Additional pathway to permanent residence for New Zealand citizens
New Zealand citizens residing in Australia will have an option of an additional pathway available to them to gain permanent residence from 1 July 2017. Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton said this new arrangement was an acknowledgement of the special relationship between the two nations (01 July 2017). More...

Hundreds protest against Australian Citizenship Amendment Bill
Protesters take to the streets of Melbourne and Sydney in opposition to the Federal Government's overhaul of migrant settlement and work visa requirements. They say the Australian Citizenship Amendment Bill before parliament is discriminatory and will stop many permanent residents from ever becoming citizens of the country (01 July 2017). More...

Skilled worker subclass 457 visas now open to CEOs, university lecturers
The new list of occupations for which workers can apply for a skilled worker visa has been released, despite some sectors complaining it would harm their industries (01 July 2017). More...

CEOs furious over retrospective changes to permanent residency subclass 186
Hundreds of foreign executives and senior managers have been retrospectively excluded from permanent residency in Australia as a result of the Turnbull government's latest changes to skilled visas (10 July 2017). More...

Update of skilled visa occupations lists
The Turnbull Government has updated the occupations lists for a range of temporary and permanent skilled visas, with the new lists effective from 1 July 2017. As part of its reforms to skilled migration announced in April, the Government will update the lists on a six monthly basis to ensure the best outcomes for Australian workers and employers alike (30 June 2017). More...

IMAs must lodge applications before 1 October 2017
All IMAs who are seeking protection in Australia must apply for a TPV or SHEV before 1 October 2017. Failure to lodge a TPV or SHEV application will be taken as an indication that an IMA no longer intends to seek protection in Australia IMAs must lodge applications before 1 October 2017. More...

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