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Ten year validity visitor visa stream

This amendment creates a new Subclass 600 (Visitor) visa stream to be known as the Frequent Traveller stream for frequent travellers which permits both tourism and business visitor activities and allows up to 10 years’ validity.

Changes to Benefit Working Holiday Makers

Increase of age, work rights and application fees.The Australian Government has announced changes to the Working Holiday Maker program which will come into effect from 1 January 2017. The changes will be beneficial to people applying for working holiday visas and will also benefit those already in Australia on working holiday visas.

Productivity Commission’s Migrant Intake info

This report was sent to Government on 13 April 2016 and publicly released on 12 September 2016. This report presents an assessment of the benefits and costs of temporary and permanent immigration, with regard to the budgets and balance sheets of Australian governments, and the income, wealth and living standards of Australian citizens. http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/migrant-intake/report/migrant-intake-report-overview.pdf

New Entrepreneur Visa stream announced

A new Entrepreneur visa stream has been added to the Business, Investment and Innovation Visa subclasses. The new subclass is designed for high caliber entrepreneurs with financial backing from third parties in Australia, who are nominated by a State or Territory government, meet residence requirements and complete successful entrepreneurial activities in Australia More info: http://migrationblog.border.gov.au 

ACT Occupations List for 2016-17

The ACT Government has released their occupations list for the Skilled Nominated Subclass 190 Visa for the 2016-17 program year yesterday.