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…
Read more →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…
Read more →A new ministerial power under s 84B of the Migration Act can suspend travel to Australia for whole classes of offshore temporary visa holders — and it has…
Read more →From 21 March 2026, the Special Residence Requirement concession for citizenship extends to PhD-qualified academics and senior ministers of religion, easing the residence test for applicants whose work…
Read more →Citizenship by conferral is the main route from permanent residence to becoming Australian. Here is the residence requirement, the citizenship test, the $595 fee, the timeline to a…
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