Month: April 2020
Help for migrants in transition
Emergency relief and casework support 11 April 2020 You may have heard that Red Cross is receiving funding from the Australian Government for the next six months to deliver emergency relief and casework support. Here is some important information about this funding: These funds are for people on temporary visas who have no way to support themselves and who […]
Australia has introduced a new visa option for those who are unable to depart Australia
The new legislative instrument issued on 3rd April recognizes COVID-19 pandemic as an ‘event’ qualified for inviting subclass 408 visa applications. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak Australian Government has declared some important changes to the Temporary Activity Visa (Subclass 408) Temporary Activity Visa, as the name suggests, is a temporary visa that allows the visa-holder to […]
Student / Temporary Resident holder COVID-19 early release of superannuation
If you have been financially affected by COVID-19 you can access up to $10,000 of your superannuation in 2019–20 and a further $10,000 in 2020–21. You will not need to pay tax on amounts released and the money withdrawn will not be taken into account for any income or means tests. From 20 April 2020, you […]
