Last year we witnessed many changing trends in the policy structure of Department of Home Affairs. It was also witnessed that the subclass visa 457 was also abolished by the authorities and since then it has been replaced by Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS) visa 482. Similar to the Sub-class 457, the Temporary Skills Shortage visa...

Australia can rightly be called the hotspot destination for countless of potential immigrants who want to further expand their educational and professional skills. Each year, the Department of Home Affairs releases the medium and long term strategic skilled occupation lists which details the occupations that are currently in demand in Australia. In this way, thousands...

Australia has right now currently the most booming economy in the world. With that robust economy, Australia offers an unparalleled job and employment opportunities as well as a truly multi-cultural environment. Many skilled workers are flocking to this land of opportunity for a better future. Australia has one of the most robust and highly inclusive...

We all know how big of a dream it is for those who want to settle in Australia, to get the Australian PR and ultimately the Aussie passport. But realizing the Australian dream has its own ups and downs and the processes and requirements involved. If you are a skilled professional with expertise in your...

It can be seen from the latest Skill Select draw that took place just a couple of days ago, it can be witnessed that the cut off score in the coming draws are setting the threshold higher and higher. The latest draw set the minimum cut off for accountants at 80 points whereas it was...

South Australia has always been a welcoming state for new migrants. South Australian immigration has just opened a new investment type of visa which is named as ‘Supporting Innovation in South Australia Stream (sub-class 408 Temporary Activity visa). This investment visa is also known as South Australian Entrepreneur Visa. It should also be noted here...

Re-uniting with your loved ones is surely a surreal experience. Each year hundreds of international students and temporary workers sponsor their spouses/partners to join them in Australia. But on the other hand it should also be noted here that one had to fulfil certain obligations as set out by the Department of Home Affairs.  ...

The Australian Department of Home Affairs is continually making updates and changes to the immigration visa schemes. Just a couple of months ago, we witnessed that the minimum threshold for skilled worker applications was raised from 60 to 65. Now the DIBP has made further recent changes to visa sub class 489 that is Skilled...

Australia has surely become the hotspot destination for international students as well as skilled migrants who wish for a brighter future and a life style that offers unparalleled employment opportunities, a multi-cultural environment and diverse society that integrates people from all walks of life. These are the factors which when combined, make Australia among the...

In a recent push in order to settle more and more migrants in the regional areas of Australia, the government announced just last week that they consider giving regional skilled migration applications a priority. It is a bid that further indicates that major cities of Australia like Melbourne and Sydney have gone over populated and...