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Offshore Recruitment

We often talk about overseas skilled workers taking on employment in Australia where a labour shortage is unable to be filled by a local worker. As common as this issue is, we don’t talk about how to hire overseas workers. As a full-service migration agent, Visa Solutions Australia offers a one-stop-shop service when it comes to recruiting overseas workers.

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Australia

From Dream to Reality – The Path to Permanent Residency

The path to permanent residency isn’t always an easy one, but there is no greater joy than receiving the phone call announcing your permanent residency has been approved. For Craig Stickling, his wife Geraldine, and their two children that joyous phone call came earlier this week.

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Live in Australia

New Regional Visas – Out with the Subclass 187 and in with the Subclass 491 and 494

As of November 16th 2019, the 187 regional visa will be abolished and two new visas will be introduced; the Skilled Employer-Sponsored Regional Visa (subclass 494) and the Skilled Work Regional Visa (subclass 491). These new skilled regional provisional visas will be available to skilled migrants and their dependent family members who want to live and work in Australia.

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Employer Sponsored Visa

Training Visa – Subclass 407

The subclass 407 Training Visa is a temporary visa. It allows holders to take part in workplace-based occupational training activities to improve their skills for their job, area of tertiary study or field of expertise.

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The Temporary Skills Shortage Visa (TSS) – Subclass 482

The Temporary Skills Shortage Visa (TSS) enables an employer to sponsor a suitably skilled worker from overseas to fill a position that cannot be filled by an Australian worker. The TSS program is designed to assist employers who experience labour shortages from time to time due to supply and demand in certain industries. Only certain occupations are nominated for the TSS visa and are based on current labour supply and demand trends.

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The Temporary Work (Short Stay) Visa – Subclass 400

The Temporary Work (Short Stay) Visa allows eligible applicants to do highly specialised work in Australia on a short-term basis. This visa applies to anyone with specialised skills, knowledge or experience not readily available in Australia.

This visa is an attractive option for Australian businesses as employers wishing to hire someone on a Temporary Work Visa as they are not required to apply for sponsorship or lodge nomination applications

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China

The Approved Destination Status Stream and the Frequent Traveller Stream: In Detail

Of the Visitor Visas, the Approved Destination Status Stream and the Frequent Traveller Stream are lesser known and apply to a very targeted audience.

The Approved Destination Status Stream is a temporary visa that is available to citizens from certain areas of China wishing to visit Australia on a tour organised by an approved travel agent.

The Frequent Traveller Stream is for citizens of the People’s Republic of China who travel often for business or personal reasons.

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