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Who's Who Legal The Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) and the Employer Nominated Scheme (ENS) visa (subclass 186) are the two most common options for Australian businesses wishing to sponsor an overseas worker. Skilled migration programmes account for ... |
SBS |
Want to migrate to Australia? 2017-18 Skilled Occupations List (SOL ...
SBS Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) have released the new Skilled Occupations List (SOL) for 2017-18. |
SBS |
New 457 visa list effective 1st July 2017 announced | SBS Your ...
SBS The revised 457 visa list has been announced by Department of Immigration and Border Protection. CEOs, university lecturers among those now able to apply for skilled worker visa Racing Australia secures changes to 457 visa policy - Herald Sun Chief executives returned to four-year temporary visa list |
The Sydney Morning Herald |
Racing chief welcome visas changes to maintain racing's skilled overseas workers
The Sydney Morning Herald Racing Australia and the Thoroughbred Breeders Australia lobbied the Federal Government heavily and changes announced on Friday will enable skilled overseas workers to continue to work in Australia. The classifications of visa for jockeys, trackwork ... |
SBS |
CEOs, university lecturers among those now able to apply for skilled worker visa
ABC Online The changes will see people with some occupations such as chief executives or university lecturers now able to apply for a four-year temporary visa instead of a two-year visa. Some sectors had complained it would harm their industries. Universities ... New 457 visa list effective 1st July 2017 announced VCs, lecturers restored to visa list Racing Australia secures changes to 457 visa policy for workers in racing and breeding industry |
Racing chief welcome visas changes to maintain racing's skilled overseas workers
Brisbane Times When Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced a crackdown on 457 visas in April, leading trainers and breeders warned it could bring the industry to its knees. Racing Australia and the Thoroughbred Breeders Australia lobbied the Federal Government ... |
SBS |
457 visa changes a win for universities, medical research and horse ...
SBS Dozens of occupations have been handed back a pathway to permanent residency through the 457 visa scheme. Australia rethinks visa restrictions for university staff Chief executives returned to four-year temporary visa list Skilled visa overhaul as Australian gov't loosens restrictions on STEM roles, CEO's |
He hasn't lived in NZ since age 5, but crim being deported back from ...
New Zealand Herald Iosefa Fiu moved across the Tasman with his parents in 1996, and was granted a Special Category Visa. Stock photo / 123rf.com. NZ Herald. Share via email ... |
SBS |
Want to migrate to Australia? 2017-18 Skilled Occupations List (SOL) announced
SBS The Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) will be applicable for Subclass 189 (Skilled Independent Visa), Subclass 489 (Skilled Regional Provisional Visa who are not nominated by a State or Territory government agency) and Subclass 485 ... |
Times Higher Education (THE) |
Australia rethinks visa restrictions for university staff
Times Higher Education (THE) International academics and university leaders in Australia will now be eligible for four-year visas with a pathway to permanent residency, under amendments to the government's immigration reforms. In April, Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull ... |
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Who's Who Legal The Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) and the Employer Nominated Scheme (ENS) visa (subclass 186) are the two most common options for Australian businesses wishing to sponsor an overseas worker. Skilled migration programmes account for ... |
SBS |
Your chance to migrate to Australia. New occupation list for 2017-18 announced
SBS ... occupation identified in step one, to determine if the occupation would benefit from skilled migration. 12 occupations have been entirely removed from the list of eligible skilled occupations, nine of these were eligible for 457 and 186 visas on 19 ... |
SBS |
VCs, lecturers restored to visa list
The Australian However, university tutor was removed from the occupation list for eligibility for 457 and 186 visas. The newly unveiled list came after extensive feedback from industry groups and affected individuals. Peak group Universities Australia said it had ... 457 visa changes a win for universities, medical research and horse trainers |
SBS |
New 457 visa list effective 1st July 2017 announced
SBS Australian government has updated the occupations lists for a range of temporary and permanent skilled visas, with the new lists effective from 1 July 2017. The new list comes as a big relief to Indian professionals – be it engineers, computer ... |
SBS |
457 visa changes a win for universities, medical research and horse trainers
SBS The government has also provided a commitment to Universities Australia that study towards a PhD will count as relevant work experience for the purposes of applying for new skilled visas. Chief executive and university lecturer are among 35 occupations ... |
The Australian Financial Review |
CEOs, scientists, engineers and IT execs win in 457 visa backdown
The Australian Financial Review The exemption to English language testing for subclass 457 visa applicants whose salary is over $96,400 has been removed, with the exception of employees transferring between a foreign parent company to an Australian arm of the company. |
*Malay translation below
Thinking about working in Australia? You will need a valid work visa. If you have been told that you can work with an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA), you have been lied to.
You could be caught in a scam if:
Newstalk ZB |
Meth-using Kiwi being deported back from Australia
Newstalk ZB Iosefa Fiu, 26, moved across the Tasman with his parents in 1996, and was granted a Special Category Visa. He has not returned to New Zealand since. But in February, the Australian Department of Immigration cancelled his visa due to his history of ... |
He hasn't lived in NZ since age 5, but crim being deported back from Oz
New Zealand Herald Iosefa Fiu, 26, moved across the Tasman with his parents in 1996, and was granted a Special Category Visa. He has not returned to New Zealand since. But in February, the Australian Department of Immigration cancelled his visa due to his history of ... |
Voice of America |
Australia Now Home to More Migrants From Asia Than Europe
Voice of America Australia's new national census shows for the first time that more migrants are now arriving from Asia than Europe as the country's demographics change rapidly. Among the findings: almost half of all Australians were either born overseas or have a ... David Uren mounts immigration sacred cow |
The Australian Financial Review |
CEOs, universities winners in 457 visa reprieve
The Australian Financial Review The Australian Financial Review revealed a host of chief executives working on 457 visas were affected by the changes to limit chief executives, chief information offices and managing directors to shorter two-year stints with no path to permanent ... |
New US visa rules for 6 Muslim nations
The Australian On Monday, the Supreme Court partially lifted lower court injunctions against Trump's executive order that had temporarily banned visas for citizens of the six countries. The justices' ruling exempted applicants from the ban if they could prove a "bona ... |
Defence Connect |
Renewed concerns over 457 visa changes in defence industry
Defence Connect The changes have seen pilots and avionic engineers totally excluded, while airframe/engine engineers are only eligible for temporary visas without any access to residency. The Regional Aviation Association of Australia later stated these changes may ... |
Work and Holiday visas and new six-year multiple-entry visas available for Singaporeans
Lexology (registration) Following the recent summit held in Singapore, it was announced that two new visa measures will come into place. These are the availability for Singaporeans to apply for Australia's Work and Holiday Visa programme and the new six-year multiple-entry ... |
The West Australian |
Defence industry upset over 457 visa shift | The West Australian
The West Australian The Australian defence industry is concerned about changes to the government's skilled worker visa program preventing it from importing key overseas talent. |
The West Australian |
Defence industry upset over 457 visa shift
The West Australian Lockheed Martin Australia chief executive Vince Di Pietro says his company has 93 US expats in Australia, on various visa types including 457. Mr Di Pietro says the presence of some foreign defence industry staff is essential in order to help build ... |
POST-COURIER |
Defence industry upset over 457 visa shift
POST-COURIER Lockheed Martin Australia chief executive Vince Di Pietro says his company has 93 US expats in Australia, on various visa types including 457. Mr Di Pietro says the presence of some foreign defence industry staff is essential in order to help build ... |
Times Higher Education (THE) |
VC's new life down under turned upside down - The Australian
The Australian When Steve Chapman walked into his new job as vice-chancellor of Edith Cowan University in April 2015, his decision to transplant his life from Britain to ... British vice-chancellor 'forced out of Australia' by visa reforms ... |
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific |
Visa reforms positive for Australian tourism
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific The Australian Tourism Export Council(ATEC) welcomed reforms to a number of visa arrangements for visitors from Spain, Argentina and India recently announced by the Federal Government. "ATEC has actively lobbied for increases to the cap on work and ... |
