Media and expert comment

Moran Shultz is a Registered Migration Agent (MARN 1795282, registered with OMARA since July 2017), founder of LifeinAus, and an overseas-trained lawyer. She is available to journalists, podcast hosts and event organisers for plain-English comment on Australian migration.

Topics

• Visa fee and processing-time changes (we track the official figures monthly)
• Employer sponsorship: 482 Skills in Demand, 186, 494, the SAF levy and labour shortages
• Partner and family visas, including long processing times
• Skilled migration: points, state nomination and invitation rounds
• Working holiday visas (417/462), caps and ballots
• Visa refusals and review at the Administrative Review Tribunal
• Policy changes from the Department of Home Affairs and their real-world impact

Data you can use

Free to cite with a link, refreshed from official Home Affairs sources:

• Australian visa fees — every visa application charge (CSV available).
• Visa processing times tracker — every visa and stream, with monthly history (CSV available).
• 482 sponsorship cost calculator — what sponsoring a worker costs a business.

Short bio

Moran Shultz is a Registered Migration Agent (MARN 1795282) and the founder of LifeinAus, a Sydney-based migration practice helping skilled professionals, families and employers across Australia. Registered since 2017 and trained as a lawyer, she specialises in complex visa cases, including employer sponsorship, skilled migration, partner and family visas.

Contact

Email info@lifeinaus.com with "Media enquiry" in the subject, or call +61 404 690 227. Headshot: download.

Comment is general information about Australian migration law and policy, not advice on any individual's circumstances.