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Changes to Australian visas checked against the government source, plus independent reporting, videos and our own posts. The official page is always the final word.
Posts and short videos we have published, newest first. Each links to the official source it relies on; the official page remains the authority.
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Practice software in private beta: who can apply now
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YourVisaSite's practice software for Australian migration practitioners is in private beta.
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Australian lawyers can apply now. Applications from registered migration agents are not open yet; agents can register interest through the contact page.
Working in the beta today:
- A Today view of dated work across matters.
- Clients and matters, with people, tasks, stages and dates.
- Reusable questionnaires and matter templates.
- Word templates and generated documents.
- Practice money records: fee schedules, invoice drafts, bank statement import and a Xero export.
- A permission-based client workspace and matter document uploads.
Planned, not open yet: remote signing, firm workspaces with team members, paid consultations and software billing.
A person checks each registration against the official register before any tools open. The workspace is free during the beta, and no payments run through the platform.
Published by YourVisaSite. Official information from the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority. General information only, not migration advice. The official page remains the authority.
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Checking a course and provider on CRICOS
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For prospective international students, one check is worth making before any fees are paid: whether the provider and the specific course appear on CRICOS.
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CRICOS is the Australian Government register of courses and institutions offered to overseas students. Providers and courses each have their own code, so the check is short:
- Search the provider by name and note its provider code.
- Search the exact course, not only the provider.
- Compare the names and codes with the offer documents.
- Confirm the record in the official register.
YourVisaSite's CRICOS page lets you search a dated copy of the register data by course title, course code or provider name. The official register confirms whether a course is registered today.
https://yourvisasite.com/reference/cricos
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Published by YourVisaSite. Official information from the CRICOS (Department of Education). General information only, not migration advice. The official page remains the authority.
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EOI, invitation and application: three steps
Short video with no sound; all information is shown as on-screen text. Visa terms. EOI, invitation, application: three steps. An EOI is a SkillSelect profile, not an application. An invitation is a chance to apply, not a grant. An application is the step the Department decides.
"The EOI has been lodged" and "the visa application has been lodged" describe two different steps. The difference matters when progress is reported to an employer, a family or a client.
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In SkillSelect terms:
- An expression of interest (EOI) is a profile lodged to be considered for an invitation to apply for some skilled visas. It is not a visa application.
- An invitation to apply may follow. Lodging an EOI does not mean one will be issued.
- The visa application is lodged after an invitation. An invitation is not a visa grant.
YourVisaSite's glossary gives short plain-English meanings of terms such as EOI and SkillSelect, and links to the Home Affairs glossary, which holds the official definitions.
https://yourvisasite.com/reference/glossary
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Published by YourVisaSite. Official information from the Department of Home Affairs. General information only, not migration advice. The official page remains the authority.
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Finding the current official form
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Home Affairs identifies its forms by number and updates them from time to time. Working from the current official version matters for applicants and for the people who help them prepare documents.
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YourVisaSite's reference library includes a forms page built for that one task:
- Search Home Affairs forms by number or title.
- Filter by category.
- See the update date, where the Department publishes one.
- Open the form on the Department's own website.
No form is filled in or submitted on our site. The departmental forms pages on the Home Affairs website remain the official source for every form and its instructions.
https://yourvisasite.com/reference/forms
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Published by YourVisaSite. Official information from the Department of Home Affairs. General information only, not migration advice. The official page remains the authority.
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Check the register before paying for visa help
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A short due-diligence note for applicants, and for employers and HR teams who refer staff to outside visa help.
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Registered migration agents are listed on a public register kept by the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA). Each holds a Migration Agents Registration Number (MARN). Australian legal practitioners are regulated separately, by the legal body in their state or territory.
The check has three steps:
- Ask the person for their MARN
- Search the OMARA register yourself
- Ask questions if the person is not listed
Home Affairs' migration policy changes page lists cracking down on rogue migration agents among the announced changes. Nobody can guarantee a visa outcome.
For clarity, YourVisaSite is an independent information site. It is not a migration agent and does not assess eligibility.
Search the register: https://portal.mara.gov.au
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Published by YourVisaSite. Official information from the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority. General information only, not migration advice. The official page remains the authority.
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Official processing times, in one place
Short video with no sound; all information is shown as on-screen text. Processing times. Official processing times, in one place. Official Home Affairs figures for each visa. Reporting period and capture date for each figure. Past decisions described, not a prediction.
Processing times are a frequent question in Australian migration, and the official figures are often read as a forecast.
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Home Affairs publishes how long it took to decide recent applications for each visa. The YourVisaSite tracker puts those published figures in one place.
For each visa with a published figure, the tracker shows the times by stream, the reporting period and the date the figures were captured. Each page points back to the official processing times guide.
The limit is worth stating plainly to applicants, sponsors and HR teams. The figures describe decisions already made. They do not predict how long an application now on hand will take, and they can change after the capture date.
Tracker: https://yourvisasite.com/tracker
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Published by YourVisaSite. Official information from the Department of Home Affairs. General information only, not migration advice. The official page remains the authority.
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No Further Stay condition listed for visitor visas
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Home Affairs' "Australian Government Migration Policy Changes" page lists "Introducing a No Further Stay condition to all visitor visas".
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For employers hosting business visitors, and for practitioners fielding client questions, it helps to be precise about what has been published.
What the page says: the changes "have begun to be implemented and will be progressively rolled out over the next 12 months".
What it does not give: a start date. It also does not say that visas already granted are affected.
Until the department publishes more, the reference for an individual visa holder is the grant letter and the VEVO record, which show the conditions attached to that visa.
Our Visitor visa (subclass 600) guide links to the official Home Affairs source: https://yourvisasite.com/visas/600
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Published by YourVisaSite. Official information from the Department of Home Affairs. General information only, not migration advice. The official page remains the authority.
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VEVO: the official way to check your visa conditions
Short video with no sound; all information is shown as on-screen text. Visa basics. Check visa conditions on the official record. VEVO is the Home Affairs online service. It shows your current visa details and conditions. It describes your visa, not another person's.
A practical reminder for visa holders, and for the HR teams and practitioners who work with them: visa conditions are a matter of record, not opinion.
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VEVO (Visa Entitlement Verification Online) is the Department of Home Affairs' online service for checking current visa details and conditions. It is found on the Home Affairs website.
Why it matters:
- A social media post describes another person's visa
- Comment threads often disagree with each other
- The visa grant notice and VEVO are the record
For general background, YourVisaSite lists Australian visas by name and subclass number. Each page gives a plain summary and links to the official Home Affairs page.
https://yourvisasite.com/visas
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Published by YourVisaSite. Official information from the Department of Home Affairs. General information only, not migration advice. The official page remains the authority.
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Skilled visa processing priorities changed 19 Sep 2026
Short video with no sound; all information is shown as on-screen text. Official update. Skilled visa priorities changed on 19 September 2026. Direction 121 covers temporary skilled visas (482). Direction 122 covers provisional and permanent skilled. Both replaced the priorities under Direction 119.
Skilled visa processing priorities changed on 19 September 2026.
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For employers, HR teams and practitioners who still reference Direction 119: it has been replaced.
Ministerial Direction 121 covers temporary skilled visas (subclass 482). Ministerial Direction 122 covers provisional and permanent skilled visas, including subclasses 186, 189, 190, 191, 491 and 494.
Top priority in both goes to applications relating to the Construction, Healthcare, Teaching, Agriculture, Aquaculture, Fishing and Resources sectors, or Australia's law enforcement and defence interests. Later tiers depend on whether the applicant was in Australia at lodgement and, for applicants outside Australia, whether the application is combined with another person's.
A priority order is not a processing time. The official page has the exact wording:
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-processing-times/visa-processing-priorities/skilled-visa
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Published by YourVisaSite. Official information from the Department of Home Affairs. General information only, not migration advice. The official page remains the authority.
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Introducing YourVisaSite: Less noise. More clarity.
Short video with no sound; all information is shown as on-screen text. Introducing YourVisaSite. Less noise. More clarity. Find a visa by name or subclass number. Open its official Home Affairs source. Search the official lists behind it.
Introducing YourVisaSite: less noise, more clarity.
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Australian visa information is spread across official pages, forums and social media, and it is not always clear which is current. YourVisaSite is an independent information site built to help people reach the official material.
What it offers today:
- A visa index by name and subclass number, with a plain summary on each page
- A link from every visa page to its official Department of Home Affairs source
- A reference library of occupations, forms, assessing authorities and legislation
- Official published processing times in one place
It is free to read, with no account needed. It does not assess eligibility, and no lawyer or registered migration agent reviews the platform's own content. The official page remains the authority.
https://yourvisasite.com/
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Published by YourVisaSite. Official information from the Department of Home Affairs. General information only, not migration advice. The official page remains the authority.
