Visa application fees in Australia are to increase with the Government announcing that is expects to see revenue from the charges increase by almost $200 million. Details in the just published Budget show that the money made from visa application charges is forecast to increase to $2,275.6...

Hi I am planning to apply for Contributory Parent (subclass 173) visa for my parents to spread out fees over number of years. If I apply for Subclass 173 now, would my fees remain same for subclass 143 (current fees) even if there is change of fees for Contributory visa on 1st July 17? With...

Hi everyone, in a few words.My australian partner and I have lodged an application for de facto visa in Feb 2012 onshore. We had been living together for 3 years had joint accounts and all so no problem there. In August I changed my bridging visa A to a bridging visa B as I had to go back to my...

I'm considering a contractor payroll processing company like FreeSpirit or LesterAssociates to cover me on payroll and visa services. I am a geologist and commonly only find short contract work, not long term visas. Can anyone share experiences with payroll service companies? What are typical...

Hi All, I am from IT background.I lodged my PR application for subclass 175 last year in May 2009 with Engineering Skill assessment as I had less than 4 years of experience to go for ACS assessment. In Sep 2009 the Gov set the priority processing rule and my application came down to the lowest...