The latest on Australian visas and immigration
New training benchmarks for visas
On 18 October 2017 a Bill (Migration (Skilling Australians Fund) Charges Bill 2017) was introduced before Parliament which provides a detailed framework for the Skilling Australians Fund. The Skilling Australians…
Australian citizenship amendments
On 20 April 2017, the Australian Government announced the strengthening of requirements for Australian citizenship. On 18 October 2017, the Government proposed citizenship amendments to the legislation so only applications…
Updated NSW Skilled Occupations List
Are you a skilled worker that wants to live and work within Australia as a permanent resident on a visa subclass 190? Read more as New South Wales (NSW) have…
Can I get Australian citizenship with a criminal record?
The Australian government in recent times is taking a much harder line when it comes to granting citizenship to a person who has a criminal record. It is a requirement…
Options for overstaying your Australian visa
Recent figures from the Department of Home Affairs (DoHA) indicate more than 64,000 people are in Australia illegally after overstaying work and tourist visas, with the Federal government estimating as…
Tasmania introduces new visa category for overseas applicants
Australia is fast becoming one of the hottest destinations for immigrants to migrate to. The popularity of Australia is increasing yearly as the annual intake of migrants is tipping over…
Migrants are not taking Australian’s jobs
A great article in the Australian newspaper today dispels the myth that skilled migrants are taking Australian jobs. One of Australia’s leading demographers Professor Peter McDonald from Melbourne University who…
WA State Government slashes jobs on skilled migration list
The State Government has released an updated version of the Western Australian (WA) skilled migration list, slashing it to just 18 eligible occupations. The Western Australian skilled migration occupation list…
New citizenship bill introduced into parliament
A new Bill was introduced into Parliament for its first reading on 17 June 2017 which proposes significant changes to the current Citizenship Act 2007. The Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment…
New Pathway for New Zealander’s to obtain Permanent Residency and Citizenship in Australia
From 1 July 2017, there is a new pathway for New Zealand citizens living in Australia to gain permanent residency status and the Australia Citizenship. This new pathway is within…
New Training Benchmarks for sponsored temporary and permanent visas announced in 2017 Federal Budget
Training Benchmarks will be phased out and a new Skilling Australians Fund will be established which will raise revenue of $1.2 billion over the forward estimates period. The government says…
Summary of Australian 457 visa issues
On 18 April 2017, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Prime Minister of Australia and the Hon Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection jointly announced that the Temporary…