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Immigration visas for retirement in Australia
If 2013 is the year you are looking to retire, then maybe you should think about doing so in the warmth of Australia. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship offers an immigration visa - the Investor Retirement visa (Subclass 405) for self-funded retirees who...
read moreDIAC warns of phone scam targeting visa holders
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) is warning that visa holders should hang up the phone on imposters posing as DIAC officials. A current scheme has been uncovered where fraudulent DIAC personnel are seeking payments from visa holders over...
read moreMA opposes rise in visa charges
The Migration Alliance has criticised the federal government's Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) over increasing visa costs. In an attempt to bring the budget back to surplus by 2013, one of the measures the government has taken is to raise the charges...
read moreNew user-pays visa pricing a fairer system
Senator Kate Lundy - Acting Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Changes to Australia's visa pricing system make for a fairer 'user-pays' approach of charging for visas, the Acting Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Kate Lundy, said today. Announced...
read moreSkillSelect first round places confirmed
A total of 100 people have been invited by the Australian government to make an application for either a skilled independent or skilled regional family-sponsored visa since the SkillSelect online service was announced earlier this year. According to a Department of...
read morePermanent migration ‘the mainstay’ of Australian programs
Permanent skilled migration is the "mainstay" of Australia's immigration program, Chris Bowen revealed in a speech made earlier this week. Addressing the Australian Mines and Metals Association Migration and Labour Sourcing Conference in Brisbane on August 2, the...
read moreAustralia receives record number of Indian migrants
Over the past year, India has provided Australia with its largest source of migrants, making it the first time the country has taken the top spot. As the government announces it met its target for migration places in 2011-12, figures reveal that 15.7 per cent of the...
read moreAustralia ‘needs more IT workers’
Information and communication technology are currently experiencing a growing skills gap (IT), a report has revealed, with more workers coming from overseas to help fill available positions. Migration consultants may deal with a growing number of workers from this...
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