Changes are coming to the rules regarding offshore Australian visas, with new legislation coming into effect at the end of this month, while a bill repealing these rules makes its way through parliament.
Read MoreOver 14,500 women have started a new life in Australia since a special programme was introduced in 1989 to give them a chance at changing their lives for the better.
Read MoreThe agency in Australia that identifies skill shortages which need to be filled by overseas workers is being abolished.
Read MoreAustralia continues to be popular with visitors from all over the world with the latest figures showing that more than 3.1 million visitor visas were granted in the 12 months leading up to the end of March.
Read MoreThere will be a total of 190,000 places on Australia’s 2014/2015 migration programme, which is set annually by the government.
Read MoreAbbott government will slash the number of foreign accountants able to get permanent visas but local dentists have failed in a bid to impose new restrictions on their overseas counterparts working in Australia.
Read MoreMore women and their families who have fled persecution are being given visas to stay in Australia under the country’s refugee programme, it has been revealed.
Read MoreSkilled Occupation List (SOL) The SOL is relevant for applicants for: independent points-based skilled migration who are not nominated by a state or territory government agency
Read MoreThe professions of bricklayer, tiler and chef have been added to the Skilled Occupation List from July, allowing foreign workers in these occupations to apply for a permanent visa without a sponsor.
Read MoreBusinesses that employ overseas workers on 457 visas must also actively contribute to training Australian workers, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection has said.
Read MoreCertain Australian visas relating to parents have been repealed due to long processing times and a change of focus, the Department for Immigration and Border Control has confirmed.
Read MoreFollowing a number of high profile cases regarding visa holders with criminal records, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has asked for all visa decision cases based on character to be referred to him personally.
Read MoreAfter three years of slow growth, a large increase in international student visa applications has raised hopes for Australia’s international education sector.
Read MoreMigrants are flocking to Australia to pursue careers in the booming gas industry. In the face of a looming skills shortage Queensland will need to employ tens of thousands of new workers to sustain the rapidly growing gas industry.
Read MoreThe Australian Industry Group wants the Government to increase the immigration intake by granting an extra 30,000 visas in 2014-15
Read MoreAustralia’s overseas-born population is now well over a quarter of the total population
Read MoreA string of end of year operations have led to a number of illegal workers being located in Australia
Read MoreThe Australian High Commission today warned the public to avoid the sale of illegal Australian visas
Read MoreA vote on the reintroduction of Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) has seen the Australian Government defeated.
Read MoreTwenty-eight year old Zachary Simms is determined to call Australia home, taking his bid for a permanent visa all the way to the Immigration Minister Scott Morrison.
Read MoreThe Australian government has made amendments to its Seasonal Worker Program, making it easier for older Pacific Islanders to sign up for it.
Read MoreApplying for a partner visa to Australia has become faster and easier with the introduction of a new online facility.
Read MoreListen to No Borders’ newest Radio Advertisement including Santa and his plans to migrate to Australia
Read MoreSenator Michaelia Cash, has announced that employers recruiting for ‘highly skilled occupations’ will be exempted from the Labour Market Testing
Read MoreBig increases in tourism and migration engagement between Australia and Asia were the key performers in the latest PwC Melbourne Institute Asialink Index
Read MoreA bill to allow same-sex marriage in Western Australia has been introduced to state parliament by Greens MP Lynn MacLaren
Read MoreTTF Chief Executive Ken Morrison said working holiday makers are a very valuable group of visitors.
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