Four Australian Visa Changes in Seven Days: Visitor Visa No Further Stay, Student Dependants, New 482 Processing Priorities and More (September 2026)

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Published on: 28/09/2026

Visitor visas locked with no further stay, student dependents cut, the 482 and skilled visa queue reordered, new character rules from 31 October. What changed in September 2026 and what to do. Talk to us.

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Ministerial Directions 121 and 122 Explained

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Published on: 24/09/2026

From 19 September 2026 the Department processes 482 and other skilled visas in a new order. One top tier of nine sectors, onshore and offshore no longer split at the top, and a new tier for the Specialist Skills stream. Who moved.

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Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning): What Happens on 5 October 2026

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Published on: 23/09/2026

From 5 October 2026 providers cannot enrol new overseas students in the Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning). If you have already started, you can finish. If you have not started, your enrolment is cancelled. Here is what to do.

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Migration Update September 2026: What Changed

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Published on: 17/09/2026

A gap between your courses does not, of itself, kill your subclass 485 visa. Working holiday country caps are paused, not closed. The Northern Territory reopened with 1,850 places and tighter rules. What actually changed, and what did not.

186 Visa: Who Pays the SAF Levy?

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Published on: 15/09/2026

Nominating a worker for permanent residence under the subclass 186 visa? The Skilling Australians Fund levy must be paid by the employer, not the worker. Here is who pays every cost, and how to set it up so your nomination holds up.

Australian Migration Update 2026: 8 Changes Affecting Students, Workers and Employers

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Published on: 10/09/2026

Australia's visa queue was reordered on 25 July 2026. Employer sponsored places rose to 58,040, the subclass 491 regional allocation was cut by 57 per cent, and Bridging Visa B now needs four weeks minimum. Here are the eight changes that matter.

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