The dudes over at Immi have announced a number of very minor amendments to the Work and Holiday Visa program.
Nothing major, just a correction of ‘a minor typographical error’. Seems like the Immi folks must …

The folks over at immi have announced this month an amendment to both the Sponsorship and Nomination Criteria and the Temporary Business (Long Stay) Subclass 457 visa Time of Decision Criteria.
From 1 October 2007, the …

Bugger, I’ve just been checking through our Archive and I’ve just realised that last Wednesday the 17th January, Gettingdownunder turned one!
Since making the first post way back then, quite a lot of stuff …

NEWS
Please note that on Monday 2nd of October the ASPC will be closed because there is a public holiday in South Australia. To provide timely information to applicants and migration agents the proposed allocation …

Hi Guys
Just to let you know that we added the .com and .net domains to gettingdownunder today and although the .co.uk domain and all pages will continue to work, we have decided to adopt the …

The ASPC is current experiencing some delays in receipting and acknowledging applications and regrets the inconvenience this may be causing applicants and their representatives. While this backlog exists information will be provided here daily about …

Kangaroo Island has been described as one of earth’s last unspoilt island refuges, and with very good reason.
This idyllic island located off the coast of South Australian is an idyllic tour destination for those …

The Yarra Valley is located a short 90 minutes north-east of Melbourne, the capital of the southern Australian state of Victoria, and is an idyllic destination for a day tour or weekend getaway.
The Yarra …

Australia, according to the 2005 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, is the best place in the world to live in! That is probably why the application for migration to Australia annually is extremely competitive as many …

Australia is a very diverse country geographically and a hot spot for tourism. If you are thinking about heading down under, here is some information on Australia.
An Overview of Australia for Travelers
Australia is its own …

Australia’s Northern Territory is a land of swirling, near-phosphorescent, ochre dust, rocky mountain-high thunderclouds and sky-shattering storms – a region of pawpaw (papaya) and mango farms, pearl oyster meat from the pearling industry, farm-raised alligator …

In 2004 the UK government saw an unprecedented number of eastern Europeans enter Britain when 10 new countries joined the European Union.
The Government estimated fewer than 20,000 would come to the UK but it …

Well. We are still here
Our ‘buyer’ is still to sort a mortgage out so we continue to market our property as best as we can.
The Little house company hasn’t generated eny enquiries (although …

Hi Folks, Current Australian Immigration processing lead time as of 1st August.
News
Please note that there are no changes to the allocation dates for Offshore, SIR or New Zealand visa applications this week.
Applications for Subclass 139 …

Latest Processing times for July:
As advised on the DIMA website processing of an application will usually commence within seven (7) working days of its receipt by the department.
This means that an application is receipted, acknowledged …

Latest Updates from Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre
As of 6 June 2006 the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre is assessing applications lodged on or before the following dates:
ONSHORE – paper based applications: …