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 [...]
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 [...]
As of May 19, 2014, the ACT has reached the DIBP allocations for SC 190 nomination approvals for ACT residents, therefore, visa invitations will not begin to be issued again until 1 July 2014. Nomination approvals for overseas residents ceased on March 25, 2014. The ACT will continue to process [...]
It has been announced that applicants for Australian visas will have additional choices when it comes to English language testing. Applicants included would be temporary graduate antibiotika-online.com , skilled, work and holiday, and former resident visas. Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Michaelia Cash, said that the changes, which [...]
2014-15 Budget Overview: Australia's Migration Programme The following main points have been gleaned from the Commonwealth Budget announcement. As more detail and the implications of the Budget measures emerge, Austral Migration Consultancy will advise our clients.A preliminary reading of the DIAC Portfolio Budget Statements 2014-15 reveals:DIBP and Customs become Australian Border [...]
Changes were introduced by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) that took effect from 1 March 2014 and raised the minimum ceiling for each occupational group under the SkillSelect system to 1000 invitations. Since then, we have been advising our Clients that it’s actually brilliant news in that [...]
Contrary to what they say, you can’t live on love alone, and that’s why securing a job should be at the top (or in the top three) of your ‘to do’ list if you’re planning to settle in Australia. There’s always someone going on about the lack of jobs or [...]
Credit Card Surcharge Rates. Austral Migration Consultancy has received the following information from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection: From 19 April 2014, a credit card surcharge will apply to transactions made using Visa, MasterCard, American Express, JCB and Diners credit cards. The following rates will apply: • Visa/Mastercard [...]
Myth 1: You need to be 'young' to migrate. As long as you are below 50 at the point of application antibiotika-online.com , you fulfill the age criteria for migration. In fact, New Zealand has NO age restrictions!! Consult us for further clarification - FALSE Myth 2: It's best to migrate before you have kids. [...]
The ACT Government has announced that it is now able to nominate certain ICT occupations which DIAC had previously removed from their list. [See MIA Notice -6 August 2013] The ACT Government has provided the following advice: After consultation with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) the ACT is [...]