Occupations group Computer Network Professionals (2631) and Other Engineering Professionals (2339) have reached their ceiling value for this programme year 2016-1017. You will not be invited to apply for Skilled Independent visa Subclass 189 if your occupation is one of the following: Computer Network Professionals (2631) 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer 263112 Network Administrator […]
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Fast-food outlets such as McDonald’s, KFC and Hungry Jack’s will no longer be able to bring foreign workers into Australia on 457 visas to work in their stores. Peter Dutton, the minister for immigration and border protection, has announced he will end the fast-food industry labour agreement entered into by the Gillard government in
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Did you know that you can apply ONLINE for a Visitor Visa to Australia? If your country is listed on this link: https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/600-/Visitor-e600-visa-online-applications then all you need to do is open an ImmiAccount and apply for the visa. It really is that SIMPLE!
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Affinity Migration was invited by BizCover to be part of its 2016 promotional video and the opportunity was just too good to pass up. Many thanks to BizCover for the videographer, editing team and makeup to make us look good on camera.
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Happy Australia Day!!! Australia Day, 26 January, is the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet of 11 convict ships from Great Britain, and the raising of the Union Jack at Sydney Cove by its commander Captain Arthur Phillip, in 1788. Though 26 January marks this specific event, today Australia Day celebrations reflect contemporary
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If you are thinking of applying for a visa then you should lodge your Student Visa Application at least 6 weeks before the start of your course. The immigration department have stated they will always try their best to complete the process in 4 weeks, however, it is not always a guarantee. The start date
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Apparently YES. The Federal Court of Australia has just reversed the decision to cancel an Egyptian National’s visa citing the Tribunal made an error assuming a person can only have one marital status at a time. Below is an excerpt from The Australian: “A Muslim bigamist will have his court costs paid by the federal
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A research was recently conducted by University of Technology Sydney (UTS) to see how well International Students integrated into Sydney life. Overall International Students think Sydney is a fantastic city to live, study and work in, however, issues such as the cost of living and cost of rental were also important to the students. The
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Calculating whether you have met the requirements for Australian Citizenship can be one of the trickiest things you will encounter. This is because over a 4 year period people can forget when they traveled abroad and this is further complicated when you change passports or if the travel dates are not captured in your emails.
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The Backpacker Tax will be 15 per cent after the Greens sided with the government on the last parliamentary sitting day for 2016. Throughout the week various proposals from multiple parties were floated to bring about a resolution. Thursday 1 December was the last Parliamentary sitting day making the need for a resolution dire. If
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