Migration Solutions in the media

Mark comments on the latest business migration figures, and claims that South Australia is turning into a prime destination for entrepreneurs and business migrants.

Mark is asked to comment on a story regarding a Malaysian doctor locked in a custody battle for his 4-year old daughter, after a confusing display of Australian immigration protocol allowed her to enter the country without his consent.

Mark provides an update on the current immigration landscape in this piece for the quarterly SA Defence Business Magazine, including his opinion on how South Australia’s sluggish population growth rate is costing our local economy.

Mark is asked to comment on the Australian Spouse visa program after Channel 7’s Today Tonight caught an applicant marrying an intellectually disabled woman to attain permanent residency.

Mark features in this news report from Channel 9 on the state opposition leader Steven Marshall’s plan to boost South Australia’s economy by increasing immigration levels.

Migration Solutions calls for a reassessment of the IELTS English-language test requirements, which is consistently foiling migrants visa application attempts due to the fickle nature of the test.

Migration Solutions raise the 402 Training and Research visa as a viable alternative solution to attaining permanent residency for applicants affected by the newly-introduced unattainable work experience requirements.

Mark highlights the consequences of the Federal Government’s revised visa application charges in relation to the sky-rocketing costs for both applicants and sponsors in this article for the Australian. Mark points out the costs will also have a significant impact on state governments, who are some of the biggest users of the program.

Mark speaks out in conjunction with a host of other industry spokespeople against the Federal Government’s attacks on the 457 visa program, with Shadow Immigration Minister Scott Morrison describing Labor’s attacks on the skilled migration program as “a desperate political ploy.”

Mark describes his experience in raising the issue of the shortcomings of ANZCO’s occupations list with the Immigration Department in relation to horticultural production workers inability to apply for an RSMS visa in this article published in The Australian.

Managing Director Mark Glazbrook contributes to the discussion on South Australia’s declining growth rate by providing his opinion on the latest population statistics in this news story for Channel 9.

Mark comments on the Labor government’s decision to cut funds to Education Adelaide, the organisation responsible for promoting South Australian universities to international students.

Mark expresses concern at the latest figures detailing South Australia’s increasing losses through Net Interstate Migration, and how unless measures are taken to counter the brain drain that population growth targets will not be met.