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Australian visa applicants seeking sponsored work in the mining and resources industry should do their research before signing up to agencies claiming to be recruiting for the resources industry. “Shonky businesses are targeting jobseekers wanting to get a foot in the door in the mining industry,” according to Queensland’s Minister for Mining, Mr Sterling Hinchliffe . Mr Hinchcliffe said he is aware of a number of businesses who are overstating...
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, and the Minister for Tourism, Martin Ferguson AM MP, recently launched a guide to using the 457 visa program for the hospitality and tourism industries. The Guide to the 457 program for the tourism and hospitality industries will assist employers to use the skilled visa program and will be backed up by special information sessions.
The Australian Government has announced plans to fast-track the 457 visa system from 7 November. Unfortunately, most SMEs won't be eligible to apply.
Many people who have been sponsored on a subclass 457 visa, have heard of the Employer Nomination Scheme, or ENS, but are not clear how they can use their 457 visa to gain PR through that pathway. The 457 visa The Subclass 457 – Business (Long Stay) – Standard Business Sponsorship visa is the most commonly used program for employers to sponsor overseas workers to work in Australia on...
We are frequently approached by people who have been sponsored on a subclass 457 visa, and are seeking advice on obtaining permanent residency (PR). Many have heard of the Employer Nomination Scheme, or ENS, but are not clear how they can use their 457 visa to gain PR through that pathway. The 457 visa The Subclass 457 – Business (Long Stay) – Standard Business Sponsorship visa is the most...
With Australian cities ranking between 24th (Sydney) and 74th (Perth) in its cost of living scale, Australia is the best value destination of expats in the Asia Pacific Region, according to Mercer’s Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, 2010. Reflecting the increasing economic importance of the African region, the world’s most expensive city for expatriates was Luanda, the capital of Angola, with the capital cities of Chad and Goban also...
DIAC has now officially advised that from 1 July, Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (… will be used within skilled visa programs, as the standard by which a visa applicant’s skills to undertake a specific occupation in Australia are assessed. DIAC has also advised how the transitional arrangements will work – in other words, how the introduction of ANZSCO will affect people who have already obtained skills...
Australian Visa NewsSite last updated 12-2-2012 .
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