The National State of Disaster was yesterday extended by another month and it seems that level 1 may very well be the new normal for quite some time.  Though we are still in a state of lock down and the...

Its been 3 weeks since the country moved to level one of the lock-down and a little over a week since the borders reopened to international travel.  While there have been some teething issues with the reopening of the borders...

The Study visa subclass 500 is one of the many entry pathways in to Australia that allows the holder to reside in the country for up to 5 years, take up part time employment and also allows qualifying dependents to...

With the country moving into level 3 on the 1st of June 2020 , the Minister of Home Affairs has provided an update on the Directions relating to immigration services during level 3.  Whilst the President announced that at Level...

With the lockdown now on day 19 we continue to receive questions around how the DHA will deal with foreigners whose visas expired during the lock down. Will they be considered illegal?  will they be declared undesirable on departure?   The...

The year 2019 has come and gone in what could be described as a blink of an eye and what an eventful year it has been.  There have been several events within the SA immigration landscape as well as across...