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24.01.2022 Good news for Chefs, bricklayers and tilers THOUSANDS of foreign chefs, bricklayers and tilers will no longer have to be sponsored by employers to obtain permanent visas, as the Abbott government eases skilled migration rules to address alleged labour shortages. Under changes backed by business groups, the three professions have been added to the Skilled Occupation List from July, meaning these workers will be able to apply for a permanent visa without requiring a sponsor.... Speak to us to find out how we can help.

24.01.2022 Other Family and Non-contributory Parent visa application to cease- In clarification to the 2014 Federal Budgets announcement of the cessation applications for Other Family and Non-Contributory Parent visas, the Department has provided the following advice: Applications can still validly be lodged. All valid applications will remain in the pipeline and be processed in due course. The cessation of new applications under the Other Family and Non-Contributory Parent visas will ...take place prior to the start of the 2014-15 programme year. The visa subclasses affected are: Parent (subclass 103) Aged Parent (subclass 804) Aged Dependent Relative (114) Remaining Relative (115) Carer (116) Remaining Relative (835) Carer (836) Aged Dependent Relative (838). Specifics concerning the date the necessary regulatory changes will take effect have not yet been settled and we will get earliest advice to you and your industry colleagues once these details become clear. The announcement in the Budget papers concerns the cessation of new applications under the Other Family and Non-Contributory Parent visa categories and didnt make reference to capping at zero or other measures, that would affect applications validly lodged prior to the cessation date. Since the date the necessary regulatory changes will take effect has not yet been decided, it would be advisable to lodge any pending application as soon as possible.

22.01.2022 Are you considering studying in Australia? Some of the entry requirements that you will need to meet both for you institution application and your visa application can include: Academic requirements. English language requirements.... Evidence of funds to support your study. Overseas student health cover. Talk to us about your student visa options in Australia. To learn more visit: http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/global/apply-to-study

21.01.2022 Subclass 186 and 187 policy relating to start up businesses has changed from 1 July 2014. Businesses no longer have to operate for 6 months in order to nominate for 186/187 ENS/RSMS visas. Under the old policy," the nominator must demonstrate that their business has been actively operating for a period of at least 6 months before lodging a nomination. .....The entity must have operated for a full period of 6 months from the time it 'actively commenced operations to satisfy th...e requirement to be actively operating." Start-up businesses For the purposes of the regulatory criterion requiring active operation, a start-up business is one that has been in active operation for a period less than 12 months. A business would be considered to have commenced 'active operation' once the ABN and/or ACN comes into effect and the entire infrastructure necessary for the activities of the business is in place and the business has commenced providing services to customers/clients. The evidence that will be required to establish the date of commencement of active operation will be dependent on the type of business activity undertaken. For example: a person operating a restaurant would be taken to have commenced active operation on the day on which the restaurant was officially opened to the public a person providing a consultancy service would be taken to have commenced active operation on the day they were awarded their first consultancy contract. A start-up business must provide business activity statements for each complete quarter from the time of commencement of operations up until the time the nomination is lodged. The start-up business will not be determined to have been actively operating until the ABN and/or ACN of the business has been registered in addition to the business physically operating. The result of this is that, if a business has operated for a long period of time but has changed ownership or structure resulting in a new ABN and ACN being required, this business is now considered a start-up business. In addition, they may provide a combination of the following documentation, depending on the nature of the business activity: contract of sale relating to the purchase of the business (if the nominator purchased an existing business) lease agreement relating to business premises evidence of lease or purchase of machinery, equipment and furniture contracts to provide services evidence of employment of staff business bank statements covering the period of operation letter of support from the accountant to the business.

21.01.2022 West Australian skilled migration occupation list update. The WASMOL has been updated on 17 March and the occupation with ANZSCO code 312212 Civil engineering technician is now listed as restricted. This occupation is under review and invitations will not be issued pending the outcome of the review. If you have already received an invitation, your application will not be affected. To read more - http://www.migration.wa.gov.au//P/Occupationsindemand.aspx

21.01.2022 Has your Australian visa expired? What do you need to do. If your visa has expired you should visit an immigration office as soon as possible and ask to speak to an immigration officer from the Community Status Resolution Service, known as the CSRS. The sooner within the 28 days of your visa expiring you see CSRS, the more options you may have.... For more information about the CSRS, expired visas or BVEs, visit www.immi.gov.au/csrs or phone 1300 853 773.

20.01.2022 Do you want to come to Australia to live, study, visit or work? Then you need to watch this short video about the right types of visas and how to apply. If you don't feel confident about applying yourself or if your application is complex, contact Braustra Migration for assistance.

19.01.2022 Disallowance Motion - non-contributory parent and other family visas - TODAY 11.50 AM Senator Hanson-Young's disallowance motion against the Migration Amendment (Repeal of Certain Visa Classes) Regulation 2014, as contained in Select Legislative Instrument 2014 No. 65 [F2014L00622], made under the Migration Act 1958 was successful. The cessation of non-contributory parent and other family visas has been disallowed and these visas can now be lodged again.... According to Minister Cash's speech against the motion, the parent visa queue is currently 25 years long.

19.01.2022 Are you a temporary skilled worker who is not working in your nominated occupation? You risk having your visa cancelled. As a work visa holder, know your rights and responsibilities. www.immi.gov.au/Work/Pages/work-visa-scams.aspx

19.01.2022 Working while on your Student visa Most international students are restricted to a maximum of 40 hours work per fortnight while their course is in session and may only work unlimited hours during scheduled course breaks. To learn more, visit: http://migrationblog.immi.gov.au//working-while-on-your-s/

18.01.2022 More countries now can lodge visitor visas electronically Read more : http://migrationblog.immi.gov.au//fast-tracked-access-to-/

18.01.2022 Rumours about changes to student visas. The Migration Institute of Australia has advised that a rumour is currently circulating among the student population that individuals entering Australia on ETA visas will not be eligible to apply for student visas onshore. The Department's Student Policy section has confirmed this rumour is false and there are no plans to amend the migration legislation to make ETA visa holders ineligible to apply for a student visa in Australia.

18.01.2022 Latest new Restricted occupation on the Western Australian skilled migration occupation list. The following occupation on the Western Australian skilled migration occupation list 3/6/2014 is now restricted: - ANZSCO 253999 Medical practitioners not elsewhere classified. ... If your occupation is restricted you will not receive an invitation to apply for State nomination. If you have already received an invitation, your application will not be affected. Full list: http://www.migration.wa.gov.au//P/Occupationsindemand.aspx

18.01.2022 Australia scores well in OECD Regional Well-Being Measure Thinking about migrating to Australia? Consider the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Developments (OECD) top destination to live in. WA is in the top 9% for Job Opportunities in OECD. ... How does your region perform when it comes to education, environment, safety and other topics important to your well-being? This interactive site allows you to measure well-being in your region and compare it with 300 other OECD regions based on eight topics central to the quality of our lives. To read more: http://www.oecdregionalwellbeing.org/region.html#AU5

15.01.2022 Federal Budget 2013/2014 As the budget was just released, we can expect more details of the planning for the next 12 months in the migration program will be available soon. The good news is that for the next 3 years the migration program will remain steady at the current 190,000 people per year. In theory that means criteria is unlikely to become harder given that there are not the push factors from overseas that there was 3 years ago. There is also a strong commitment to reduce the amount of red tape in the migration process. Watch this space.....

14.01.2022 You now have more options for English language testing Additional English language tests have been added to the IELTS and OET and will be accepted from November 2014 for temporary graduate, skilled, work and holiday, and return resident visas classes. The new approved tests will be Test of English Language as a Foreign Language internet based test (TOEFL iBT) and the Pearson Test of English Academic. The Cambridge English:Advanced (CAE) is expected to also be accepted from ea...rly 2015. From November 2014, the following visa subclasses from the Temporary Graduate, Skilled and Work and Holiday visa programmes will also accept a TOEFL iBT or PTE Academic test score as evidence of English ability. Distinguished Talent (Australian support) (subclass 124) Business Talent (subclass 132) Former Resident (subclass 151) Business Owner (provisional) (subclass 160)* Senior Executive (provisional) (subclass 161)* Investor (provisional) (subclass 162)* State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (provisional) (subclass 163)* State/Territory Sponsored Senior Executive (provisional) (subclass 164)* State/Territory Sponsored Investor (provisional) (subclass 165)* Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186) Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187) Business Innovation & Investment (provisional) (subclass 188) Skilled Independent (subclass 189) Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) Work and Holiday (temporary) (subclass 462) Skilled Recognised Graduate (subclass 476) Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) Skilled Regional (provisional) (subclass 489) Distinguished Talent (subclass 858) Skilled Regional (subclass 887) Business Innovation and Investment (permanent) (subclass 888) Business Owner (Residence) (subclass 890) Investor (Residence) (subclass 891) State/Territory Sponsored Business owner (Residence) (subclass 892) State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Residence) (subclass 893) To read more:http://www.immi.gov.au/News/Pages/aelt.aspx

13.01.2022 New Skills Assessment rules clarified. In response to the MIA's enquires to the Department regarding the operation of the new skills assessment validity periods and changes to skills assessing authorities, the Department has provided the following clarifications: All visa applications made on or after 1 July 2014 will be subject to the new regulatory requirements concerning the validity of skills assessments. Applicants who have been invited to apply are encouraged to apply ...on or before 30 June 2014. Validity criteria will not affect partner skill points. The relevant subclause being amended is 189.212, which will require that the primary applicant has a valid skills assessment at the time of invitation. With regard to 189.214, the points score specified in the letter of invitation must be at least the same or greater at the time of application. Where the new instrument specifies a change in skills assessing authority ie VETASSESS to ANMAC. VETASSESS assessments will continue to be valid for three years from their issue date.

12.01.2022 Strong growth in Subclass 457 visas 2012-13. The subclass 457 visa program recorded strong growth in 201213, with 68 480 subclass 457 visas granted to primary applicants in 201213, exceeding the previous record of 68 310 set the previous year. At 30 June 2013, there were 191 200 subclass 457 visa holders in Australia, of whom 56.5 per cent were primary visa holders. This represents an 18.6 per cent increase in primary visa holders from the same date last year. Contact Braus...tra Migration for help with your subclass457 applications. Read More- http://bit.ly/NfrNtW

11.01.2022 Major Changes to 457 and SIV announced The Government has announced important changes to the Significant Investor Visa and creation of a Premium Investor visa. The new Premium Investor Visa (PIV) will require an investment of $15 million, nomination by Austrade and has no residency requirements. PIV holders will be eligible for permanent residency after holding the complying investment for 12 months.... Other changes include: the involvement of Austrade in the nomination of applicants on behalf of the Australian Government and in determining complying investment policy allowing 'role swapping' between primary and secondary applicants during the provisional visa stage introduction of 180 day residency requirements for secondary visa holders changes to improve visa processing times The changes will be made progressively through the 2014-15 programme year, with changes requiring legislative amendment expected to come into effect from 1 July 2015. The Federal Government has also announced the following changes to the 457 programme: streamline the processing of sponsorship, nomination and visa applications to reward low risk applicants and refocus compliance and monitoring activities on high risk applicants; increase the sponsorship approval period from 12 to 18 months for start-up businesses, to give start-ups more time to make their businesses sustainable; provide greater flexibility in relation to English language testing and skill requirements for 457 applicants, to ensure that the standards required are appropriate for the industries and occupations being sought; and retain the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold at $53 900, ahead of a review within the next two years. The Government's statement also said: "Safeguards will remain in place to ensure that the 457 visa programme is not rorted. It will continue to be a requirement that a foreign worker receives at least the same market rates and conditions that are paid to an Australian doing the same job in the same workplace."

11.01.2022 New tougher policies on Partner Visas for Unlawful citizens. For people who do not hold a substantive visa and wish to apply in Australia for an 820/801 Partner, the department has from 1 July 2014, reviewed and changed the policy on how to treat such cases. Clause 820.211(2)(d)(ii), the compelling reasons provision, allows certain persons who are unlawful in Australia to regularise their status if compelling reasons exist....Continue reading

11.01.2022 Overseas students can check the conditions of their student visa using VEVO. You can now email these details to your school or university. Find out more at: www.immi.gov.au/Services/Pages/vevo/vevo-overview.aspx

09.01.2022 Work visa scams. Dont pay the price. There are correct processes for applying to live and work in Australia. If you are a skilled worker and are paying your em...ployer for your job, you risk losing both your money and your visa. Protect yourself from migration fraud and scams. www.immi.gov.au/Work/Pages/work-visa-scams.aspx See more

08.01.2022 From 2015, the Government has decided that all 457 Visa holders will contribute to the cost of educating their children in public schools. To read more: http://www.eti.wa.edu.au//s/dependants-of-457-visa-holders

08.01.2022 A business that makes false promises to a temporary skilled migrant may be committing fraud. Serious penalties apply. The department conducts regular monitoring activities to ensure employers are meeting their obligations. www.immi.gov.au/Work/Pages/work-visa-scams.aspx

07.01.2022 News item on Abuses and Successes in the Subclass 457 program. "On the whole, though, the 457 visa program is highly effective. While still a niche labour market program at less than 1 per cent of the total labour market it plays a critical role for employers filling skilled vacancies. At the margins, however, there are signs of emerging problems. Low-income migrants appear likely to be at a disadvantage regarding pay increases, and some employers in the hospitality industry are probably not using the program as intended." See more : http://inside.org.au/temporary-migration-the-pressure-poi/

07.01.2022 FREE IELTS MASTERCLASS OFFERED ACROSS AUSTRALIA IDP IELTS Australia will share invaluable tips and insights for people seeking an IELTS 7 or higher at IELTS Masterclasses across Australia in 2014. ... 55 IELTS Masterclasses were offered across Australia last year, attracting thousands of attendees. Sessions are designed to help test takers avoid common mistakes preparing for and during the test. Interactive tasks during the Masterclass will particularly help attendees understand the assessment criteria and requirements of an IELTS test. Practising sample test helps people understand what is expected in each part of the test, however specific IELTS preparation has to go hand-in-hand with regular use of English every day; speaking with friends, reading newspaper articles in English, and watching English-language films and TV programs. The IELTS Masterclass delivers a strong message that language acquisition is a long-term process and test takers should make every effort to use their English in everyday life to improve. There are no quick fixes to getting a high score in any language test. Upcoming dates are listed here - http://www.ieltsessentials.com/prepa/ielts_masterclass.aspx

06.01.2022 Check out how powerful your passports are. British, Finnish and Swedish passports are among the most powerful in the world, able to enter 173 countries either without a visa or with a visa-on-arrival, according to research by movehub.com, a website for people moving abroad. Find out how your passport stacks up. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au//the-worlds-most-powerful-passports-

04.01.2022 Thinking of migrating to Australia? Unsure which visa to apply for? Our Find a Visa tool can help you find the right visa for your circumstances. Visit our website to start your search: www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/Find-a-visa.aspx

03.01.2022 Reduce unnecessary expense, delays and inconvenience by not requesting a visa label. The Australian Government does not need holders of Australian visas to have a visa label in their passport. To find out more, visit: www.immi.gov.au/Help/Pages/Visa-Labels.aspx

03.01.2022 All international students in Australia must have a health insurance policy that covers them from the moment they arrive in Australia until they leave or move to a different visa subclass. To learn more about this, see: http://migrationblog.immi.gov.au//did-you-know-you-need-t/

03.01.2022 More nationalities now able to make electronic lodgement of the Subclass 600 (Visitor) visa. The Visitor Policy Section of DIBP has advised that, as of 1 August 2014, electronic lodgement of the Subclass 600 (Visitor) visa has been extended to 66 additional countries and territories. The 66 additional countries and territories are: Angola, Anguilla, Armenia, Benin, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, the Cayman Islands, the... Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the Falkland Islands, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, the Philippines, the Pitcairn Islands, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, the Republic of South Sudan, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkmenistan, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Uzbekistan, the Virgin Islands, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. To read more, see http://www.immi.gov.au//visitor-e600-visa-online-applicati. Talk to us if you have any questions in relation to the extension of electronic lodgement of the Subclass 600 (Visitor) visa.

03.01.2022 457 Visa news. Stand by for some significant news about 457 visas that may allow lower skilled occupations and lower salaries to be used under the 457 visa program. The decision maybe a month or two away but we understand that DIBP are reviewing a series of options and so we can't give details at this stage ..but watch this space ...

03.01.2022 Provisional Skill Assessments Provisional Skill Assessment can NOT be used for permanent skilled visa applications. This may only be used for 485 visa applications. Applicants that have studied Trade occupations in Australia that are assessed by TRA must go through TRAs 12 month Job Ready Program to obtain the full skill assessment required for PR. Please see the link below for more details; http://www.tradesrecognitionaustralia.gov.au//Pages/defaul

03.01.2022 From the DIBP Migration blog page, news that more students eligible now for simpler, faster visas through streamlined visa processing (SVP) arrangements. To read more, see http://migrationblog.immi.gov.au//more-students-eligible-/

03.01.2022 What the changes to Australia's 2014-15 migration program mean. There will be a reprioritisation towards employer-sponsored visas which will assist employers in finding workers to fill vital positions where they have been unable to find local workers. Read more here:http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/sm/2014/sm214434.htm

02.01.2022 Australia still a popular tourist destination, over 3.1 million visitor visas granted to March 2014. Australia continues to draw high levels of interest from international visitors according to the latest departmental report http://www.immi.gov.au//visitor-visa-quarterly-report-mar1 The department has granted more than 3.1 million visitor visas this financial year to 31 March 2014, which is nearly 6 per cent higher than last year.... Interest from Asia continues to rise significantly with tourism visa applications from China up 22 per cent (to more than 380 000 applications), Malaysia up nearly 26 per cent (to more than 187 000 applications) and applications from India up 19 per cent (to more than 102 000 applications). The report also outlines some key initiatives of the Visitor visa programme including the introduction of a three-year validity, multiple entry visa for Chinese business visitors to enable them to engage in important bilateral trade and investment activities along with the opening of new Australian Visa Application Centre (AVAC) in additional countries, including India in June 2014. Visitor visa quarterly reports are located on the departments website at: http://www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/visitor.htm These results arent unexpected as changes were made to the Visitor visa programme last year to make it easier to apply. Also the expansion of online visitor visa applications in May 2014 means it is now possible for visitors from an additional 51 countries and regions to apply for their visitor visa online.

01.01.2022 The Business Migration Program a Failure. Article from the Australian newspaper on 11 June 2014 The Immigration Department has cast doubt on the viability of Labors overhauled business migration program, as legal experts branded the two-year-old scheme a dismal failure that prompted an enormous decline in new visas. A joint parliamentary inquiry into the Business Innovation and Investment Program has heard the program, introduced in 2012 to raise the quality of busines...s migrants, is plagued by slow processing, unpredictable outcomes and selection criteria that deter good candidates in a search for ideal, younger migrants. Only 652 visas were granted over the first 21 months of the BIIP scheme, which awards applicants points depending on characteristics such as age, English level and wealth. That compares with 6790 in the final year of the system it replaced, the Business Skills Program. The department, in its -submission to the inquiry, indicated the plunge in applicants will make it increasingly difficult to maintain the number of business migrants as a proportion of the overall permanent migration program. While there are sufficient applications under the previous business skills program to guarantee the 2013-14 program, the application rate may put the delivery of the 2014-15 program in question, the submission read. Sydney legal firm Immigration Solutions Lawyers, in its submission, blamed the enormous decline in applicants to overly onerous selection criteria that strive for an unrealistic ideal. A desirable candidate is someone between 35-39 years of age with a business turnover that is not under $1 million, with at least four years business experience and who has $1.3m in assets, it read. However, such a candidate would be unlikely to elect Australia due to heavy government regulation, taxation, and it being a relatively small market on the very outskirts of the Pacific Rim. The venture capital entrepreneur stream for migrants who have secured $1m from a local firm and have the endorsement of a state or territory government has attracted only one applicant since July 2012. That person was not successful as of March 31. Christopher Levingston, a Sydney migration solicitor, argued mainland Chinese applicants were deterred by possible information sharing between the department and communist law enforcement. Candidates correctly believe (the department) sharing information with (China) is not only a breach of privacy but also places at risk persons who might be considering migration to Australia in order to spread the risk of having to operate a business in a totalitarian regime. Brisbane lawyer Dolf Van Zyl said in a submission the current program is a dismal failure and not reaching any objects whatsoever. The BIIP program makes a negligible contribution to the generation of economic growth and drastic changes need to be made to the program.