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In love with an Australian?You need to know about the 1 July changes!If your current visa is about to expire, then you need to apply NOW!

June 22, 2017 The main changes are: The partner visa process will have an extra stage added (as if it wasn’t hard enough already!), where the Australian… Read More

The new 457 work visa rules

June 20, 2017 Yet again the Australian government has changed the visa rules – indeed they seem to do this annually which is why The Migration Place has… Read More

Even more reason to have a working holiday in Australia!

June 2, 2017 If you are currently on a 417 or 462 Visa, there are some important changes that give you even more reason to come to Australia!… Read More

Australian Government has banned 457 visas!

May 30, 2017 We all know that the Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) or simply 457 visa is the most commonly used program for employers to… Read More

A Kiwi’s Guide to Permanent Residency! Kiwis living in Australia for more than 5 years can now get permanent residency!

May 25, 2017 Why do Kiwis need residency? New Zealanders who arrived after 26 February 2001 on a special category (subclass 444) visa can now apply… Read More

A new parent visa has been unveiled

May 11, 2017 On 09 May 2017 the government announced a new visa that will allow migrants the option of paying for and supporting their parents financially if… Read More

Visa Cancellation – What Happened to “Innocent until proven guilty?”

March 20, 2017 A fundamental pillar of our legal system is that a person is ‘innocent until proven guilty’. Our current migration laws allow a visa to be… Read More

The Importance of Complying with Your Visa Conditions

March 17, 2017 Migrants on temporary visas enter Australia every year hoping to eventually obtain full work rights and/or permanent residency. Unfortunately, after initially meeting the entry… Read More

Promises for a New Temporary Parent Visa

March 16, 2017 As part of an election promise, the Australian government recently announced that they are planning to create a new 5-year temporary parent visa. The… Read More

BEWARE! SCAM ARTISTS CONTACT VISA APPLICANTS CLAIMING TO BE FROM IMMIGRATION

March 15, 2017 We have all received scam emails from people claiming to be from the tax office, from the bank, from Nigeria, Medicare etcetera… The latest scam… Read More