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.
If you have a past criminal conviction, Immigration officials will need to decide whether you are a reformed character.
If your partner is already in Australia legally on a tourist or working visa and has applied for a partner visa, the process can take a very long time, possibly up to 12 months.
Assuming your spouse wants to remain in Australia while waiting for the partner visa to come through, there is an answer – a bridging visa. These are short term visas which can be issued quickly. A bridging visa will enable them to stay in Australia for a period of time while the Department of Immigration considers their substantive (long term) partner visa application.
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