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 […]
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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Education Minister Christopher Pyne and Immigration Minister Scott Morrison have released a joint media release heralding an overhaul of the Student Visa Assessment Level Framework from early 2014. The changes include: A reduction in the number of assessment levels from five to three (AL1, AL2 and AL3). Re-classification of countries and education sectors currently subject
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About 20 students from an Australian international college will meet immigration officials on Tuesday to stop the government from cancelling their visas.
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Mark provides some context as to what international students provide within the South Australian economy in terms of the jobs they tend to occupy in this article focussing on the falling interest in South Australia’s VET sector.
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Mark discusses the effect the Government’s changes to permanent residency eligibility will have on South Australia’s economy if international students continue to turn away from studying in Australia.
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Mark provides clarification on visa cancellation procedures, after reports of Immigration Department officials investigating attendance records of students at the Adelaide Pacific International College emerged.
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Mark discusses recent controversy regarding the attendance records of a group of international students at a local training college after the Immigration Department announced their visas could be subject to cancellation.
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Mark expresses his frustration with retrospective changes made by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship that make it more difficult for student visa holders hoping to gain permanent residency to apply once they have completed their studies in this article for The Advertiser.
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