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Nurse visas If you’re a nurse and you’re interested in immigrating to Australia, or extending your stay, you may be eligible for any number of visa types. Australia is a wonderful place to work with a world-class health care system. Nurses are in high demand in Australia, due in part to an aging population, and […]

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Visa information for babysitters, nannies, au pairs and child care workers If you’re living in Australia as a foreigner and working as a nanny, babysitter, au pair, child care worker or child care manager (for example, on a working holiday visa), you may ask what visa options you have and can you secure an employment […]

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Is your Student Visa Expiring in March? For lots of students, their visas will be expiring on March 15th 2017. If you’ve finished your studies and you want to stay in Australia, then there are a number of opportunities open to student visa holders. Depending on why you want to stay, you may need to […]

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ANMAC has changed the way applicant’s may meet the English criteria for the Skills Assessment.     The following requirements for English Language Proficiency will apply from 1 July 2016: IELTS (Academic module) Applicants must achieve a minimum overall score of 7 AND a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components – […]

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The Department of Immigration has amalgamated all the student visas into one new subclass 500 visa. The new Student Visa (subclass 500) The exact requirements for this visa will depend upon the level of risk assigned to your application (the ‘Immigration Risk’), which is a combined immigration risk assessment determined by the education provider and […]

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Changes to the 462 462 Work and Holiday Visa and the 417 Working Holiday Visa From the Department of Immigration’s Website:   Friday, 30 October 2015 Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa holders who secure work in certain high demand industries in northern Australia will be able to remain with their employer for up to 12 months […]

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New requirements for Working Holiday visa holders From 31 August 2015, all applicants for a second Working Holiday Visa must provide pay slips as evidence of the appropriate remuneration required these subsequent visa applications. This will help the Department ensure that work undertaken by WHV holders is performed in accordance with workplace law. All Australian […]

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  Those forms that you complete entering and exiting Australia may seem innocuous, but are extremely important, especially for visa applicants. They are called Passenger Cards or Passenger Name Records (PNR) and there are two types: incoming and outgoing.  These cards play an extremely important part of not only the migration process, but now, several […]

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Prospective Marriage Visa vs. Partner (Provisional) Visa   The Prospective Marriage visa and Temporary Partner visa are aimed at couples that are located outside of Australia at the time the visa application is lodged. The catch; the couple must be offshore when the visa is granted. This proviso does not come without repercussions. Before exploring […]

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Changes to the subclass 457 visa and sponsorship The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has announced the following changes on the 18th of April 2015: will accept an overall test score with minimum scores of each test component (reading, writing, speaking and listening); and will grant an exemption when an applicant can provide evidence […]

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  My partner visa has been refused! What do I do? So you came to Australia, fell in love with an Australian citizen (or permanent resident) and applied for the onshore partner visa subclass 820. You went on-line, found information, applied for the visa, paid the fee and uploaded all your documents. Unfortunately, your case […]

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How to boost your chances of getting a job in Australia: a good CV (resume) Living in Australia, for a lot of us, means, working in Australia. In order to give you the best chance of securing a job, you should have a Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV). Most prospective employers want you to apply […]

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