Month: May 2020

On April 29th the Victorian Government made a big announcement for International Students. Indeed, students of Victoria facing financial hardship due to Covid-19 will receive a $1,100 payment. Today the announcement of the opening of the application process for stream 2 has been released. It includes students enrolled with a private education provider or college…

City of Melbourne (CoM) is committed to ensuring that our international student community can access fresh food during this challenging period. CoM in partnership with Queen Victoria Market (QVM) is providing up to 1000 international students living and/or studying in Melbourne who are in need, with $200 worth of food vouchers (in $5 denominations). These can be…

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced today during a conference, National Cabinet has agreed to a plan in 3 steps to remove restrictions due to COVID-19 by July 2020.  The goal for Australia is to completely remove all the restrictions by July going through 3 different steps: Step 1 – Gathering of 5 visitors at home…

What are your options if you are in Australia, your current visa is expiring soon and you want to stay? – Covid-19 pandemic Temporary Activity Visa (subclass 408) – Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417 or 462) – Student visa (subclass 500). The information provided here has been taken from Australian government sources and our in-house…