Helping you call Australia home

This article is also available in Spanish Are you in Australia waiting for a visa decision and want to travel overseas? If you hold a Bridging visa A (BVA), you cannot leave Australia and return on that visa. If you need to travel while waiting for your visa application to be decided, you need to apply for a Bridging visa B (BVB). A Bridging visa B allows you to leave Australia and return during a specified travel period while your substantive visa application or review is be

This article is also available in Spanish. One of the most frustrating situations for an employer and an overseas worker is finding out that the occupation they want to nominate is not on the relevant skilled occupation list. However this does not mean that employer sponsorship is impossible. Other options including checking other lists; applying in the specialist stream; using a DAMA or applying for a labour agreement. Consider a regional employer If your employer is willing

This article is also available in Spanish. The Australian Government has announced major changes to visitor visas that could affect people who are planning to come to Australia to be with their Australian partner. On 17 September 2026, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced that a “No Further Stay” condition will be attached to future visitor visas. This is an important change for people who have been planning to enter Australia on a visitor visa and then apply for an ons