confirmed the 600 places would be on top of the normal allocation of 800, meaning 1400 people will be given the opportunity to become permanent residents of the ACT between now and June next year. Around 300 of those places are likely to go to applications received last financial year as applications surged past the ACT's allocation.

01.01.2022 Migration Legislation Amendments coming into force from 1 July 2014 1: Visa Evidence Charge increased to AU$150.00 2: Skills assessments now valid for maximum of 3 years, if no date of expiry specified by the assessing authority. If the assessing authority specifies an expiry date for a shorter period then the assessment expires on that date.

01.01.2022 Visitor visa holders who are overseas and whose visas expired or will expire between March 2020 and December 2021 will be eligible for a waiver when they apply for a new visa. This will help support the rebound of Australia’s $45 billion international tourism sector when international travel restrictions ease.