If a visa has been refused or cancelled while you are in Australia, section 48 can stop you applying for almost anything else onshore. Here is exactly when…
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Condition 8503 stops you applying for almost any other visa while you are in Australia. Unlike the section 48 bar it can be waived - but only on…
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Announced 17 September 2026. Not yet in force. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke set these changes out in an address to the National Press Club. The government has…
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Judicial review is not a second appeal. The court cannot decide whether you should get the visa, only whether the decision was made according to law - and…
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Failing the health requirement ends some applications and not others. The difference is which public interest criterion attaches to your subclass, and whether the Department decides to exercise…
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Almost every permanent visa applicant is assessed against a single number - the significant cost threshold, currently $86,000. Here is what that figure covers, the period your costs…
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The partner visa application charge is now $11,710, and the Department expects applications to be decision-ready at lodgement - typically with a single request for further information before…
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From 1 July 2026 the Core Skills Income Threshold rises to $79,423 and the Specialist Skills Income Threshold to $146,576. What sponsoring employers must do before their next…
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Partner visas are measured in months, not weeks - and most delays are self-inflicted. Here is what drives partner visa processing times in 2026 and how a decision-ready…
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Most Australian visa application charges rose by around 25% on 1 July 2026 - far beyond normal indexation. Here is the complete old-versus-new fee table, and the lodgement-timing…
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