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New Zealanders promised an easier stay in Australia
Common sense is the approach that the Albanese Labor Government has said it would take with New Zealand citizens by improving citizenship...
Dessie
Jul 29, 20222 min read


Visa backlog with one million on hold
In a first step to coping with the backlog of visas the Home Affairs Department will outsource aspects of its visa processing services in...

Dessie
Jul 21, 20222 min read


Extension for Ukrainian humanitarian visa program
An eleventh-hour reprieve has been granted to Ukrainians with an extension to the humanitarian visa program for displaced Ukrainians that...
mandypj
Jul 14, 20221 min read


Important changes to migration from July 2022
Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate) visa applicants in the Graduate Work stream applying between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023 (inclusive)...
Dessie
Jun 30, 20222 min read


Australian Immigration Minister Giles inherits a tonne of troubles
Very few, if any, areas of Labor’s new Immigration Minister Andrew Giles’ portfolio are without trouble; skills shortages abound...
Dessie
Jun 15, 20222 min read


Tamil family returns home in Australia – temporarily
Almost immediately after gaining power the Albanese Labor Government allowed the long suffering Nadasalingam family to return to the...
Dessie
Jun 4, 20222 min read


Australia's New Immigration Minister Andrew Giles
Labor MP Andrew Giles has been handed the immigration portfolio which has been relegated to the outer ministry. “It’s an incredible...
Dessie
Jun 2, 20223 min read


Applicants for 2nd & 3rd visa in the Working Holiday programs
The post pandemic recovery being a priority in the immigration platform of the Australian government many programs have been subject to...
Dessie
May 9, 20222 min read


Permanent residency transition consessions not as generous as they seemed originally
The pathway to Australian permanent residency for temporary work visa holder sponsored by their Australian employer has been subject to...
Dessie
May 6, 20222 min read


India-Australia free trade deal offers work and study rights
India-Australia’s free trade agreement has been grabbing headlines for the wine, wool and other industries, but inroads have been made...
Dessie
Apr 4, 20222 min read


Federal Budget Snapshot for the Australian Visa Programs
This year's Australian Federal Budget contains some immigration related announcements. Apart from the 2022-23 Migration Planning Levels,...
Dessie
Mar 30, 20222 min read


Pandemic Event visa consessions generously open to most
The Federal Government has extended the Pandemic Event subclass 408 visa in an attempt to help Australian industries with labour...
Dessie
Mar 28, 20222 min read


Permanent residence transition for temporary work visa holders
The Australian Government made changes to the current Employer Nomination Scheme to open the pathways for greater pool of visa applicants...
Dessie
Mar 22, 20222 min read


Australian Working Holiday program offers extended visas
New Legislative Instruments have come into effect on 5 March 2022 to offer applicants in the Working Holiday programs to access further...
Dessie
Mar 6, 20222 min read


Update on Australian Government response for Ukrainians
The Department of Home Affairs is offering faster processing of the pending visa application for citizens of Ukraine. All Ukrainian...
Dessie
Mar 4, 20221 min read


Visa cancellations - Анулиране на валидни визи
Dessie Hristova interview with SBS Radio for the Bulgarian listeners on the topic of visa cancellation procedures by teh Australian...
Dessie
Mar 3, 20221 min read


Australian Government plans asylum visa options for Ukrainians
There are about 50,000 people in Australia with Ukrainian heritage and about 8,500 were born in Ukraine according to the last sensus...
Dessie
Feb 25, 20221 min read


Assent Migration Lawyers interview with SBS Radio - промени в законите за Австралийски визи
Assent Migration Lawyers interview with SBS Radio
Dessie
Feb 14, 20221 min read


Australia opening borders for international travel
Australian borders have opened for eligible visa holders in mid December 2021 after 22 months of the strictest border closure the country...
Dessie
Feb 7, 20222 min read


Home Affairs stealing the light from Novak Djokovic
It has been a subject of so much controversy that the Top World Tennis player ranked Number One is in detention since his arrival in...
Dessie
Jan 10, 20222 min read
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