Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, the Assistant Minister for the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, has just recently revealed the details regarding a crackdown on illegal employees in Australia. Sen Cash also revealed the effect and the result of any illegal working arrangements with foreign workers as well as their own employers. Furthermore, the […]
Inquiry Into Determination of Immigration Quotas
The government of Australia’s official independent research and advisory body, the Productivity Commission, has just announced that it will carry out a public inquiry as to how future programmes regarding migration will be made. The review is going to inspect possible future options for figuring out the settings of the temporary and permanent migration programmes […]
Improvements to Online Visa Application Technology
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection, has made several improvements to it’s technology so that customers who would like to access its online visa services can do so at any time of the day, regardless of where they are. In the last twelve months, one of the largest changes they made online has been […]
Warning Issued over Email Visa Scams
Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has given a warning regarding the increasing number of scams which have known to target people who are looking to get Australian visas and jobs. ”We have been made aware of a wave of scam phone calls currently taking place,” a spokesman for the DIBP said. ”The […]
Australia to Fast Track Visa Applications for Regional Queensland Migrants
It isn’t just the immigrants who are going to have their visa applications fast-tracked if they agree to settle in regional Queensland, but the refugees as well. This was according to a proposal made by the premier of the Queensland government, Mr. Campbell Newman. Mr. Newman met with Mr. Scott Morrison, the Minister for Immigration […]
3 Year Multiple Entry Visas Can Now Be Granted To Business Visitors From China
It has been announced on the 7th of February 2014 by the Minister for Trade and Investment, Mr. Andrew Robb, and the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Mr. Scott Morrison, that entry visas have been extended to Chinese business visitors. They announced that Chinese individuals visiting for business purpose can now be granted Australian […]
Working Holiday Visa Program Expanded
The Australian economy is thriving more than ever, and with that, the Abbott government has expanded its WHV, or its Working Holiday Visa program, as a sign of encouragement for a bigger cultural exchange on a wider variety of partner countries. Because of this, opportunities of travel and employment have greatly increased. It has also […]