August 18, 2016The Department of Health has lobbied to have 41 Medical Occupations removed from the Skilled occupations List! A formal submission has been made to remove… Read More

February 25, 2016The 100 000th Dutch migrant, Mrs Adriana Zevenbergen arrived from Holland in November 1958, on the Johan van Olderbarneveldt. Here… Read More

January 28, 2016As of 1 January 2016, citizens of the Slovak Republic and Slovenia can apply for the Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) visa. Read More

January 22, 2016As part of the push to make it harder to get a work visa (subclass 457) , it is likely they will increase the minimum… Read More

January 22, 2016The importance of securing a professional opinion on your eligibility for any visa has been emphasised in a recent case from the… Read More

January 22, 2016The Australian Government has recently passed legislation to provide Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) loans to New Zealand citizens who are Special… Read More

December 17, 2015Have you ever been tempted to pay an employer to sponsor you? Perhaps you’ve been solicited by an employer looking to gain an advantage by… Read More

November 20, 2015New applications for Subclass 457 Visas will contain increased identity checks at the sponsorship, nomination, and application stages as of 20 November 2015. These ramped-up… Read More

November 17, 2015The much-hyped China-Australia Free Trade Agreement will remove the mandatory skills assessment requirement for Chinese citizens working in certain occupations. This news has been followed… Read More

September 30, 2015The much-anticipated launch of the Working Holiday Visa program for Chinese citizens has arrived! It is so in demand that the initial application quota was… Read More