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Queensland State Nomination Changes

Business and Skilled Migration Queensland (BSMQ) has announced that new Queensland Business Criteria for the Business, Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) and a new Queensland Skilled Occupation List (QSOL) has been approved by the Queensland Government. These changes will come into effect from Monday 25 July 2016. The headline changes include: SUBCLASS 132 BUSINESS TALENT

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Migrants drive growth in Australian economy

Business leaders have warned the 45th parliament a brake on migration would hurt economic growth, as Malcolm Turnbull’s Coalition government claimed victory eight days after the election. Pauline Hanson’s resurgent One Nation party called for a ban on Muslim immigration to Australia and is set to wield some power in the Senate. Simon Swanson, managing director of financial services company ClearView

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New law means Australians can lose Citizenship

Teresa Mullan has lived in Australia for more than 50 years and she has raised children here, worked for three governments, voted at 10 federal elections and travelled the world on an Australian passport. But when she tried to renew that passport ahead of an overseas holiday next month, she was refused a replacement because she could

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5-years continuous stay visa for parents

The Coalition has promised a continuous five-year visa for parents of Australian residents, currently offered to only to those applicants on a case-to-case basis who have lodged a concurrent permanent parental visa application. If re-elected, the Coalition will remove the requirement for these parents to have lodged a concurrent permanent parental visa application. “The Coalition

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Using SmartGate at Australian Airports

Arrivals SmartGate enables eligible travellers arriving at Australia’s eight major international airports the option to self-process through passport control. It provides a secure and efficient way to clear through passport control. Arrivals SmartGate uses the information in ePassports and facial recognition technology to perform checks usually conducted by an Australian Border Force officer.

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