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Australian Tax Office

Government data-sharing – how it may affect you as a visa holder

The Government is clamping down on fraud and if you’re a visa holder it may impact you.

The Australian Tax Office has announced that around 20 million visa holders are to be scrutinised under a data matching scheme with the aim of catching those who are avoiding tax, falling foul of superannuation compliance and working illegally.

The team here at Visa Solutions Australia has been finding out how this data sharing may affect visa holders and employers.

13/03/2018

Dan Engles

Why is Australia a safe country compared to others?

Not a day goes by without the mention of some atrocity, terror attack or shooting occurring somewhere in the world. Television footage shows people caught up in the middle of horrific incidents involving violence and bloodshed.

Some countries are safer than others, fortunately Australia has relatively low levels of violent crime and a stable government which makes it appealing for migrants.

07/03/2018

Economics of migration

Migration – is Tony Abbot right to say numbers need to be slashed?

The former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has laid down his views on migration claiming in an article in ‘The Australian’ that high migration levels had led to this country experiencing stagnant wages, unaffordable housing and a clogged infrastructure, leading to increased living costs.

02/03/2018

457 VISA

Leaks show Government won’t tolerate companies employing 20% of workers from overseas

Dan Engles, the Director of Visa Solutions Australia claims that leaks whch have emerged ahead of next month’s major migration shake-up, indicate the Government will adopt a zero-tolerance approach to companies which don’t offer jobs to local people.

The new Temporary Skills Shortage Visa scheme will replace the 457.

22/02/2018

Business migration

National roadshows will outline new TSS visas to the migration industry

The team at Visa Solutions will be closer to understanding the finer points of the new skilled visa program later this month. A series of information sessions are planned at major cities throughout the country by officials from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

15/02/2018

cancer

“Our permanent residency came through the day my wife died”

Visa Solutions Australia recently managed to obtain a permanent visa for a female client who was dying from cancer. Asha Joseph lodged her application years ago before her diagnosis, but it had effectively got ‘stuck’ in the system. It was a complex and demanding case.

01/02/2018

Applications

All you need to know about student visas

A record number of international students choose Australia. The latest government figures show that the majority of these overseas students make their home in New South Wales, followed by Victoria and Queensland with Western Australia coming fourth.

31/01/2018

de-facto relationships

Australian marriage equality means more partner visa options

2018 will see the first same-sex marriages take place in Australia, which will also mark the start of same-sex spousal applications to be lodged to the Immigration Department for Australian residency.

Under the changes, married same-sex couples will be eligible for spousal visas. Previously they’d had to claim de-facto partnership status and had to prove they were in long-term relationships.

04/01/2018

assistant

Why Tareena enjoys the mix of migration, from family to humanitarian cases

Visa Solutions’ immigration assistant Tareena Martin first encountered people trying to obtain Australian residency as a volunteer with an advocacy service for refugees.

Tareena helped out at the Refugee Advocacy Service of South Australia (RASSA) while studying law in Adelaide and went on to work for the organisation.

20/12/2017

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Visa Solutions Australia

Why is Australia a safe country compared to others?

Migration – is Tony Abbot right to say numbers need to be slashed?

Leaks show Government won’t tolerate companies employing 20% of workers from overseas

National roadshows will outline new TSS visas to the migration industry

“Our permanent residency came through the day my wife died”

All you need to know about student visas

Australian marriage equality means more partner visa options

Why Tareena enjoys the mix of migration, from family to humanitarian cases

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