PIC 4020 – increase disallowed by Senate
This just in: Public Interest Criteria 4020, known as PIC 4020, which was to increase to a 10-year ban for providing false or misleading information, has been disallowed. The new legislative instrument was introduced by the Department of Home Affairs on 18 November 2017. The short-lived instrument sought to increase the PIC 4020 exclusion period […]
457 visa updates – November 2017
There have been a number of 457 visa updates in recent weeks, despite the planned abolition of the visa in March 2018. Many of the changes to the Subclass 457 Temporary Work visa are expected to be replicated in the future Temporary Skill Shortage visa system after March 2018, as the government focuses on increased ‘integrity’ […]
Partner Visa Update – January 2017
2016 was a difficult period for the Partner visa caseload with a number of applicants going more than 12 months without an update on their lodged applications. New applicants are forced to deal with the costly Partner Visa Application Charges of $6865 for primary applicants. In addition, news that increased government involvement in the sponsorship process is likely […]