News
The net migration to Australia was 172,500 people, with WA ‘s population growing by 2.6%.
Over the 12 month period to September 30 2011, Western Australia’s population grew by 60,700 people, or 2.6%. Australia’s entire population grew by 319,600 bodies,… Read More
Proposed reforms to the work visa (employer nomination) scheme
DIAC have announced significant changes to the employer nomination scheme, effective 1 July 2012. Applicants for the newly named Subclass 186 Employer Nomination Scheme visa… Read More
On St Patrick’s Day, I like to reflect upon our strong links to the Emerald Isle.
Four of our prime ministers were born to Irish parents, whilst a further 3 prime ministers have strong Irish heritage. As at 2011, 72,000… Read More
Boat people are a non-issue.
I just read an article where Tony Abbott proposes focusing on “turning boats back to Indonesia”(see link below). It is the same old soapbox rubbish… Read More
On 1 July 2012, the six Skilled lists are to be combined into one list to simplify the procedure
The Government will: replace the current six permanent employer-sponsored visas with two new visas. consolidate the existing three sponsored occupation lists – subclass 457, employer… Read More
Regional Skilled Migration Scheme (RSMS) will require a pre-skills assessment to be submitted at time of application from 1 July 2012.
From 1 July 2012, the new Regional Skilled Migration Scheme (RSMS) will require trades people applying from outside Australia to submit a pre-visa application skills… Read More
Age limits lifted and foreign workers on work visas can now apply for PR if they (1) are under 50 years old, OR (2) earn more than $118,000 and have been here for 4 years on a 457
The age limit for accessing some skilled visas has also been extended upwards from 45 to 49 thus allowing older foreign workers to secure permanent… Read More
DIAC Reforms to ENS and RSMS likely to be implemented on 1 July 2012.
The permanent employer-sponsored program is being reviewed. This will effect RSMS (the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) and work visas (also known as the Employer Nomination… Read More
The Migration Place can assist business migrants with everything from the visas through to networking with relevant industry contacts, company structures, asset protection and all business agreements.
The Migration Place is a division of Irish Bentley Lawyers which specialises in providing results driven legal services to Australian businesses. One case study… Read More
Decision Ready Applications: available for partner visas, RSMS and 457 employer nominated visas – which will fast track the entire process down to a few weeks!
Decision Ready checklists are also available for Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) applications. The ENS visas take 3-8 weeks normally… Read More