The 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Read MoreCertain Australian visas relating to parents have been repealed due to long processing times and a change of focus, the Department for Immigration and Border Control has confirmed.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.
Read MoreNew changes to Queensland state sponsorship has been announced by the state government.
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