Due to an influx in State
Nomination applications for ICT occupations in Victoria, all
applications for the below occupations will be closed from 11 November 2016
- 6 March 2017.
135112
ICT Project Manager
261111
ICT Business Analyst
261112
Systems Analyst
261311
Analyst Programmer
261312
Developer Programmer
261313
Software Engineer
261314
Software Tester
261399
Software and Applications Programmers nec
262111
Database...
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Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Changes to 457 scheme on the way
It seems that every few years the 457 temporary work visa
comes under intense parliamentary and media scrutiny, and we are now at that
point again.
In the past few weeks we have seen an intense media campaign
highlighting alleged rorts of the system by unscrupulous employers. In
addition, possibly reflecting elements of the political agenda of Donald Trump,
the opposition leader, Bill Shorten, has introduced a private members bill to
review the 457 visa system.
The Migration Amendment (Putting Local Workers First) Bill
2016, calls...
Thursday, 10 November 2016
NEW Entrepreneur Visa - Australia
Entrepreneur Visa
The Government of Australia introduced the National
Innovation & Science Agenda with the objective of taking Australia through
extraordinary technological change that is intended to transform the way we
live, work, communicate and pursue good ideas.
In order to advance the Agenda, the Government introduced
the New Entrepreneur visa to attract the best overseas start-up talent into the
country.
The new Australian Entrepreneur visa has been established
for entrepreneur with innovative ideas and financial backing...
Monday, 7 November 2016
Who can become a sponsor (457 visa)?
Who can become a sponsor?
To become a sponsor, you must be able to show that your business:
is a lawfully operating business
has no relevant adverse information against your business.
Australian businesses must also demonstrate their commitment to employing local labour as well as non-discriminatory recruitment practices.
There are two ways you can become an approved sponsor:
Option 1: Apply to be a standard business sponsor
Option 2: Negotiate a labour agreement.
Option 1: Apply to be a standard business sponsor
The standard business...
VISA UPDATE: Subclass 400 Visa (short term work visa)
You can apply for this visa if you need
to enter Australia to undertake one of the following activities:
Highly specialised work
You
can apply for this visa to do short-term, highly specialised, non-ongoing work
in Australia if you have specialised skills, knowledge or experience that both:
can assist an Australian business
cannot reasonably be found in the
Australian labour market.
Highly
specialised work is usually work that either:
is done by people with an occupation
listed in Major Groups 1, 2 or 3 of the Australian and New...
Thursday, 3 November 2016
457 Visa changes - visa condition 8107
Migration Legislation Amendment (2016 Measures No. 4) Regulation 2016 amends a number of
provisions of the Migration
Regulations 1994 as listed below:
Schedule 1 - Visa Condition 8107
This Schedule reduces the time
period that a Subclass
457 (Temporary Work (Skilled) visa holder can remain
in Australia after ceasing employment with their current sponsor from 90 days to 60 days
If 457 holder has
not found a new sponsor within 60 days of ceasing that employment, they
...
Tuesday, 1 November 2016
Beware of scammers – always seek legal advice
Vulnerable migrants and temporary visa holders are being
targeted by scammers pretending to be from the Department of Immigration.
The scammers usually claim that there are problems with
the people’s paperwork or visa status and demand money to fix it or otherwise
face the consequences, including the risk of deportation and possible arrest of
family members.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
recently announced that more than 300 reports of this type of activity were
referred to it since March this year....
Monday, 24 October 2016
U.S. Diversity Lottery (“Green Card” Lottery) Applications Close on November 7, 2016
Want to make a permanent move to the United States
and don’t know
how? Apply for the Diversity Lottery (“Green Card” Lottery) now for your chance to make your U.S. dream come true! The
U.S. Government grants 50,000 permanent resident cards each fiscal year in this lottery.
Be
aware that there are numerous Diversity Lottery websites set up by third party
providers. While they may offer
legitimate services in connection to a Diversity Lottery application, if you
use the official government website for your application, there is...
Parent Visa options - Australia
The Australian visa system has six classes of visas that people may be
eligible to apply for if they are wanting to assist their parents to migrate to
Australia.
Currently, there are two options for Parents wanting to be sponsored by
their children to live in Australia.
Option 1 – Apply for an Aged Parent visa (subclass 804) or Parent visa (subclass
103)
This option has a very long waiting period for the visas to be
processed, the Department of Immigration & Border Protection is currently
advising that it could take up to 30 years...
The Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) visa
The
subclass 457 visa is the most common visa Australian employers use to sponsor
skilled workers from overseas.
It
allows visa holders to work for up to 4 years under the sponsorship of their
employer. The business that sponsors an overseas skilled worker must be an
approved Standard Business Sponsor to be able to sponsor someone to work on a
457.
The subclass 457 visa is a three stage process:
First Stage: The business must apply to become a Standard
Business Sponsor to be able to nominate an overseas skilled worker in
their...
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Subclass 187 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa
The 187 regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa is designed
for skilled workers who wish to work in a regional area in Australia. The RSMS
helps businesses in regional, remote or low population growth areas, outside
the major metropolitan centres to recruit skilled workers to fill positions
that are unable to be filled from the local labour market. This is a permanent
residence visa.
You can only apply for the 187 RSMS visa if your nominated
position is located in regional
Australia. Your sponsoring employer must also be actively and lawfully
operating...
Australian visas - Skills Assessments
Skills Assessment
Having your skills assessed is a requirement for skilled migration to Australia under points tested, employer nomination, graduate migrant and temporary graduate visas.
You must provide a positive skills assessment at the time of invitation and lodgement that is relevant to your nominated occupation.
Skills assessments can be confusing and complicated as there are different assessing authorities for different occupations. Currently there are 3 types of skills assessments.
Full Skills Assessment;
485 Skills Assessment,...
Sunday, 16 October 2016
South Korean family facing deportation fights to stay in Queensland
A Gold Coast-based family from South Korea faces deportation unless Immigration Minister Peter Dutton intervenes in their case and allows them to stay in Australia.
Leo Choi and Joanne Moon arrived in Australia with their son Phillip on student visas in 1995.
Their daughter Amy was born the following year.
In 1998 the family moved back to South Korea and returned on a business visa in 2005.
They applied for permanent residency but were refused. Last year they were granted visitor visas, which expire on November 2.
So far more than 28,000...
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Business visa seminar for Latrobe University
On 14 September 2016, Nevett Ford Lawyers Melbourne held another
successful business visa seminar for Latrobe University trainees. The
seminar was presented by Ms. Helen Zheng (Senior Lawyer). This seminar
follows several other business visa seminars presented by Ms Zheng to potential
clients.
The seminar attendees were from top financial institutes in Shanghai.
During the seminar Ms Zheng introduced and explained all types of migration
visas including:-
Business Migration
General...
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