Are you a temporary visa holder about to be affected by this latest news from the government? We’d love to hear your story if so and how this is going to affect you and your work/studies here in Australia. The Australian government today announced a slew of measures for major classes of temporary visa holders, …
The Australian government says temporary visa holders with work rights are being given access to draw from their superannuation to help them deal with the coronavirus economic impacts. The Morrison government says temporary visa holders with work rights – including international students – will be allowed to draw on their superannuation funds to help them …
Currently there are loud calls for the government to follow Portugal and treat migrants as residents during the coronavirus pandemic. Will they? Australia is being called on to closely consider Portugal’s approach to supporting migrants during the coronavirus outbreak. The European nation has decided migrants will be treated as permanent residents until at least 1 July to …
Is your visa about to expire? Do you want to stay longer in Australia? Do you realise you must apply for a new visa if you want to remain here? If you go ‘unlawful’ and over stay your visa there are serious long-term implications. But at the same time you cannot apply for a new …
This is an emergency call out to those who are in trouble with their visas because of the Coronavirus. Are you on a student visa that is about to run out but you don’t know what to do about extending it? Do you have family overseas that you need to get back? TranQuill Legal can …
Thousands of international students had their visas cancelled last year for a number of reasons, including for providing false documents and non-compliance with visa conditions. Students from India accounted for over 1,100 cancellations, behind those from China and South Korea, according to the Department of Home Affairs. Indian national Lovepreet Singh was stripped of his …
The government has been trying, using various means, to encourage skilled workers to move away from the most congested Australian cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and re-locate to more rural settings but is it working? It seems probably not, as this article from the ABC suggests: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-01/gp-shortage-in-regional-towns-getting-worse/11905918
As many are already aware, the impact of the coronavirus on non-citizens (or residents) of Australia has been significant, with visas being cancelled and travel restrictions implemented. But what about the wider picture? What about Chinese students studying in Australia? According to an article in the Sydney Morning Herald: The university regulator will relax its …
I wonder – will any of the following regulations come in to force in the ACT any time soon? What do you think about these new laws? New road safety regulations in Victoria could leave many temporary visa holders, including foreign students, unable to drive using their overseas licence if they do not get a …
The launch of a new fast-tracked visa marks a new era for skilled migration, with the federal government actively seeking tech talent from around the world to live and work in Australia, StartupAus chief executive Alex McCauley said. The Global Talent – Independent Program was unveiled by the Coalition earlier this year as a “major new initiative in …
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