Australia is set to reopen its borders as planned on Wednesday 15 December to eligible visa holders, including international students, skilled migrants, humanitarian, working holiday makers and provisional family visa holders. The easing of restrictions means that fully vaccinated eligible visa holders will no longer be required to secure an exemption to travel into theRead more
Category: Media Articles
First Class Migration Australia writes regularly for The Australia & New Zealand magazine offering advice to possible migrants in the UK. We also use this section to reference articles in the media we have been quoted in.
Queensland has reopened its borders after months of lockdown
After months of lockdown Queensland reopened its borders at 1am today, Monday 13 December. Fully vaccinated people will be able to travel to Queensland without quarantining under certain conditions. This is the Queensland roadmap to easing restrictions: Domestic arrivals Travellers from interstate hotspots can arrive by road or air. They must be fully vaccinated. TheyRead more
No quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers entering NSW
Quarantine will no longer be necessary for fully vaccinated international arrivals entering New South Wales from 1st November 2021. The aim of the decision is to allow Australians stranded abroad to get home by the end of the year, and to relaunch international travel and tourism. How will this work? To qualify for no quarantine, arrivals fromRead more
Grant Dates Announced – COVID-Concessions for certain Visas
Onshore Grant Dates Announced – Partner Visas, Contributory Parent Visas and Child Visas The department have officially announced a date when the onshore grant of the below mentioned subclasses, which are usually granted offshore, will commence. Commencement Date: 27 February 2021 From the 27th of February the below visas will be eligible to be grantedRead more
Good News! Special arrangements for COVID affected Visa holders
New transitional arrangements for COVID affected visa holders – Subclass 457 in the Temporary Residence Transition Stream New legislation has been introduced in order to provide concessions for particular Subclass 457 visa holders. If your work hours have been reduced or you have been required to take unpaid leave due to the COVID19 pandemic, transitionalRead more
Departing Australia during COVID 19 – Restrictions and Exemptions
Due to the current COVID 19 pandemic, Australia is encouraging all international visitors to return home. We understand this can be challenging with the limit on departing flights so we are doing our best to establish the most convenient and straight-forward options.
Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) – COVID 19 Recovery (Updated 1 Dec 2020)
Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) announced which has 17 occupations that will be able to enter Australia to assist in the country’s COVID recovery.
Australia & New Zealand Magazine – Goodbye 457 Visa
Australia & New Zealand Magazine – November Issue – Skilled Migration
Australia & New Zealand Magazine – October Issue – Real Life Story
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