Australian Immigration Daily News

The Department of Home Affairs announced today changes to lodgement procedures for certain types of visitor visa applications.   As part of the new lodgement procedure, it is mandatory that all non-internet based applications made by applicants for a Subclass 600 (Visitor) visa in the Sponsored Family stream must be sent by post or courier to a specified address in Sydney, regardless of the location of the applicant’s sponsor. Under previous (pre- 1 July requirements), applications made by post or courier had to be sent to a specified address in either Sydney or Brisbane, depending on the state in which the applicant’s sponsor was located. 

In addition, post 1 July 2018 requirements for visitor vis applications will require that all non-internet based applications made by applicants in Australia for a Subclass 600 (Visitor) visa in the Tourist stream must be made by post or courier to a specified address in Sydney, instead of Adelaide. 

The new address to post non- internet applications made on or after 1 July will be as follows: 

SERVCORP 101 MILLER STREET, NORTH SYDNEY

OPTIMAL GROWTH  

In 1978 Servcorp was created. A simple start-up, our CEO used a piece of chalk to divide space on a floor in MLC Centre, Sydney. It was here that Servcorp and the concept of shared workspace came into existence – flexible, affordable but most importantly service oriented support for businesses. 

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The Joint Standing Committee on Migration is holding a public hearing as part of its inquiry into the efficacy of current regulation of Australian migration agents on:

DATE: Monday, 16 July 2018

TIME: 12.30 pm

The following information has just been received from the South Australian government:

To complete system updates for the new program year Immigration SA will be closing the state nomination 190/489 application system from 9am on Monday 25 June and will re-open in the first week of July (the date and time will be confirmed at the start of July).

If you have commenced a 190/489 application, you will need to submit & pay for the application prior to the system being closed.

From 9am on 25 June, incomplete applications will be deleted, this includes applications that have been “saved but not submitted” and applications that have been “submitted but are still awaiting payment”.  

Processing times for submitted applications are provided here.