Australian Immigration Daily News

The following information has been received from BSMQ:

The Commonwealth Government has advised that nominations for the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) will be suspended from 24 April 2015 until 30 June 2015.

This means that state and territory governments, including Queensland, cannot make any nominations during this period.

If you wish to apply to the Queensland Government for a Significant Investor Visa under the current criteria and receive your nomination before 24 April, the following timeframes will apply:

• Lodge an Expression of Interest via SkillSelect by 17 April 2015;
   
• You will then be sent an email from BSMQ requesting further information, which will be required to be returned by 21 April 2015.

We ask that you send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. when you have lodged your Expression of Interest in SkillSelect.

For more information about the temporary suspension visit the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

Agents and applicants should urgently check the postal address on any acknowledgement/grant/refusal letter.

An agent member of MA lodged a student visa app online on Friday and the address on the back of the letter and grant letter was the applicant's previous address. The electronic application form shows the correct residential address.

This has implications for refusal letters being sent to the wrong address.

Click here to download the Victorian Stakeholder meeting notes.

Once a year Bupa reviews its premiums and benefits in line with industry standards to ensure your customers are getting great value from their cover. We have improved our Overseas Visitor Health Cover brochure to keep it simple and easy for our customers to understand. We’ve also included a full table of benefits so your customers can see exactly what they’re getting from their cover. Please click on the link below to find our latest Overseas Visitor Health Cover brochure for Working and Non-Working visas, applicable from 1st of April 2015.

http://www.bupa.com.au/staticfiles/BupaP3/pdfs/10306-OVC-Brochure-Important-Information-Guide.pdf

Please take some time to review these changes and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your Bupa representative.