Facebook can be your best friend or your worst enemy when applying for an Australian visa. A Bangladeshi national who applied for a Protection Visa in Australia found this out the hard way when the Immigration Department cancelled his visa based on “Contradictory information” found on his Facebook page. The applicant claimed he was persecuted […]
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Foreign workers on vessels operating in the booming offshore resources industry will be required to obtain visas and receive minimum pay and conditions, after the High Court ruled against the Turnbull government. The much-anticipated judgement, delivered on Wednesday, overturns recent government reforms that have allowed foreign workers on certain vessels to be employed without working visas.
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A police warning has been issued in Australia about scammers phoning people claiming to be immigration officials and demanding fines be paid or they will face deportation. Visa holders in Australia are usually aware that they should not breach the conditions of their visa and it can be stressful when a so called immigration officials
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Professional Engineers Australia, an organisation focused on supporting Engineers in Australia, has written a letter to the Immigration Minister requesting a review of the Engineering Occupations listed on the Skilled Occupation List. Whilst it is only a recommendation, it is still a cause for concern when large organisations lobby for change because it can create
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Are you from New Zealand? Do you currently hold a Special Category Visa (SCV)? Read how one lucky New Zealander gained Australian Permanent Residency status, even though under normal circumstances he would not have been eligible. The story below was initially published on the Australian Forum. “I am a New Zealand citizen who moved to
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SBS Dateline explores China’s Millionaire Migration and poses the question of whether it is beneficial or not to the recipient countries. What do you think? Watch the video below.
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International students are paying twice as much for public transport as Australian students in the same classes. It’s the same story across NSW, as regulations stop international students from getting the same travel concessions as domestic students – forcing them to pay full fare. On top of this, the only ticketing option that provided discounts for international students will
Triple the school fees and No travel concession? Read More »
An Irishman living in Perth is pleading to be released from a Northam detention centre after being ‘wrongly’ detained by armed police on Monday over a visa ‘bungle’. This case was first reported by WA Today and highlights the importance of providing immigration with a correct and current postal address. Bernard Lee, 26, has lived in Perth lawfully
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The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) will extend an amnesty of sorts to visa overstayers in Queensland’s regional towns to help them avoid detention or a three-year re-entry ban from Australia. The DIBP visited Bundaberg and Gladstone last week and will visit Mount Isa on Thursday as part of the Community Status Resolution
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More Singaporean students are expected to head to Australian universities to pursue higher education. This comes after Singapore agreed to recognise more Australian degrees in the fields of law, medicine and allied health, as part of the Singapore-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Details of the agreement were announced last week and it is expected to help
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