Fees and charges are reviewed on 1 July each year. A number of Visa Application Charges (VACs) and other fees will increase on 1 July 2009 in accordance with recent decisions made by the Australian Government. A number of other VAC and fees will increase in accordance with changes in the Consumer Price Index, or [...]
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Increases to Fees and Charges for 1 July 2009 for visa applications
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Business migration to Australia
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Bruce McFarlane, Director of Small Business Development Corporation, state of Western Australia, says: “The state of Western Australia is keen to encourage business migration from UK. “W.A. is investing many billions of dollars in major infrastructure projects in coming years to boost business and the general economy and you could play a major part in our [...]
Skilled Migration: Dispelling the Myths
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Source : Alan Collet www.gomatilda.com Since Australia’s Immigration Minister announced changes to the skilled migration program at the end of last year there has been a lot of misunderstanding among intending skilled migrants. In this article we try to dispel some of the myths. In no particular order, here are some of the comments we [...]