Australia has always been one of the countries who have the highest rate of immigration. Excellent education, abundant business opportunities, safe and secure environment, work-life balance, every advantage you name it, all converge to bring the status of Australians to a higher level among the world’s population. However, the landscape of migration has started […]
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We’ve come to know several occasions where immigrants in a particular country have nailed considerable achievements. The stories unveiled are usually inspiring and motivating. Well, here’s a special one from Australia where a Malaysian descent shows the world his quality in teaching to the extent of being recognized with 2018 New South Wales (NSW) Local […]
As we near the end of the current financial year, there have been a number of changes made and announced for the state sponsorship programs around Australia. Here’s a quick update: SA: South Australia recently announced changes to their Skilled Migration program. From 28 May 2018, graduates who wish to access the work experience waiver […]
Work experience changes Immigration SA has revised its requirements for accessing the work experience waiver for international graduates of SA (rather than our usual requirement for at least one year of skilled work experience in the past three). SA graduates will now need to have been working for the last 3 months in a skilled […]
When Joey Wong arrived in Canberra, she couldn’t find a place to live for about six weeks, and staying in short-term accommodation was proving costly. “I thought, ‘How good would it be if I could find somewhere to stay for about two months while I find somewhere long-term?’” she said. That led the student, originally […]
The Department of Home Affairs has quietly announced some proposed changes to Citizenship application requirements, to be effective from 1 July 2018. These proposed changes include: RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT: Applicants will now have to have been a permanent resident in Australia for four years prior to submitting an application for Australian Citizenship, with no more than […]
Australia has been bugged by the immigration issue all the time but recently the issue has almost gone out of hand. How many and whom? Australia is – again – seized by a debate about migration to this country, its size, shape and character. From the post-war creation of an immigration department and the public […]
It’s always the topic feverishly talked about by everyone, especially in the parliament. In the recent incident that shed light on ‘absurd’ comments by our ex-Prime Minister Tony Abbott, four senior figures in the Turnbull government have rejected his calls to cut immigration to ease pressure on infrastructure and wages, increase housing affordability and reduce […]
Have you ever wondered what the term ‘de facto’ partner actually means? Are you in a relationship with someone but you’re not really sure whether it can be called a de facto relationship? We can give you a helping hand with this one. The Department of Home Affairs defines a couple as being in a […]
The High Points category has been successful in attracting high quality applicants to South Australia. From 1 February 2018, Immigration SA’s High Points category will increase to 85 points. Applicants who can achieve 85 points or higher (including state nomination points) can gain access to the Supplementary Skilled List (SSL) and occupations on the State Nominated Occupation […]
Immigration SA is pleased to announce will be implementing new nomination requirements for South Australia’s Significant Investor (SIV) program, aimed at making South Australia a more attractive destination for your clients to invest, live, and have their children educated. Immigration South Australia is now accepting nomination applications for subclass 188c nomination applications that satisfy the […]
Live in Victoria have provided the following new property development criteria for Subclass 132 visas has been introduced and applies to all proposed business activities that relate to property development. The applicant must have relevant qualifications and experience (for example, architecture, engineering or construction management). Extensive relevant experience may substitute a qualification – this will […]
