Many people who dream of a new life in Australia, will go to great lengths to ensure it becomes a reality. Justin Vella, who’s from Durban in South Africa endured a 15 month wait for his permanent residency when he moved across from a 457 visa. There are much-debated impending changes surrounding migration and visas and this is what led to the delay.
Some Australian employers are deliberately flouting their legal obligations so they can keep wages low for students, working holiday visitors and refugees, that’s according to the Fair Work Ombudsman who’ve been investigating the problem.
The Fair Work Ombudsman is an independent statutory office which was established in Australia to protect the employee and ensure that employers adhere to certain guidelines and compliance with regards to workplace laws.
One of the youngest members of the Visa Solutions Australia team is Jack Pearson-Lemme. He may be 20 years-old but Jack comes to us with a broad range of business skills. If you ring the office you may get through to him on the phone.
There are more Australians born overseas living in this country than ever before. In fact, 28% of Australia’s population weren’t born here, but they’ve made Australia their home and have become official citizens.
Visa Solutions Australia is a very multi-national team and our latest Migration Agent Simona Ancuta is helping to make our office one of the most culturally diverse in Perth. Simona was born in Romania, but at the age of 25 she and her husband made the decision to move to New Zealand.
Occasionally here at Visa Solutions Australia, we meet people who are in desperate situations and in urgent need of help and facing the threat of deportation. This happened recently with Conway Dean – a 58 year-old welder from Bindoon in Western Australia.
Australia’s constitution has recently been under the spotlight which has ended in drama in Parliament. Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters have resigned, and Matt Canavan and Malcolm Robers have both been accused of breaching section 44i of the Australian constitution. So what is section 44i of the Australian constitution? And should it be changed?
The most common student visa is the subclass 500 which means you can study and work part-time. The course you select can be the biggest factor in successfully securing permanent residency – so choose your subject carefully.
Here’s our suggested list of current occupations which are in demand.
Here in Australia we are seeing the rise of the de facto relationship. This is when two people are not married, but are living together as a couple.
We’ve come up with some advice to those people who may not be married or engaged but who want to secure a partner visa.
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