Immigration news

Australia’s proportion of born overseas has reached a 120-year high according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.   Approximately 6.6 million residents currently living in Australia were born outside Australian borders, a figure representing around 28 per cent of the national population. “Australia traditionally had a high proportion of migrants, but we’ve […]

Dear Subscribers, Hello and welcome to the first edition of Immigration News for 2015! The Christmas and New Year period is now behind us and the Migration Solutions office has returned to business as usual after a relaxing and well-earned break. The end of January also marks the closing date for the second round of

Employers are being warned against posting job advertisements aimed at temporary visa applicants at the expense of local candidates, following the release of a Fairfax media report.  The report stated that several online advertisements had appeared on job-seeking websites recently, either explicitly asking for temporary work migrants, or stating that candidates on such a visa would

Almost half of Australian states have recorded a decrease in their intake of overseas migrants according to a recent report compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.  Fast-growing states such as Western Australia, Queensland, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory all experienced a significant decline in population growth rate through overseas migration, causing the average national population

Immigration SA has announced it will accept two new additional English tests in line with a recent broadening of accepted assessment formats by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. South Australian state-nominated applicants will be able to take either the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) or Test of English as a Foreign

Scott Morrison will no longer be the Federal Minister for Immigration after being assigned to a new portfolio following a significant shake-up of the Federal Government’s Cabinet earlier this week. Mr Morrison will be the new Federal Minister for Social Services as the Abbott government attempts to crack down on those rorting the unemployment benefit

Immigration SA has expanded the South Australian Graduate List requirements to include Vocational, Education and Training (VET) Graduates from South Australia following discussions with the South Australian branch of the Migration Institute of Australia. South Australian VET graduates will need to meet the following criterion in order to be eligible for a state nominated visa.