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  2. Visa policy of Australia - Wikipedia

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    A special purpose visa is a visa exemption given by operation of law to certain foreign nationals in Australia to whom standard visa and immigration clearance arrangements do not apply. It effectively exempts certain persons from the normal processes for entry into Australia.

  3. Migration Agents Registration Authority - Wikipedia

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    Migration agents assist people to migrate to Australia by using their knowledge of Australian visas and immigration law to complete necessary visa applications [1] and represent them in dealings with the Department of Home Affairs (previously the Department of Immigration and Citizenship), the tribunals, the minister, federal courts and high ...

  4. Immigration to Australia - Wikipedia

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    Australia maintains a list of skilled occupations that are currently acceptable for immigration to Australia. [52] In 2009, following the global financial crisis, the Australian government reduced its immigration target by 14%, and the permanent migration program for skilled migrants was reduced to 115,000 people for that financial year. [53]

  5. Migration Act 1958 - Wikipedia

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    On 1 February 2023, Immigration Minister Andrew Giles confirmed that the Australian Government would preserve the 501 deportation policy but issued a ministerial directive for the Department of Home Affairs to consider the duration of time that deportees have lived in Australia as well as their ties to Australia. The Australian Government will ...

  6. Department of Immigration and Border Protection - Wikipedia

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    The Department of Immigration and Border Protection was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 18 September 2013 [3] and replaced the majority of the functions previously performed by the former Department of Immigration and Citizenship; with the exception of most settlement and multicultural affairs programs that were assumed by the Department of Human Services.

  7. Australian migration zone - Wikipedia

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    The Australian migration zone is a legal device created by the Australian Government for the purpose of Australia's visa policy and immigration policy, as the territory in which Australia's visa policy applies. The Australian migration zone covers such Australian controlled territories as the government may determine. Prior to 2001, the ...

  8. Australia will address significant abuses of its visa system, the government said on Thursday, in a bid to crack down on human trafficking and other forms of organised crime. The government will ...

  9. Department of Home Affairs (Australia) - Wikipedia

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    The Department of Home Affairs is a department of the Government of Australia that is charged with responsibilities for national security, protective services, emergency management, border control, immigration, refugees, citizenship, transport security and multicultural affairs. [2]