Emigrate to Australia, Australian Immigration Advice And Resources
Australia’s 2013-14 migration program will be maintained at 190 000 places in 2013-14 Broken down, the numbers provides 128 550 places for skilled migrants, 60 885 places for family migration and 565 places for migration under special eligibility. The government has made a small shift of 700 places – from the skill stream to the [...]
If you are thinking about applying for the Temporary Graduate Visa (subclass 485), you might be interested to know that a number of changes have been made to this visa class which introduce new post-study work arrangements for certain graduates of an Australian bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree. These changes now mean that the subclass [...]
So it would seem that the oil and gas industry is the place to be here in Australia A recent survey undertaken by recruitment company Hays found that the Australian oil and gas workers earn $163,600 a year on average, 35% more than employees in the U.S. and almost double the global average. That compares [...]
It’s been a little while since we wrote an article about the cost of housing in Australia so thought it might be a good time to see what’s going on!. Having done a little research on the matter, it would seem that for some new arrivals to Australia, it’s not all good news. For those [...]
Visitor visas will be simplified and a new short stay activity visa will be rolled out this month. The new visitor visa framework builds on the Better Regulation Ministerial Partnership commitment to cut the total number of visa subclasses by up to 50 per cent by 2015. “The Gillard Government is determined to cut red [...]
He’s only been in charge for a month however new Australian immigration minister Brendan O’Connor, has announced changes to the Australian 457 Visa program following evidence that one of the country’s main temporary work visas is being abused by Australian companies to undercut Australian workers and has announced a crackdown. The federal government accused some employers [...]
Australia is the only country in the world that has a pre-migration skills assessment scheme with the aim being to help you find out if you have the necessary skills and qualifications to work in your nominated occupation once you arrive in Australia. The skills assessment scheme has achieved encouraging results for skilled migrants in [...]
The Australian Department of Immigration has recently published some top tips to help you submit your Expression Of Interest (EOI) In Skillselect There’s some good stuff in here so we’ll share these tips below: 1. Make sure you express an interest in the right visa for your circumstances. Skilled visa options are available on the [...]
So the first snippet of immigration news for 2013 which some of you may find of interest is the news that the Australian Immigration Department have a new boss. Brendan O’Connor was sworn in as Minister for Immigration and Citizenship on 4 February 2013. His bio seems a bit drab but alas, it will be interesting [...]
Hello out there and best wishes for 2013 everyone! Our regular visitors will have noticed it’s been a very quiet time here at GDU. Christmas is always a quiet time for Australian Immigration and on the flip side it’s been a very busy time in Mark-ville so apologies for the lack of updates. Christmas was [...]
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship today urged visa holders to hang up on individuals impersonating departmental officers seeking payment to fix ‘visa irregularities’. The phone scammers are targeting international communities in Australia, including Indian nationals holding temporary resident visas. Students from overseas and subclass 457 visa holders in the information and communications technology industry [...]
Do you have a spare $5 Million burning a hole in your pocket? If so then why not consider using it to help you migrate to Australia?! As we reported back in August, the significant investor visa, is being introduced as a key component of the Government’s business innovation and investment program, and requires visa [...]
As we reported back in September, the Australian Imigration department was planning to grant longer term tourist visas for parents of Australian migrants. Last Saturday (24th November) the changes went live. Chris Bowden, minister for Australian Immigration and citizenship said: The ‘more generous tourist visas will enable regular extended family visits for those patiently waiting [...]
New reports say the Australian Economy lost 27,000 jobs last month. The number of jobs lost was significantly worse than 10,000 analysts predicted. According to AMP chief economist Shane Oliver, full-time employment has been “stagnant” since January and that market evidence pointed toward more “softness” ahead.1 Unemployment Prime Minister Gillard tried to soften the blow [...]
Wanted Down under, the BBC’s insight into people looking to migrate from the UK to Australia is going from strength to strength with the folks at the Beeb now looking for contributors for Series 8 of the popular down under show. We were contacted by the BBC today with details on how to apply for [...]
The Australian Department of Immigration has announced a number of changes to the Temporary Work Visa with a number of visa sub classes being removed and a number being updated. All changes will be effective the 24th November 2012. From 24 November 2012 the following visa subclasses will no longer be open to new applicants: [...]
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