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Registered Migration Agents who are also lawyers are a rare breed!

Recent statistics show that less than a third of Registered Migration Agents in Australia are also lawyers. Here at The Migration Place, all of our… Read More

Australian citizenship set to become more difficult to gain

There are many benefits of becoming an Australia citizen. You are entitled to vote in government elections, you can live in Australia indefinitely, you can… Read More

What Australian Business owners should know about the 457 Visa!

Due to the growing skills gap in Australia employers are more and more searching for quality staff overseas. It is predicted that we will be… Read More

Abbott announces reforms to 457 visa program:

The Prime Minister announced last week his plans to make changes to the 457 scheme to make the visa process more flexible and efficient for… Read More

Migration Appeals to go to Super-Tribunal

One of the lesser-known measures to come out of this year’s budget is the amalgamation of the Migration Review Tribunal with various other review bodies… Read More

High Court strikes down protection visa cap

On 20 June 2014, the High Court unanimously upheld two legal challenges by asylum seekers who were affected by the Immigration Minister’s decision to cap… Read More

Signed work and holiday arrangement with Greece

Do you want to learn to surf on an Aussie beach every day? With the signing of the Greek-Australian work and holiday arrangements, you… Read More

More choice in English language testing

Applicants for a number of visas are being given more choice in English language testing. From November 2014, people applying for Temporary Graduate, Skilled, Work… Read More

This is an important notice to all of our clients who want to help their parents live in Australia (or if you know any aged people wishing to live in Australia).

You need to act before 30 June 2014 (probably sooner) as the following parent and aged visas are being closed off in June 2014 (within… Read More

Partner Visas – DIBP reports sharp rise in sham relationship evidence

  DIBP is being kept busy with allegations of sham relationships – stating that there has been a marked rise in false documents, false statements… Read More