Australia, immigration, policy, what's changed?

New Deal changes in Australia since July 1;

Student visa

Since July 1, 2065438, the Australian Immigration Bureau has officially launched the SSVF (Simplified Student Visa Framework) framework system. The specific changes are as follows:

1. Simplify the framework of studying abroad visa, and reduce the original 570-576 * * 7 student visa to 1-student visa (subclass 500) for all students.

2. When a child applies for a student visa, one of the parents can also apply for a student guardian visa (subclass 590) at the same time, which is expected to take care of the child's daily life-a student guardian visa.

3. The purpose is to simplify the visa approval time for international students, hoping to shorten it to 1 month.

4. Further open the study abroad market, and applicants over the age of 6 can apply for studying in Australia. Online application: For all schools registered in the federal government's CRICOS system to recruit overseas students, the Australian Immigration and Border Administration will conduct immigration risk assessment according to the cases of students applying for visas in the past 1 year, and divide the schools into three risk levels: 1-3 * *. At the same time, the country where the visa applicant is located is also divided into three risk levels: 1-3. Accepting the application for studying in primary schools Australia can accept studying in primary schools, but the applicant must be at least 6 years old. Xintong immigration reminder: primary school students' visas are issued for no more than 2 years at a time.

Buy a house

Stamp duty in Australia skyrocketed! From July 1:

★ Victoria will increase the stamp duty rate of overseas buyers from 4% to 7% and the land tax to 1.5%, in addition to paying at least 5,000 Australian dollars in FIRB (Australian Foreign Investment Review Board) application fee.

The Queensland government announced that it would impose a new property tax of 3% on overseas buyers.

★ The new budget of NSW shows that the purchase of residential real estate in NSW requires a 4% stamp duty surcharge. From 20 17, the purchase of residential real estate will be subject to a land tax surcharge of 0.75%.

Other new policies

★ China Consulate opens online booking service.

★ The Consulate General of China in Sydney has also undergone new changes since July 1. Passport business can be booked online, such as passport replacement and replacement.

★ It is particularly important to note that during July 1-August1,online booking application is preferred. From August 1, applications without reservation will not be processed unless there is an emergency. After July 1, you need to make an appointment online now to handle it smoothly.