Employer Nomination Scheme (Subclass 121/856):This visa is for Australian employers who want to sponsor highly skilled workers for a permanent visa to work in Australia
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship have made their annual adjustment of most of their visa application fees. The new fees came into effect from 1 July 2008 and were applied to the majority of Australian visas.
Notable increases: (others increased by 2.3 percent):
The tourist visa fee will increase from $75 to $100 for [...]
Those who apply for permanent Australian immigration have to do (the difficult ) citizenship test.
Those people who struggle with the test can now get help. As much as AUS$3.4 million has been dedicated to helping people take the computer-based test. The Australian government will give this money to communities throughout the country, whereby thousands [...]
Starting 26 April 2008, students on a student visa will automatically be granted permission to work. Permission to work will also apply to eligible family members that will stay with the foreign student in Australia.
The new rule will save time and money, as foreign students are no longer required to apply to work separately [...]
The following article taken from the “times of India” makes for informative reading:
With the revision of work rules in a number of foreign countries, the most recent being Australia, Indian students are now being presented with the option of staying back in the country where they receive their degree in [...]
Australia’s hiring boom looks set to continue as the economy expands and employers hired an estimated 17,500 extra workers in August. This is the tenth month in a row employment rates have gone up, following the 21,800 jobs added in July. The unemployment rate is around 4.3%, the lowest since 1974. In Australia & New [...]
Unprecedented economic growth in Western Australia means that up to 17,800 extra skilled workers will be desperately needed every year for the next ten years, according to a report launched today by education and training minister Mark McGowan. Some of these skilled workers must come from Australia immigration. The Beyond the Resources Boom study was [...]
Australia is issuing more Australian visas to skilled migrants than ever, a budget media release on Wednesday confirmed. The level of migration for 2007-08 will be set at 152,800 places. This includes an increase of 5,000 places in the Skilled Migration Stream (SMS), with a total of 102,500 places.
ALL people coming to Australia on visas that could lead to permanent residence will be forced to sign a values statement from October under a radical shift in immigration policy.
Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews also says greater emphasis will be placed on whether people are likely to be able to integrate when deciding whether to [...]
Australia’s immigration programme has been a resounding success but stronger positive leadership is needed if Australia is to address serious challenges ahead.
These are the findings of a large-scale national study on the effects of migration on Australian society.
Conducted by a team of researchers from the University of New England (UNE), the study found [...]
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