HIMA-AUS is a well established education and visa consultancy firm providing a wide range of services to international students and aspiring migrants since 2008.Our unrivalled service, support and guidance to our students begins at their home country and will continue throughout their stay and educational journey in Australia. We have consistently evolved and grown over the years and now operate from 14 branch offices in 6 countries.
Australia recently increased the cost of certain subclasses of visas. You could experience minor changes when applying for a visa to Australia under several categories. Here is a collection of the most recent and updated visa fee rates. The new visa fee will go into effect from July 1st, 2022.
Australian PM, Scott Morrison, has announced that the visa application fees for overseas students arriving in Australia will be rebated during the next eight weeks. And the working hours are raised by more than 20 hours. The Australian government hopes that the visa rules would encourage properly vaccinated overseas students to return to Australia as
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Travel Plan and Guidance for International Students who are traveling to Australia from this December Australia Travel Declaration: – To travel Australia for International Students, they should complete an Australia Travel Declaration (ATD) within 72 hours before departure. The travelers should be able to provide evidence of the critical information that was completed before
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Congratulations to those who are planning to visit Australia once the border opens on December 16, 2021. Please take the following steps: Step 1 (Required) Check that your passport and student visa for Australia are both current. Before you travel to Australia, be sure your passport is valid for at least six months. All
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Do you want to live in Australia? The good news is there are two new migration routes, but there’s a catch: you must live and work in a regional area. If you meet this requirement, then the door opens for you to obtain permanent residence. After a few years, you could even apply for citizenship.
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The amendments introduce a revised points system for the subclass 491 visa as well as existing General Skilled Migration (489,189,190) visas. Points are awarded for attributes that are linked with the applicant’s ability to make the greatest economic contribution, as the key purpose of the skilled migration program is to maximise the economic benefits of
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The government introduced the changes to migration regulations by promulgating the Migration Legislation Amendment (2017 Measures No. 4) Regulations 2017 which has come into effect on 18th November. Under the new regulations, section 4020 of the Public Interest Criterion targets applicants who supply false documents or false and misleading information to the Immigration Department, Migration
Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) provided registered migration agents with an update on employer-sponsored visas Migration Alliance Members might find the following summary useful: Next update to STSOL will go ahead as planned with updated list of occupations expected to be published in January 2018; Anyone nominated as Baker or Pastrycook will need
Historically speaking, changes to Australian immigration requirements often results in increased number of refusals of applications. There are reasons for increased refusals. These reasons include stricter enforcement of regulations, increased scrutiny by case officers or unfair and harsh interpretation of the policy. Where your application is refused, it is important to consider the next step
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The Victorian State Government has announced that from 1 July 2017, road users will need to slow down to 40km/h when driving past stationary or slow-moving emergency or enforcement vehicles with flashing red, blue or magenta lights, or sounding an alarm. Emergency and enforcement vehicles include police, ambulance, fire services, State Emergency Service and heavy
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