Following the Skilled Migration and Temporary Activity
Review undertaken by the Department of Immigration & Border Protection (DIBP) in December 2014, it has been
announced that a new Temporary
Activity Visa framework will come onto effect on 19 November 2016.
In
summary, there would be four visa subclasses:
Temporary
Work (Short Stay Specialist) (subclass 400) visa;
Temporary
Work (International Relations) (subclass 403) visa;
Training
(subclass 407) visa; and
Temporary
Activity (subclass 408) visa.
These...
Monday, 19 September 2016
Thursday, 15 September 2016
Partner visa - Form 888 Declarants May Expect a Call from the DIBP
Departmental
officers are increasingly contacting supporting witnesses to Partner Visa and
Prospective marriage visas who provided Statutory Declarations or Forms 888 to
verify the content of their statements.
Form
888s (or Statutory Declaration in other forms), which contribute to the
assessment of the social aspects of a relationship, must be taken very
seriously by supporting witnesses since, under the Statutory Declarations
Act 1959, people who intentionally make a false statement in a statutory
declaration are liable for punishment...
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
NEW Entrepreneur Visa (Australia) - Migration Regulation introduced
There are now new streams within the Business Innovation and
Investment visa class, to provide a pathway to Australian permanent residence for:-
high calibre entrepreneurs with
financial backing from third parties in Australia,
who are nominated by a State or
Territory government, and
who meet residence
requirements, and
complete successful
entrepreneurial activities in Australia.
Contact us today if you would like more information and advice on the specific requirements of any of the business stream (or...
Sunday, 4 September 2016
Immigration Law & Immigration Lawyers in Australia
Migration is a complex process, and some cases present more complications than others. To obtain the most up-to-date information and ensure your application will be carried out correctly, you need an immigration lawyer / agent you can trust.
Our immigration lawyers and agents are registered with the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA) and are fluent in current laws and procedures, to ensure the information we provide you is up-to-date. Also, as registered agents, our lawyers and agents have proven they are of...
52 Occupations flagged for removal from the Skilled Occupation List (SOL)
Australia’s Skilled Occupation List (SOL) is
reviewed by the Department of Education and Training annually. This year, over 50 occupations have been
flagged for removal from future Skilled Occupation Lists (SOL).
Professional
Accountant
(General)
Management
Accountant
Taxation
Accountant
Actuary
Land
Economist
Valuer
Medical
Medical
Diagnostic Radiographer
Occupational
Therapist
Medical
Radiation Therapist
Podiatrist
Speech
Pathologist
General
Practitioner
Anaesthetist
Cardiologist
Endocrinologist
Intensive
Care...
Engineering, medicine & nursing students more likely to find employment in their fields
Recent research by
internationally recognised migration expert from the University of Melbourne,
Lesleyanne Hawthorne shows that the percentage of skilled migrants that were
able to find employment in their field varied depending on their chosen course
of study.
The percentage of
recently arrived migrants who were able to find employment in their field of
study:
66%
studied Nursing
57%
studied Medicine
29%
studied Engineering
Less
than 10% studied Commerce
According to Ms Hawthorne, the percentage for
Commerce graduates,...
Thursday, 1 September 2016
Frustrated with processing times of 457 visa?
On a daily basis we assist many businesses whom have gone
through substantial efforts to recruit the right person to fill in a time critical
position in their business. They often look at the pool of available talent overseas
only to get hit by the immigration formalities of relocating that talent.
The time it takes to put documents together and the time it takes
by the Immigration Department to process a visa application often causes those
businesses to lose contracts. Lost revenue is often as high as thousands of
dollars per day.
The type...
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