On March 15th 2019, two consecutive far-right extremist terrorist attacks in the mosques of Christchurch, New Zealand shocked the country and everyone around the world. At least 50 were killed and 50 more critically injured in the resulting extremist attack. Soon after the attack, Senator Fraser Anning from Queensland, Australia issued a statement that is […]

There will be two new skilled regional provisional visas introduced in November 2019: Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa: for people sponsored by an employer in regional Australia. Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa: for people who are nominated by a State or Territory government or sponsored by an eligible family member to live and work in regional […]

Legislative Instrument – F2019L00578 – Migration Amendment (New Skilled Regional Visas) Regulations 2019.   The following article provides a summary of the new legislation to be introduced, associated provisions and amendments to the Migration Act and Migration Regulations. These include the introduction of the new Skilled Regional Visas, the criteria and requirements for the new visas, closure of the visa Subclasses […]

The Australian Government has announced two new provisional visa categories and a new permanent visa, effective November 2019. New Visas The provisional visas will consist of a Skilled Employer-Sponsored Regional visa which will require sponsorship by an employer in a regional area, and a Skilled Work Regional visa, which will require nomination by a state […]

  Everyone migrates for different reasons. Most seek greener pastures that the country can offer, while others aim to challenge themselves on a global market. No matter the reason, one must always do research about the country they’re migrating to before actually moving there. “One’s goal will quickly be considered unrealistic if he is not […]

Dreaming of starting your own business in Australia? Can’t wait to finally be your own boss as you venture into the untapped market potential that is Australia? As thrilling as that may be, you will need to first understand that there is much preparation that needs to be done before you start your own business […]

  Dream of starting a new life in Australia? Got a fiery passion for cooking? Then Commercial Cookery and Culinary Arts courses are your tickets towards achieving the Australian dream. The best part about this is that you can achieve this dream by working in a field that you are passionate about as well. Who […]

Australia has announced some major changes to its immigration system, including eligible occupations for permanent and temporary immigration. There are more occupations added to Australia’s New Skilled Occupation List. The new list announced by the Department of Home Affairs has 212 skilled occupations eligible for Skilled Independent Visa (subclass 189) program whereas Skilled Nominated visa […]

On 1 March 2019, Minister Coleman announced that applications to sponsor a parent for a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa will be open from 17 April 2019. Once a sponsorship application has been approved, a sponsored parent will be able to apply for a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa. Applications for the visa are intended to open from […]

  With more than 300,000 international students studying in Australia every year, the variety of courses you can choose to study there is staggering. Australia has no doubt some of the best Universities in the world. With the option to stay back and migrate there, international students are constantly looking for the best courses to […]

  The Australian Labor Party (ALP) may vote on supporting the removal of the 40-hour work restriction on International students. Currently, International Student may only work 40-hours per fortnight. This new move aims to abolish that, however, tougher course completion and attendance requirements will be in place. If this move is passed, a new Labour […]

  Finding a rental home can be a complicated, time consuming and expensive process. Most property rentals are unnecessarily complicated and downright costly to rent. What if I tell you that cheap, affordable and flexible home rentals exist? In Australia, Airbnb dominates the short term home rental market. Tourists typically use Airbnb to rent properties […]