A Partner Visa in 2016 comes with a $6,865 application fee and yet this has not prevented tens of thousands from applying for a visa to come to Australia to live with their partners. Approximately 131,218 partner visa applications were lodged over 2 years. The success rate of Partner visas as a whole is approximately […]
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Students looking to apply for a Skilled Migration Visa may now be eligible for extra points if they have studied a Masters Degree by Research or a Doctorial Degree. The following requirements must also be satisfied: (a) the degree was completed at an Australian educational institution; and (b) the person has met the requirements for
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The long awaited Entrepreneurs Visa has finally arrived! And this is what has been revealed so far: This visa is for those who have an Innovative Idea which will lead to the commercialisation of a product/service or development of an enterprise/business in Australia; Total amount of funding secured for the Innovative Idea is at least
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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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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
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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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