ISANA News

VISA Update

On 20 July the Australian Government announced a number of changes to student visa arrangements to support international students. These changes include: 1. Granting student visas in all locations lodged outside Australia. This means when borders re-open, students...

Survey of Temporary Migrants during COVID

The survey will document challenges faced by international students, backpackers, refugees and other temporary migrants who did not receive federal government support. It asks about work, housing, financial insecurity, health, safety and discrimination. The multiple...

Thank you stakeholders for your continuous support for CISA!

ISANA has been privileged to support CISA since it formed on the 7 July 2010. To see how CISA members and the Executive Teams have progressed in their chosen careers both within and outside of Australia, has been amazing. And to hear of the ongoing commitment and from...

New information for people seeking immigration assistance

Please see below some new information that has just been sent to us by the Office of the Migration Agent Registration Authority (OMARA). Anyone who needs immigration assistance should first check the online register of Registered Migration Agents (RMAs)...

International Students and Wage Theft in Australia

International Students and Wage Theft in Australia Report. The report draws on the Information for Impact survey of over 5,000 international students in Australia, supported by StudyNSW. It reveals that the majority are experiencing serious wage theft. Key findings...

Help Stop Racism

The Australian Government is currently running an information campaign to support and inform multicultural communities in response to an increase in reports of racist behaviour targeting people of Asian appearance in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of...