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New visa pricing arrangements to begin soon will encourage Department of Immigration and Citizenship clients to use online services where available. Visa pricing measures already in place include a visa evidence charge, first announced by the Australian Government in...
The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, and her Papua New Guinean counterpart say they have begun a new chapter in the bilateral relationship after agreeing to a number of initiatives. After a meeting in Port Moresby, Ms Gillard and Peter O'Neill announced...
FEES charged to foreign workers applying for a 457 visa will be more than doubled to $900, raking almost $200 million into Treasury coffers over four years. The Fair Work Ombudsman's budget will also be increased by $3.4m to enforce employer compliance with 457 visa...
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard won't change arrangements for New Zealanders moving to Australia, despite her concerns about overseas workers taking jobs Australians can do. She says some companies were rorting Australia's "457" temporary visa system for...
THOUSANDS more foreign students will get the green light to compete for Australian jobs next week, when the Government expands a work visa scheme. The Immigration Department is relaxing the work rules for foreign students, even though the Prime Minister is vowing to...
A SENATE committee charged with examining the use of 457 visas will "cut through the rhetoric and politics", the man who pushed for the inquiry says. The inquiry, which arose from a successful motion by independent Senator Nick Xenophon, will look into the role of 457...
Yesterday, Minister O'Connor announced a new Visitor visa structure as part of DIAC's "Simpler visas" reform agenda. "Simpler visas" intends to reduce the total number of visa Subclasses by half by 2015. Subject to final approval of the legislation by the...
ENGINEERS, IT professionals, corporate services managers and accountants continue to be in short supply across Australia, research shows. The Clarius Skills Index for December also shows an ongoing shortfall of company secretaries, auditors, and advertising and sales...
See my Bulletin Board for details of a free offer of a range of options for you to have a chat or e-mail questions or have any enquiries at all about migrating to Australia answered. There are visas available to suit virtually every purpose but they are generally...
One of our colleagues (a fellow MIA member) has reported that the family in India of one of his Subclass 489 clients today received a telephone call at home from "someone" stating they were from Customs in Canberra and were calling to advise there is a discrepancy in...