The Federal Government has announced a new three-year multiple entry visitor visa for Chinese business visitors in a bid to encourage repeat visits and further investment in Australia, according to Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb. China, which has recently overtaken the UK as Australia’s largest source country of business stream visitor visas, accounted for […]
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The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has launched a social media campaign warning overseas students that are intentionally downgrading courses that they are risking their stay in Australia. Assistant Immigration Minister Michaelia Cash said in a recent press release that the practice of downgrading or changing courses from streamlined visa processing (SVP) eligible degree providers
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The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has announced a change to their online lodgement services. As of 22 November 2013, applicants will not be able to retrieve any un-submitted saved online visa applications from the Department, and will hence need to submit a new application. The department encourages applicants to submit their online applications
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More damning statistics out of CommSec’s quarterly State of the States report have shown South Australia to be the weakest performing mainland economy in the country, ranking only ahead of Tasmania overall. Whilst data in the report shows South Australia to rank fourth in construction and fifth in business investment, the state is either sixth of
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There’s no two ways about it; Ministerial Direction 53 – the Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) requirement – is costing the Australia’s national economy, and the education sector in particular, huge dollars. Peaking at just under $17 billion in 2009, and falling to $14.5 billion in 2012, Australia’s international education sector has been in significant decline over the
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Suman Vasantham is a shining example of what a migrant can achieve and contribute to Australia if they are ‘prepared to work hard, and be a little bit smart.’ Hailing from a town named Tenali in India’s South, Suman arrived in Australia in 2003 on a Student visa secured by Migration Solutions after being accepted
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New findings have shown South Australia to be missing out on a population boom sweeping across Australia, and being enjoyed by states such as Queensland and Western Australia in particular. A report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for the year ending in June 2013 has shown Australia’s population growth rate to have reached
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State opposition leader Steven Marshall has announced his party’s ‘Growth Action Agenda’, as South Australia’s attention begins to turn to the upcoming State Election on March 15. Included in the Agenda is a number of measures designed to increase population growth through the skilled migration program, such as by reducing the waiting times for migrants
The residential and commercial construction industry has added its voice to the legion of business sectors advocating for immigration levels to be raised to assist local and regional economies, with the South Australian division of the Master Builders Association (MBA) predicting significant skill shortages in the near future unless changes to Australia’s migration program are
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As the March 2014 deadline approaches, many international students are aware they will need to start considering their post-study visa options if they wish to remain in Australia upon the completion of their course. However, for those planning on applying for permanent residency under the General Skilled Migration program, they will need to be aware
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Australia has retained its number one ranking in the NatWest International Personal Banking ‘Quality of Life’ Report for British expatriates, with 80% of migrants reporting an improved quality of life in Australia since moving down under. According to the survey, the satisfaction appears to extend to almost all aspects of Australian living, with expatriates
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An Australian employer has been barred from sponsoring an overseas worker for 12 months by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, after failing to provide proper notification of an international worker’s resignation within 10 days of their employment having ceased. The employer’s appeal against the decision was refused by the Migration Review Tribunal, despite no
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Senator Cash has announced a series of new investment options for applicants for the Significant Investor Visa, as the government looks to attract more foreign capital to Australian businesses. Among the new options include annuities issued by an Australian registered life insurance company, derivatives used for portfolio management and non-speculative purposes, loans secured by mortgages
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*On November 23, the Government announced that adequate testing of the local labour market would be introduced as a necessary requirement for an employer to be able to nominate and employ a 457 worker. Also announced was all available exceptions to this testing, including those based on international trade obligations, occupation-based exemptions, and in situations of major disaster. To read the
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With the annual summer and March festival-frenzy just around the corner, South Australia’s restaurant and catering industry is in desperate need of more skilled workers. Having recently reported more businesses to be closing than opening, peak industry body Restaurant and Catering SA are crying out for a number of changes to help the skill-shortage ravaged
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IELTS may be the most feared five-letter acronym in the English language for an Australian visa applicant, after policy changes back in June 2012 dramatically increased the English-language requirements for permanent residency applicants of the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa. The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the most commonly-used language proficiency testing system
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Sally Neville Interview: Chief Executive of Restaurants and Catering SA MS: Thanks again for meeting with us today Sally. Could you tell us a little bit about your role and how you came to be in it? SN: Sure. Restaurant and Catering SA is the peak body for the restaurant and catering sector in the
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The Migration Review Tribunal (MRT) and Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) have announced they will close over the Christmas and New Year period. Closing date: 5.00pm Tuesday, December 24 Re-opening date: 8.30am Thursday, January 2 Anyone seeking further details about the tribunals’ operations over this period can read the full release here.
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