As all of you have been waiting for the news on changes of migration program rules, the DIAC has today announced the forthcoming changes in the program. It focus, especially on the 175, 176, 475 visa application where a successful skill assessment is a MUST for all applicant regardless of their location. It means the [...]
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01 January 2010 Changes in Migration Program Announced
Posted in Immigration News, tagged 01 January 2010, 475 visa application, announced, changed, changes, DIAC, location, migration, migration program, migration program rules, off shore, on shore, refund policy, skill assessment, successful, visa on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Significant Changes to GSM program from 1st Jan 2010
Posted in Immigration News, tagged 1st Jan 2010, 885/886 applicants, application, Australia, changes, DIAC, DIAC website, employer sponsorship, employer-sponsored, family sponsored, General Skilled Migration, GSM program, GSM visa. GSM, GSM visas, latest changes, legislation, lodged, migrate, nominated trade occupation, production manager, significant, skills assessment, State sponsored, tradesman, unsponsored, visa on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Legislation has either been passed earlier this week or is about to be passed (I’m not sure which) that will have a substantial impact on some of the people who hope to apply to migrate to Australia but who have not yet lodged an application for a GSM visa. GSM = General Skilled Migration = [...]
Blitz on working holiday visa scam
Posted in ALL news, Immigration News, tagged 400., abused, advertisements, Applications, Australian Business, backpackers, cancelled, claim, convicted of fraud, department, Department of Immigration, documents, European visitors, extend, false documentation, falsely claim, farm, farms., Federal, fee, fraud, fraudulent claims, fruit growing, Gumtree website, holiday visa, hostel, immigration, Indians, industries, international students, internet, job, jobs, linked, lodged online, mainly, opposition, posted, reflected, rural, rural jobs, scams, selling, Sharman Stone, SPECIALIST integrity unit, spokeswoman, Sydney, targeting, this fraud, under-resourcing, visa, visas, widespread, worked, working holiday visa program, working holiday visas on November 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A SPECIALIST integrity unit has been formed inside the Department of Immigration to deal with widespread fraud in the working holiday visa program, on which industries such as fruit growing depend. More than 200 internet advertisements have been found offering to buy or sell documents allowing backpackers to claim they had worked in rural jobs [...]
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 [...]
The adventure starts here London, 30th & 31st Jan 2010
Posted in Immigration News, Uncategorized, tagged Australia, Australia visa, best, biggest, Business Design Centre, dedicated migration seminar programme, Down Under Live, event, healthcare, highlight, Islington, January 30th - 10.30am to 5.30pm, January 31st - 10am to 4.30pm, job, job opportunities, London in 2010, migration experts, New Zealand, offer migrants, overseas, overseas workers, recognised, returns, schooling., shipped, State, UK’s, visa, visa process, visa processing on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Down Under Live ! The UK’s biggest event for Australia and New Zealand returns to London in 2010 at the Business Design Centre in Islington, as well as the best advice and help for anyone planning the move of a lifetime down under. Come and listen to our dedicated migration seminar programme, where visitors to [...]
DIAC refutes hoax email on asylum seeker policy
Posted in Immigration News, tagged asylum seeker, asylum seekers, Australia, Australia accepts, Benefits, circulating, claims, criminals, Department of Immigration and Citizenship, DIAC, emails, falsely claim, free houses, government, granted permanent visas, gross inaccuracies, hoax email, hoax., ignore, in Australia., income-support, international obligations, internet, media, no access to Centrelink benefits., no cash payments, payments, permanent residents, permanently, policy, provided, public, receive, refugee status, refugees, refutes, ridiculous, security and identity checks, settling, terrorists, under Australia’s Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy, urging, visa, visas on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) is urging the media and the public to ignore hoax emails circulating on the internet about government benefits provided to asylum seekers and refugees permanently settling in Australia. Some of the hoax emails also falsely claim Australia accepts terrorists and other criminals under its international obligations. “The text [...]
Visa Legislation Changes for 14 September 2009
Posted in Immigration News, tagged 14 September, 14 September 2009, 2009., changes, effective, legislation, published, The Notices of Legislative, visa, website on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Notices of Legislative changes effective 14 September 2009, published on the website, do not come into effect till 12:00am AEST (GMT + 10) Monday 14 September 2009. See: All Notices of Legislation Changes at : http://www.immi.gov.au/legislation/amendments/
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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