The Immigration Lounge is our Blog. Inside you will be able to read posts on various topics, from legal tips to changes in the process for visa applications. Don’t feel intimidated- our aim is to take the complicated issues regarding immigration and help them go down just a little more smoothly. If the law was Jerry Lewis, consider us the Dean Martin!
We are particularly interested in expanding our knowledge of the Sydney community, since we have recently opened a new office right next to the train station. We know that the area is a melting pot of different cultures and is rapidly expanding, so we would love to find new ways to help people riding this wave of prosperity. We are also eager to meet people at local events and group meetings, so please let us know if there is anything local happening that we can be a part of. We would love to expand the reach of the Immigration Lounge to cover subjects that the public will find interesting, so any suggestions are always helpful!
If you come across some terminology that you don’t understand, be sure to head over to our Glossary and see if you can find an explanation. If there is a particular subject that you would like covered on the Immigration Lounge, or if you know of an event that might relate to the blog, please feel free to get in contact with us using the contact information to the right.
#notatourist Campaign Tourists coming to Australia are quick to jump on the social media campaign when sharing their latest travel spots and places like the Sydney Opera House being more shared than less travelled spots in Australia. The #notatourist campaign has been started with this in mind,...
Investor Retirement Visas to Australia For those who have worked hard all of their lives and have always dreamed of packing up and relocating to Australia in your retirement, then it may not be that far out of reach. Whether you prefer to settle in one...
Migrant Workers Given Preferential Treatment For those migrant workers who are willing to live in the tropics, they will be given preferential treatment as a further $1.2 million has been pledged to develop Australia’s north. The government has a plan in place, to lure foreign and local...
Phillip Silver and Associates rally to help Danny Green and Green Machine save his Boxing Comeback Danny Green Announces Boxing Comeback This week the Phillip Silver and Associates team were met with a last minute emergency request to apply for visas for Danny’s Green’s opponent. Danny Green...
Double Refugee Intake By 2015 Bill Shorten the Opposition leader, has spoken out about a new direction with Labor’s immigration policy which has called for better treatment and acceptance of refugees. Asylum seekers have been described by Shorten as “profound significance for our party and our nation”...
Foreign Investment in Australia Investing in Australian Real Estate Foreign investment in Real Estate is welcomed in Australia, however there are certain rules that all investors must abide by. Every case is reviewed by the Australian government to ensure that the national interest of Australia takes first...
Partner Visa Eligibility Requirements What are the requirements for a partner visa? To be eligible for Partner Migration visa, you must either be married, engaged to, or in a defacto (common law) relationship with an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. In your application you...
Asian Workers Lodge Bogus Refugee Visas Workers are being encouraged to lodge false refugee visa applications to extend their stay in Australia in Australia’s poultry industry, Asian Workers Lodge Bogus Refugee Visas. Mostly of Asian descent, the workers at one such workplace, Baiada's poultry plant in Beresfield,...
457 Visa Review Jobs 457 Visa Review Jobs List to be examined The government last week began the first review of the list in three years, with business and unions polarised on what is needed. Among the 650 strong list are lawyers, electricians, antique dealers,...
Domestic Violence Cases There are many cases in Australia and around the world where visa holders are reluctant to report ‘family violence’ as it’s referred to under Australian migration laws or domestic violence cases. This reluctance comes as the visa holders are petrified that they will...