Overseas students studying online at Australian Universities may be able to work in Australia after they finish their studies, “The Australian” has reported. If you are a student who has had to return to your home country but is still studying online, this would mean you could apply for...
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When applying for visas particularly permanent visas or applying for citizenship, it is important to be able to meet the ‘good character’ requirement. An interesting decision from April 2020 looks at what it means to be a person of good character. Although a criminal record that includes a term...
What you need to know if you are on or applying for any of these visas. EMPLOYER WORK VISAS For permanent working visa holders, the government has signaled that if you lose your job as a result of the health crisis your employer may be eligible to give you...
Big News in WA! The Department of Training and Workforce Development (DTWD) announced yesterday that it is extending its graduate migration pathway under its State Nomination Migration Program to include WA vocational education and training (VET) graduates! The program that commenced last year originally only targeted university graduates. But...
ANZSCO listings not keeping up with economy means lost opportunities all around When applying for a skilled visa in Australia, applicants need to make sure the job they will have in Australia matches up with a job on the official occupation list. However with the massive changes on the...
What is the 482 TSS visa? This visa enables employers to address labour shortages by bringing in skilled workers where employers can’t source an appropriately skilled Australian worker. Some of the requirements of this visa can be attained through several exemptions due to international agreements that Australia is a...
Direction No. 79 had recently been introduced and has been in effect since 28 February 2019. This Direction is in relation to visa cancellation and visa refusal under Section 501 and revocation of mandatory visa cancellation under Section 501CA of the Migration Act 1958 (the Act). The introduction to...
The controversial 457 visa was replaced by subclass 482 last year, and both have provided an option for Australian businesses to bring in migrant workers when vacancies are proving difficult to fill. However it was seen as either allowing temporary migrants to be pressured to work for extremely low...
Between July 2017 and February 2019 1,779 Malaysians had their visas cancelled before clearing immigration, a rate of more than 20 each week. When compared against total removals from Australia, this represents a third, even though Malaysia provides fewer than one in 20 tourists to Australia. The issue for...
Using the event of Refugee Week, the Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Minister Paul Papalia announced the launch of the Asylum Seeker Hub program. It is expected that up to 800 asylum seekers may be eligible for an ASH concession and discounted public transport. It is hoped the program will...