Australian immigration department has amended visa rules for skilled migrants in order to encourage foreign professionals to come to the country and fill up gaps in the labor market. The Australian government has introduced some changes in to the long-stay requirements for skilled foreigners by eliminating the conditions to remain in the country for a [...]
Australian immigration is planning to remove or change the age threshold on the federal skilled migrant visa category, and is holding consultations for it. The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) is currently taking recommendations from expert immigration analysts and other organizations on changing, or eliminating, of the upper age limit on the skilled migrant visas [...]
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Australia Immigration officers are providing information on important changes in the skilled migration program through information seminars at a number of locations in Australia. The proposed changes in the visa and skilled immigration program will come into force on July 1, 2012. The information seminars will provide an opportunities to Australian employers to understand the [...]
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Australia Immigration Department has announced the changes in the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) effective July 1 2012, with four occupations to be added to the list and four occupations to be removed. Computer Network and Systems Engineers are among the other three professions becoming eligible from July 1, 2011 under the Skilled Migration programme. The [...]
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Australia Immigration Department has announced that the pass mark for the new SkillSelect visa subclasses 189, 190 and 489 will be 60 points. Prospect immigration applicants will be require to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) first in order to get invited to apply for the SkillSelect visas subclass 189, 190 and 489. A Department [...]
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