As you can see above the complaint is false. Ironically, his allegation that I falsified documents were in fact, FALSE!! In this industry we meet all kinds of individuals, this is a poignant fact when our clients are emotionally invested in the application and due to the size of our organisations we meet a lot [...]
The misconception about obtaining a state sponsorship is that it’s a straightforward process and with the only requirement is that your occupation be listed on the state list. Unfortunately, this is not the case, and a listed occupation is no guarantee that a state will approve your application. It is important to note that there are [...]
It’s common knowledge that Australian employers want candidates to have Australian work rights. They want you to have work rights so that they don’t have to act as sponsors which is what they would have to do if your visa does not entitle you to work in Australia. Many of our readers here are going to [...]
NSW has made several key changes to their migration program for the year 2014/2015. Key points about the program in 2014/15 are: Applications for 2014-15 will be lodged electronically through a new online system Applications will be open for four intakes per year with a maximum of 1000 applications per intake Application intakes will remain open [...]
Updated SA List As you may be aware, the new migration year along with the financial has started as of today, 1 July 2014. The new migration year usually means new Commonwealth (read Federal) Skilled Occupations Lists as well as new sponsorship lists from states and territories. In most years, it takes some states several months to [...]
Skilled Independent (Permanent) (Class SI) (Subclass 189) a.k.a Subclass 189 The Subclass 189 Skilled Independent is a permanent residency for skilled workers who are not sponsored by an employer, a state or territory, or a family member. What are the Primary Criteria ? – Subclass 189 Below is a list of requirements that you have to satisfy in [...]
Changes to the validity of skills assessments, announced yesterday in the Select Legislative Instrument SLI- F2014L00726 Migration Legislation Amendment (2014 Measures No.1) Regulation 2014, commence on 1 July 2014, as do the remainder of the changes announced in that SLI.It is advised to check the validity of skills assessments for points calculations used for lodged Skillselect EOI or [...]
There has been a lot of news and hearsay regarding the upcoming changes to the CSOL and SOL. The good news is that there will be no changes in July 2014. There will be additions to the list though as stated below. It would seem that Accountants can rest easy, they have been included in the [...]
Today is the last day to lodge applications for those that are scheduled to be removed before the new financial year. The legislation to repeal the visas was signed off by the governor general yesterday and will come into effect on Monday, which means that applications must be validly lodged today: http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2014L00622 It was done in a [...]
Austral was part of the highly successful MIA NSW State Conference that was held at Dockside, Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney on May 19, 2014. We are not entirely certain but we believe that the entire conference was sold out! The speakers were highly qualified and there were many useful discussions on a wide range of [...]
