Australian Visas – Processing could be delayed to 2011
Thu, 25/06/09 – 6:02 | 4 Comments

The Australian Immigration and Citizenship department have started issuing letters to visa applicants who have applied for Australian Residency under certain visa classes.
The letter confirms that priority will be given to applicants who are applying …

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Australias economy is a tower of strength
Mon, 29/06/09 – 10:22 | No Comment

australian economyAustralias economy is a tower of strength after two respected international reports confirmed it continued to lead the developed world.

The first from the International Monetary Fund added its weight to mounting evidence that Australia was powering ahead of its rivals during the worst downturn since the Great Depression.

It yesterday upgraded its outlook for the Australian economy, tipping it to retreat by only 0.5 per cent this year before growing by 1.5 per cent next year. It earlier forecast a contraction of 1.4 per cent.

The report followed an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report that commended the Government’s stimulus measures. Read the full story »

Update on processing delays
Fri, 26/06/09 – 3:44 | 2 Comments
Update on processing delays

Yesterday we posted an article detailing the significant delays for folks applying under certain visa classes and following numerous discussions in our forum on the topic a number of additional factors have come to light.
Firstly, …

Australian visa application fees increase by 20 per cent
Wed, 24/06/09 – 4:33 | No Comment
Australian visa application fees increase by 20 per cent

The Australian visa application fee increases have been formally announced, with the skilled migration fee set to increase by 20 per cent as of 1 July 2009.
The Australian Government reviews the Australian visa application fees …

Iran to Australia – Dreaming of a better life down under
Tue, 23/06/09 – 10:33 | 3 Comments
Iran to Australia – Dreaming of a better life down under

Your reasons for choosing to emigrate to Australia will be varied. For us, as adults we saw the local parks and playing fields we used to play on as kids, turned into graffiti and syringe …

Jobs in Australia
Mon, 22/06/09 – 6:23 | No Comment
Jobs in Australia

Jobs in Australia still exist in their thousands and despite some of the more sombre news printed in the media of late, finding a job in Australia shouldn’t be too hard a task once you …

G’day UK 2009
Thu, 18/06/09 – 9:50 | No Comment
G’day UK 2009

G’Day UK 2009 kicks off this weekend delivering two weeks of food, wine, cultural and business events.
Top of the list will be Australian immigration and tourism which will be sold to Brits interested in making …

Deadly 60 – Australia
Wed, 17/06/09 – 5:24 | 5 Comments
Deadly 60 – Australia

Deadly 60 – Australia is being broadcast on BBC one tomorrow at 17:15 for anyone that’s interested.
Within the program, lucky wildlife expert Steve Backshall and his crew head for the Australian continent as he continues …

Skilled Migration – Dispelling the Myths
Fri, 12/06/09 – 22:17 | 2 Comments
Skilled Migration – Dispelling the Myths

Alan Collett at Go Matilda often writes a good article and his more recent article;  ’skilled migration, dispelling the myths’ is no exception.
Within the article, Alan talks about some of the misconceptions now held by …

Breaking the link between the Australian Student Visa and Permanent Residence
Fri, 12/06/09 – 8:34 | No Comment
Breaking the link between the Australian Student Visa and Permanent Residence

I read a very interesting letter printed in the Sydney Morning Herald this morning
Within the letter a chap by the name of Michael Jones writes about the strong link between overseas students studying in Australia …

Migration Agents – Migrant numbers need to increase to support infrastructure projects
Wed, 10/06/09 – 3:39 | No Comment
Migration Agents – Migrant numbers need to increase to support infrastructure projects

The Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) has warned the government that work on infrastructure projects will be difficult to accomplish following the decision to put restrictions on the skilled migration program.
While the MIA welcomed the …

Feeling Miffed?
Fri, 5/06/09 – 10:17 | No Comment
Feeling Miffed?

What with all the gloom and doom associated with the current economic crisis. The further cuts in the Australian Skilled Migration intake and all that other cheery news recently coming out of Australia, I thought …

Less than one month until changes to Australian skilled migration implemented
Thu, 4/06/09 – 10:15 | 2 Comments
Less than one month until changes to Australian skilled migration implemented

There is less than one month to go before the changes to the Australian skilled migration will come into effect, as outlined in last month’s release of the 2009-10 Budget.
As of the 1 July, the …

Is anybody out there?
Mon, 25/05/09 – 10:04 | One Comment
Is anybody out there?

Can you hear that……? Yup that’s the silence associated with the Australian Immigration Authority doing…..stuff!
It seems very quiet at the moment. My checks of all the usual sources of immigration news seems to be bringing …

Occupations removed from the temporary business Australian visa (subclass 457) program
Mon, 18/05/09 – 10:44 | No Comment
Occupations removed from the temporary business Australian visa (subclass 457) program

Following last week’s changes to the Australian skilled migration program, occupations have been removed from the temporary business Australian visa (subclass 457) program in line with the current needs of the Australian economy.
The temporary business …

Australian Budget – What could it mean for you?
Wed, 13/05/09 – 7:51 | One Comment
Australian Budget – What could it mean for you?

As we mentioned yesterday, the Federal Government released their budget last night so instead of going through the reams of data coming out of the budget line by line and boring you to death, I …

Beginning a life in Australia booklets now available
Tue, 12/05/09 – 10:10 | No Comment
Beginning a life in Australia booklets now available

The Australian Immigration Authority has recently published the latest edition of their booklet titled “Beginning a life in Australia”.
The booklets welcome newly-arrived migrants to Australia and provide useful national, state/territory and local settlement information.
This information …

Changes to the Skilled Occupations List effective 15 May
Thu, 7/05/09 – 10:24 | One Comment
Changes to the Skilled Occupations List effective 15 May

Changes to the Skilled Occupations List (SOL) have been made by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) in consultation with the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).
The Skilled Occupations List (SOL) lists …



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