14 Mar Western Australia suspends state nominations and 187 regional certifications

Western Australia has stopped processing state nominations and regional certifications pending a review of the state migration programme. The affected visa subclasses are the skilled state nominated 190 visa, the regional provisional 489 visa and the Regional permanent employer sponsored 187 visa. This move comes after the...

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26 Oct Australia raises Working Holiday Visa age limit to 35 – and other news!

plane Breaking news!  #Australia to raise the age limit for their #workingholiday visa to 35 from 1 January 2017. They will also drop the application fee by $50 and decrease the tax payable on working holiday visa holder wages. Earlier this year the Australian Government opted to increase the tax payable by working holiday visa makers - however, after seeing a noticeable drop in applications this year they have reversed this measure.
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