The latest statistics confirm Australia’s net overseas migration (NOM) level is on track to drop by about 20 per cent by the end of the financial year in response to government reforms to temporary and permanent migration and economic conditions, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, said today. Preliminary estimates released by [...]
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Net overseas migration on track to fall by 20 per cent
Posted in Immigration News, tagged 20 per cent, ABS report's, Australia, Australia's, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australians, benefit, confirm, develop, forward-planning, growing economy, immigration levels, infrastructure, long-stay migrants, long-term temporary migrants, migration, Minister for Immigration, net, net overseas, overseas, permanent migrants, permanently, policies, Prime Minister Gillard, reform, renewable resources, Senator Evans, statistics, Students, sustainable population, temporary residents, the government, track to fall on July 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Migrant cuts would ‘hurt WA’
Posted in Immigration News, Jobs and careers, Local News, tagged Australia, Australia's, business, Chamber of Commerce, chief economist, cutting immigration, Federal Opposition, forecasts, higher, Industry, interest rates, John Nicolaou, labour, major, number of immigrants, overseas, population, priced out, promise, pushed, resource companies, resources boom, Scott Morrison, Shadow immigration minister, Simon Crean, slash, Students, temporary workers, Trade Minister, WA, warned, WEST Australians on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Business has warned that West Australians could be priced out of the resources boom and interest rates pushed even higher if the Federal Opposition follows through with a promise to slash the number of immigrants. WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief economist John Nicolaou said the flagged cut would mean the abandonment of major [...]
New visa measures to assist international students
Posted in Immigration News, tagged Australia, Australian government, burden, DIAC, expenses, financial, international education provider., international students, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, overseas students, part-time work, refund, school college, Senator Chris Evans, student visa, Students, study, visa, visa application charge, visa application fee, visas on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, said that from 1 January 2010, overseas students who require a new visa to complete their studies at another school or college will be exempt from paying the $540 student visa application charge. Senator Evans said that although most students will be able to complete their [...]
New citizenship resource for schools
Posted in ALL news, tagged Adelaide, Australian, Australian citizen, children, citizenship, citizenship ceremony, civic, civic responsibilities, civics, classroom activities, commitment to Australia, country, curricula, deliver, designed, DIAC, educational, I am Australian: Exploring Australian Citizenship, in-depth lessons, linked, lower secondary, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, MP Steve Georganas, Plympton Primary School, represents, resource book, resource kit, responsibilities, school, school resource book, Senator Chris Evans, Senator Evans, significance, State, Students, teachers, territory, The Department of Immigration and Citizenship, upper primary on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A new educational resource kit on citizenship will provide school children across the country with a greater understanding of our civic responsibilities and what it means to be an Australian citizen. The school resource book – I am Australian: Exploring Australian Citizenship – is designed to assist teachers to deliver more in-depth lessons on Australian citizenship [...]
Student visa checks strengthened
Posted in Immigration News, tagged 'Australia's student, 2008-09, 28 000, agents, analysis, Applications, bona fides, Brazil, caseload, checks, control of fraud, convenient, department, document fraud, efficient, ensure, entry, evidence of fraud, financial capacity, fraud, genuine, identification, Immigration and Citizenship, inactivity, India, international students, live, Mauritius, Minister, Nepal, objective, Pakistan, removing, restricting eVisa, Senator Chris Evans, Senator Evans, service, Sri Lanka, stamp out, strengthened, strengthening checks, student, student visa, student visa applications, student visas, student visas refused, Students, study in Australia, supports, The Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Vietnam, visa, visa compliance, visa program, Zimbabwe on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship is strengthening checks on student visa applications to stamp out fraud and ensure students have the financial capacity to live and study in Australia. The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans said today that applications for student visas grew by 20 per cent to 362 193 in [...]
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