Posts Tagged ‘visa’

BREAKING NEWS: 457 visa to be abolished

No more 457 visa for foreign workers in Australia! Today, 18 April 2017, the Australian Government has announced to abolish the Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (Subclass 457). The Australian Prime Minister, Mr Malcolm Turnbull, advised: “We are putting jobs first and we’re putting Australians first by abolishing 457 visas. We will no longer allow 457…

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BREAKING NEWS: Queensland suspends Skilled Visa program

Business and Skilled Migration Queensland (BSMQ) has announced a temporary suspension for the acceptance of all applications for Queensland Skilled Visa Nominations under the State Nominated scheme Subclasses 190 and 489, due to having reached their Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) allocated ceiling. What does this mean for you? Applicants who have a paid, unfinalised application with BSMQ can choose either to remain in the queue…

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What makes immigrants in Australia successful?

What do you think are the top 6 traits of successful immigrants? According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) almost half of all Australians were born overseas or have at least one parent who was. ABS data from 2013 showed that the labour participation rate of recent migrants and temporary residents was 69% compared…

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