Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship

Australian immigration announces changes to 485 graduate work visa

18:15 01/05/2013
Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has announced changes to the 485 Post-Study Work visa which will allow some graduates with advanced degrees to remain in Australia for up...

Australia cancels 10,000 student visas

9:12 08/10/2012
Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship has revoked over 10,000 student visas in the last financial year. The majority of these visas were cancelled because students failed to comply...

Committee wants minimum age for Australia's Prospective Marriage visa increased to 18

13:43 28/06/2012
An Australian parliamentary inquiry has said that Prospective Marriage visa applicants under 18 years of age should be banned from traveling to Australia to get married. According to the inquiry,...

Australian Immigration proposes more changes to student visas

12:19 23/03/2012
Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) announced on 19 March further changes to student visas including streamlined visa processing and other changes that are intended to go...

Australian immigration reports an increase in short stay 456 business visa applications

19:30 18/02/2012
According to Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship , there was an increase is short-term business trips last year. New figures show over 120,000 applications were made for the 456...

Australian immigration holds informational sessions on skilled migration

15:24 14/02/2012
Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) is sending immigration officers to visit the New South Wales and South Australia regions during the week beginning 20 February 2012 to...

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