The following Migration Newsletter 713 for February 2019, produced by Lewis & Bollard makes excellent reading:

Migration_Newsletter_713.02.pdf

Invitation rounds for Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) and Skilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489) visas will be run once a month.

Current round

Citizenship and Migration decisions can be found on Page 3 of the latest AAT Bulletin dated 4 February 2019.

http://www.aat.gov.au/AAT/media/AAT/Files/AAT%20Bulletins/5-19.pdf

It is recommended that the Bulletin be read on-line. This has the advantage of allowing the reader to use hyperlinks to access the full text of cases and other internet sites mentioned in the Bulletin.

Skilled and Business Migration Update  - February 2019

The Skilled and Business Migration Program is pleased to launch its first bilingual site liveinmelbourne.vic.gov.au, now featuring comprehensive new content in Mandarin.

The Live in Melbourne website is the gateway for skilled, investor and business migrants to apply for Victorian visa nomination, and get information on living, working and doing business in Melbourne – one of the world’s most liveable cities.

China is Australia’s fastest growing and highest spending inbound tourism market, with 2.5 million Chinese tourists on tours per year.

Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs David Coleman said making it as easy as possible to facilitate travel between China and Australia was a critical factor to the ongoing success of the Approved Destination Status (ADS).

“Streamlined and quicker visa processing times are a major drawcard of the ADS and have been replicated in other parts of the visa system,” Minister Coleman said.