A report commissioned by global specialist recruiter Hydrogen, titled Global Professionals on the Move 2013, contains information that will be of some interest to migration agents in Australia. It reveals that skilled migrants regard Australia as one of the top...

Minister Bowen announced on 29 November 2011 that a new visa fee system would be introduced “to ensure taxpayers are no longer subsidising visa applications”, and “the significant changes include the introduction of a fee for dependants of visa applicants from July...

Most changes are expected to be introduced on July 1st 2013. In summary, the changes comprise a set of measures designed to strengthen the integrity of the 457 visa scheme. The government's intention is to define 457 visas as a supplement to, rather than a substitute...

New South Wales government ministers are trying to position the state as the destination of choice for those on a Significant Investor Visa. The immigration visa allows for concessions on some requirements like language skills in return for $5 million injected into...

Property gurus are spruiking the benefits of the Perth real estate sector as a means for wealthy investors to enter Australia on a special immigration visa, it's been claimed. The Significant Investor Visa, which was introduced in November, allows eligible applicants...

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...

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...

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...