Planned Australian Visa Increase Affects Greek Immigrants

It is predicted that the visa increase will generate $373.6 million Australian dollars over the next four year time span. Registered Migration Agent Penny Dimopoulos spoke with news portal Neos Kosmos, regarding the effect on the Greek-Australian community.

Dimopoulos explained, "In terms of applicants from Greece who are returning to Australia with their partners and children, the increase in costs may be difficult to bear, particularly if applicants have been unemployed due to the crisis."  The Greek-Australian migration expert added, "People who are suffering from economic hardship may need to delay or reconsider applying for a partner visa."

Dimopoulos also touched upon secondary application fees that are also set to raise by 50%, "This means that if a primary applicant and a secondary applicant aged over 18 (for example a uni student child) are included in an onshore partner visa application after January 1, the fee is likely to be in excess of $10,000."

(Source: Neos Kosmos)