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Asylum seeker's cricket skills earns an Australia visa
Fawad Ahmed has been granted an Australia visa thanks to his bowling skills.A Pakistani asylum seeker who fled his home country fearing persecution after advocating Western values has been granted an...
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New Australia visa category - is it a good thing?
The new Australia visa program is intended to attract foreign investment - but is it a good thing?The Australian government began taking applications for its latest visa category this weekend - the...
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Australian citizenship test struggles
Native Australian citizens perform almost as badly on the Australian citizenship test as Brits and Kiwis.A recent report published in The Australian newspaper showed that New Zealanders and Britons...
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The worrying state of the Australian 457 visa row
The 457 visa program is mostly used for temporary workers on construction and mining projects.The Australian government announced last month that they would be tightening the rules surrounding its...
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Changes to Australian visitor visa and how they affect you
Changes to visitor visa policy take effect on 23 March. Several different classes of Australian visitor visa will be superseded by new classes next week but if you're already in Australia, or already...
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Visa Bureau featured in Australia & New Zealand Magazine
Rebecca and Duncan Camilleri explained their move to Perth in the April issue of Australia & New Zealand Magazine.Moving to Australia is such a popular daydream in the UK and Ireland that few...
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Australia and New Zealand to jointly manage panel doctors
New Zealand and Australia will jointly manage panel doctors for visa applicants.Immigration New Zealand (INZ) and the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) have agreed to jointly...
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Migration Council recommends Australian 457 visa price increase
The Migration Council Australia says the cost of a 457 visa should be increased.The Migration Council of Australia has published a report recommending the cost of a 457 visa - which allows holders to...
View ArticleResident Return Visas: What You Need to Know
The process of moving to Australia can be time consuming and incredibly involved, few Visa Bureau clients intend on making the move permanently as soon as their visas are granted. Many of our clients...
View ArticleSkilled Occupation List Updated
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) announced this week that as of 1 July, 2013, the Skilled Occupations List (SOL) which prioritises Australian visa applicants with the skills in...
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Looking at SkillSelect one year later – what have we learned?
As SkillSelect has been in place for a full migration year, running from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013, we now have a significant amount of information on how the program has been working in practice to...
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New report has Australians as the world's richest people
The median wealth of adult Australians stands at the world's highest, according to the Credit Suisse 2013 Global Wealth Report. The median wealth For the second year running, the latest Credit Suisse...
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New Australian immigration statistics reveal latest migration trends
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for the visitor arrivals and departures to and from Australia show immigration trends up to January, 2014. In the year to January, 2013, the...
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British and Irish sports to boost Australian tourism
Changes to visitor visa policy take effect on 23 March. Australian tourism operators are eagerly anticipating two of the largest sporting events in the world later this year to provide a much needed...
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The 457 visa row and working in Australia
The 457 visa debate has escalated in recent weeks.The Australian federal government's decision to tighten rules regarding the 457 visa program has ignited a bitter row across the country. Everyone...
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