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Today, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, announced a number of changes to the General Skilled Migration program.
Let’s look at the key changes. We’ll cover these changes in more detail further on …
Western Australia job advertisements surged 6% in December which is the strongest monthly growth since May 2007.
Experts say that the renewal of the mining boom could force business to compete ferociously for workers. This isn’t …
Wanted Down Under makes a return to the BBC with Series 4 Being aired this Monday at 10am on BBC 1.
I think this is the first time that Wanted Down Under has made it’s way …
Prior to the 1st of January 2010, applicants applying for permanent migration based on one of the onshore General Skilled Migration (GSM) visa subclasses were required, at time of application, to provide evidence that they …
G’day everyone! Well, in less that 14 hours time it’s going to be Christmas day here in Australia.
For those ‘enjoying’ the snow throughout many countries in the Northern hemisphere, you’ll be interested to know that …
Since starting my new role in the mining industry, I’ve found myself working for an organisation which is much more reliant on skilled resources brought in from overseas.
I was chatting to one of the hiring …
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship announced earlier this month that the amount of funds international students will need to demonstrate and have genuine access to in order to be granted a Student visa will …
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, has set new priority processing arrangements for certain Skilled Migration visas. These arrangements are designed to better address the needs of industry by targeting skills in …
The Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL) is going to be overhauled whilst the Critical Skills List (CSL) will be phased out completely.
The Australian Department of Immigration is near to concluding its review of the …
The 20 hottest spots to find work in Australia were revealed in the results of a new survey published by Australian financial institution Bankwest today.
Using Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data, the report measured 20 …
Foreign students will face greater screening as the Government cracks down on visa fraud and scrutinises their ability to finance life in Australia reports the Age
The changes, announced by Immigration Minister Chris Evans yesterday, apply …
During a recent visit to India, Australian Minister of Immigration & Citizenship, Chris Evans told press that Australian Immigration law is changing with a stronger focus on skilled workers.
Evans said in New Delhi, “We are …
The Australian Immigration and Citizenship department have started issuing letters to visa applicants who have applied for Australian Residency under certain visa classes.
The letter confirms that priority will be given to applicants who are applying …
Since launching Getting Down Under in January 2006, our site has evolved from my own personal Blog, tracking the move of my own family down under to more of an online Australian Immigration Magazine providing …
Its been a little whilst since I posted some up-to-data information on the kind of Salary you can expect to earn in Australia so I thought I’d provide a little data following the completion of …
A world-wide survey has found that Australia has been voted the best place for business during the economic downturn, meaning that all those emigrating to Australia will benefit from greater investment security and a stronger …
