The Subclass 457 Visa enables an international skilled worker to travel to Australia to work in their nominated field, with their approved sponsor, for up to four years. This temporary work skilled visa (subclass 457) allows skilled workers to come to Australia...
Yes, the 457 visa will be scrapped by next year and yes, there are many changes to 457 visa criteria. For those who are trying to understand what those changes are and what they mean to you, here are a few changes that will take...
On 21 May 2017, the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection has set a deadline for thousands of unauthorized maritime arrivals (UMAs) that they must lodge their Temporary Protection visa (TPV) or Safe Haven Enterprise visa (SHEV) application by 1 October 2017....
A recent research shows there has been a slump in the number of Kiwis becoming Australian citizens since a law change in 2001. Data shows out of 146,000 New Zealand-born migrants who arrived in Australia between 2002 and 2011, only 8.4 per cent of...
The meat processing sector in Australia is not happy with the government’s requirement for foreign workers to have good English and wants it to be dropped from future visa criteria. The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) kept this as a highlight in its submission to...
International students applying for an Australian student visa will now have to demonstrate more financial funds at the time of their application to show that they will be able to sustain themselves during their stay in the country....
