This is one of the biggest misconceptions when it comes to permanent residencies. When you get your PR, you will be given a 5 year travel authority, which can be renewed in two ways, either by staying in Australia for 2 years out of 5 years, or if you have [...]
You may have read on blogs, forums or even news portals that have claimed the skilled migration program is closing or ending. We are not sure why people are making this claim, but it's not true at all! The skilled migration program is key to Australia's economy, it has been [...]
Most visa applications are done by people themselves and the results can be quite mixed. In some cases everything went fine and their visas were granted with no problems, but in other cases errors were made that were so serious that they would never be able to apply again. As [...]
If you are applying for skilled migration and your visa is approved, your family (spouse and kids) will get the same visa that you applied for. Only you or your spouse needs to qualify for the migration program for the whole family to qualify!
It varies from occupation to occupation, but typically it's academic qualifications, proof of employment and proof you were paid for your employment. We recommend you ask for a follow up consultation and one of our team will explain to you exactly what you will need to collect.
We understand that the amount of visa scams have been increasing recently, but rest assured we are fully licensed to do what we do. If you search for any of our MARA licenses (1280295 / 1463976/ 1797371/ 2015387) on the mara.gov.au website, you'll see our business details, address, contact details [...]
Yes you will need to, unless you have a passport from America, United Kingdom, Canada or New Zealand. However having said that, even applicants from those countries would take the English test as it's worth up to 20 points.
You can apply for skilled migration without having a job or job offer from Australia. It's not common for Australian companies to offer jobs to applicants who don't already have work rights in Australia, so you'd need the visa first before you could apply for a job.
No you don't! The Australian government understands that not everyone would have been able to visit Australia in the past. But this doesn't mean you are any less qualified - so the skilled migration program allows for you to apply even if you've never visited the country.