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Tourist Visa Australia

Tourist Visa Australia Do I need a tourist visa for Australia? Saving up for that holiday? Got your holiday insurance sorted, got your tickets and bag packed? Oh by the way have you got your tourist visa organised? Most will be able to say yes to the first few options but some travellers are completely…

Migrant Workers Underpaid

Migrant Workers Underpaid Workplace audits undertaken, have shown that one in five migrant workers underpaid or are employed in positions they should not be doing due. Businesses have been swooped on, some workers, have been underpaid by tens of thousands of dollars. In some cases workers have been performing jobs that are not in line…

Partner Visa in Australia

Partner Visa in Australia New Ruling: What this means for your de-facto relationship in Australia and applying for a partner visa in Australia Last week there was a Federal Court Judgement ruling that has changed the path for many who were previously unable to apply for a partner visa. The judgment is a major development…

Regional Refugee Visa

Regional Refugee Visa NSW provide regional Visa’s to refugees. Having been introduced last year, the regional refugee visa will be an option for refugees who are prepared to study or work outside Sydney, Wollongong and also Newcastle. Not only will this new scheme offer security to asylum seekers but also will provide labour to…

Choose Australia

Choose Australia Australia is the chosen destination for many wishing to relocate, but why is that so? It may be the never-ending beaches, the hot climate and the friendly nature of the Australian way, however there are many other reasons Australia is the destination of many. Why else would you choose a country that is…

Visas in Australia

Visas in Australia Do we need to simplify the process? When looking at an individual’s Visa application, it can almost seem like it’s a thesis of your life. The file can stretch over 100 meters and can drag on for years. Do we need to adopt a system like America and their Green card lottery…

Immigration Fraud

Immigration Fraud Illegal Immigration ‘agents’ Cheat Skilled Migrants Your dream is to come to Australia to live, the last thing on your mind is that you may get caught up in immigration fraud. There are so many reports of fraud not only from Agents not being registered to the immigration fraud that comes through with…

What Visa is Best for me?

What Visa is Best for me? When looking into Visa’s it can be really confusing, migrating to Australia may be a dream of yours but which visa is right for you. You want to make sure that you are applying for the right Visa, doing a quick Google search there are really no set guides…

New Visa Scams

New Visa Scams Is it the luck of the Irish in this case? New Visa Scams The Department of Immigration and Border protection are looking into reports that Irish citizens are obtaining Gaelic names on working visas in Australia after already having travelled here. The names are so unrecognisable to their non-Gaelic names that there’s…

Visa Scams

Visa Scams On a daily basis we are becoming aware of visa scams that target vulnerable and innocent people looking at starting a life in Australia. The scams can come in many forms for example via phone, email or a referral from an acquaintance. There are other types of visa scams of course, job offer…