Australian leisure and education say new onshore visa fees are 'a disaster'
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9:02 27/06/2013
Australian industry bodies have criticised the Australian government for its decision to impose hefty new visa fees from 1st July 2013. They say that the new fees are unfair and may damage the...
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Canada reforms temporary immigration visa regime
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Australian immigration cuts number of visitor and business visa types
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As of 23rd March, the Australian government has reduced the number of visitor visa subclasses from nine to five. Australian immigration minister Brendan O'Connor said it would simplify the system and...
