Our client studied Commercial Cookery and Diploma in Hospitality Management in Australia. She changed locations few times — Gold Coast, Brisbane, Melbourne and finally settled on the Sunshine Coast. After she finished her studies, we were able to help her obtain a Graduate Visa which got her a visa with full-time work rights for 18 […]
Continue ReadingFor visa assessment purposes, all police certificates issued are considered valid for 12 months from the date of issue, it doesn’t matter if the issuing country specified a different time period. For police clearances issued from countries other than Australia. If the clearance is more than 12 months old, and you have been back to that […]
Continue ReadingYou must have purchased an existing business for at least $100,000 you must own 100% of the business. Business must be in regional QLD e.g. Sunshine Coast or Nerang. Postcodes include: 4124 to 4125, 4133, 4183 to 4184, 4207 to 4275, 4280 to 4287, 4306 to 4498, 4507, 4517 to 4519, 4550 to 4575, 4580 […]
Continue ReadingFreedom of Information Request – FA 19/09/01065 EOIs that were issued an invitation to apply for a subclass 190 visa nominated by the NSW government in the period between 1/07/2019 -16/09/2019, showing: a. date of invitation b. ANZSCO code of occupation c. occupation name d. total points (including the 5 points for 190 state sponsorship) […]
Continue ReadingWe first met our client, let’s call him Bob in April 2017. He held a 457 visa, just lost his job and his occupation was announced as being taken off the skilled list effective immediately. The long term and short term lists had just been introduced for the first time and the 457 was being […]
Continue ReadingSkilled Regional Visas (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019 The Skilled Regional Visas Bill aims to amend seven Acts in order to provide the holders of 491 and 494 visas access to welfare payments and government services. These new visas are set to come into effect on 16 November 2019 and are a part of the Australian […]
Continue ReadingOffice space comes in all different shapes and sizes and of course at different costs. Not all businesses need traditional office space and naturally a business owner wants to keep costs as low as possible. Prospective clients often come to us wanting to sponsor an employee when they are using a home office or a […]
Continue ReadingFrom November single applicants will get 10 points towards their skilled visas such as 190 and 189 whilst applicants with a partner will need skills assessment / english score for their partner to get these 10 points. Given that it is quite easy to register and deregister a relationship / civil partnership many prospective migrants […]
Continue Reading23,000 extra visas spots for regional Australia have been announced. All of Australia except Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and the Gold Coast are considered regional. The new visas (with pathways to PR) are the Subclass 494 (regional employer sponsored visa) Subclass 491 (regional state sponsored points visa) Subclass 191 Permanent Residence visa after you have […]
Continue ReadingBoth the Academic and General Training exam have four parts – listening, speaking, reading and writing. Listening The total time for the Listening module is 30 minutes for both the IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training exams. There are four recorded listening excerpts on both exams. Speaking For both exams, there is […]
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