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Our staff have the knowledge to deal with all immigration problems, no matter how complex. Keep abreast of immigration updates with our blog posts below.
Australian permanent residency for New Zealand citizens who arrived on or before 19 February 2016
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CitizenshipImmigration

Australian permanent residency for New Zealand citizens who arrived on or before 19 February 2016

Provided they meet certain health and character requirements, New Zealand citizens are automatically granted a Special Category (Subclass 444) visa on arrival which enables them to remain in Australia indefinitely, work and study. However, except for in limited circumstances, Australian citizenship was only previously available to New Zealand citizens if they followed the regular channels to first become an Australian permanent…
Immigration blog
9 August, 2017
General Skilled Migration: What has changed from 1 July 2017? General Skilled Migration

General Skilled Migration: What has changed from 1 July 2017?

Among the changes to the company sponsored visas, there have also been changes to the general skilled migration visa cartegories. Changes to points-tested skilled visas From 1 July 2017 applicants for points-tested skilled visas (excluding the New Zealand pathway) must be below the age of 45 years at time of application. Information on the changes is available at each of…
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1 July, 2017
ENS and RSMS: What has changed from 1 July 2017?
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ENS and RSMS: What has changed from 1 July 2017?

With the Department's flurry of activity in the days before 1 July 2017, see how the changes regarding occupation lists, age and English, impact your eligibility for permanent residence through Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) and Regional Skilled Migration Scheme (RSMS) visas. Occupation Lists Eligible occupations for the Direct Entry (DE) stream of the ENS will be those listed in the Short-term…
Immigration blog
1 July, 2017
Skills Assessments for ICT Professionals in Australia General Skilled MigrationGuidelines

Skills Assessments for ICT Professionals in Australia

In its last Migration Programme Report for the year ending 30 June 2016, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (Department) released statistics confirming that the Skill stream  comprising the Employer Sponsored Category, the General Skilled Migration category (GSM), and the Business Innovation and Investment Programme and Distinguished Talent categories amounted to 67.7 percent of the total 2015-2016 migration programme outcome. Delving…
Immigration blog
10 June, 2017