Emigrate to Australia, Australian Immigration Advice And Resources
As the number of Australian immigrants from non-English speaking countries continues to rise, the requirement to speak and write a high standard of English is becoming a more significant part of the Australian migration process. The IELTS or TOEFL tests which need to be taken to support applications for many Australian Visa classes are for some [...]
With the Australian government soon to announce the 2012–13 Migration Program,we thought it may be useful to explain how the government plans for and determines the migration program’s size and composition. As you’ll have probably guessed, there are many more people wanting to migrate to Australia permanently than the country can accommodate. To manage the [...]
Good news for those of you looking to migrate to Australia under the 2012 – 2013 Migration Program. The Federal Government announced yesterday a targeted increase for the the 2012–13 migration program, providing additional places to help fill skills shortages in parts of the Australian economy. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Chris Bowen MP said [...]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 6 months, most of you will be aware of the reforms to the permanent employer sponsored migration program. One of the benefits to these reforms is the way in which the pathway for 457 visa holders to permanent residence will be simplified. The reforms, effective 1 July, [...]
We’ve already provided tips on importing your car to Australia however once you’ve got your car onto Aussie soil you’ll need to obtain Import car insurance to drive the thing. Import Car Insurance in Australia is a little different to the car insurance you’d buy for domestic vehicles. You see with insurance for imported cars, [...]
As our regular readers will know, reforms to Australia’s skilled migration program take effect on 1 July 2012. Included in these reforms are changes to points tested skilled migration visas for migrants who wish to live and work in Australia without employer sponsorship. Simplifying eligibility requirements, the changes include the introduction of three new points [...]
Cheque Savings or Credit is a question you’ll frequently be presented with when paying for goods or services in Australia, but what is the difference? As a new arrival (or soon to be resident) in Australia, I thought it would be worthwhile providing an overview of the Cheque Savings and Credit options and the key [...]
According to an article published by the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) Tony Abbott will push for a major boost of skilled workers from overseas – ”the best possible immigrants to Australia” – with a pledge to make employer-sponsored visas the mainstay of a Coalition government migration program. But in outlining the Coalition’s migration policy should [...]
Following this weeks’ weaker than expected consumer price inflation figure (up 1.6% from a year ago) for Australia’s first quarter, nearly every analyst is predicting an interest rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) at their 1st of May meeting. The main debate seems to centre on whether the rate cut will 25 [...]
A new web page is available on the Australian Immigration Website for current and former Student visa holders who held a Student visa when the Australian Government announced the skilled migration reforms (8 February 2010). Increasingly in the years leading up to the reforms, the composition of the skilled migration program was being determined by those [...]
Australian visa applications for American workers will be processed before arriving in the country in order to relieve Australia’s growing labour shortage. The booming mining and construction industries may have saved Australia from recession but the industries’ continuing growth has resulted in a widening skills gap which the country is struggling to fill. In order [...]
Finally the Pound Australian Dollar (GBPAUD) exchange rate has rallied which, having been months now since I last wrote that, I am guessing is a welcome relief to witness the Aussie Dollar selling off for a change. The trigger has not been Europe but China which is Australia’s single biggest export market. Since the last [...]
A new mine in Western Australia will create 10,000 jobs and place additional strain on the already gaping employment gap, meaning the $7 billion mine owned by magnate Gina Rinehart will rely on Australian working visa holders to operate. Roy Hill, project managers for the mine, said 2,000 of the total new jobs will be [...]
Australian Immigration and Citizenship Minister Chris Bowen has announced significant changes to simplify the process for the permanent employer-sponsored visa program with the changes to be introduced on 1 July 2012. The reforms will improve the program’s ability to: meet Australia’s economic needs respond quickly to labour market demand ensure that limited program places go [...]
The number of Australian visa applications from Indian students has more than doubled in the last 12 months, according to recent figures, prompting some to claim that Australia is regaining its appeal as a great country to study in. The Australian High Commission in India reported that the number of Indian students applying for an [...]
I know we are already into March but as we’ve not covered this, I thought it might be worthwhile covering the number of places allocated to Australian Migrants during 2012. Australia’s permanent immigration program has two components. Migration, for Skilled and Family Stream migrants and those granted a Special Eligibility class visa and Humanitarian, for [...]
