What does the 2023 federal budget mean for migration?

The 2022 – 2023 Federal Budget was recently announced on 29 March 2022. Read on to find out what this…
Differences between migration agent and immigration lawyer

Have you always thought that a Migration Agent and Immigration Lawyer are the same? Making the decision to migrate is…
Strengthening the Character Test 2021

Since 2017/2018, the Australian Government has been strengthening the character test through many different methods. On 24 November 2021, a…
Brightstone Migration interviewed by SBS Radio

Brightstone Migration was interviewed by SBS radio regarding the recent policy changes which now includes parents of Australian citizens and…
Travel exemptions extended for parents

Parents of Australian citizens or permanent residents will be included as an ‘immediate family member’ for consideration of inward travel…
What is a ‘reasonable time’?

For a child visa, if an applicant is over 18 years at the time of application then there is an…