It is all about the Genuine Position! It seems that businesses are obtaining their SBS – Standard Business Sponsorship rights with less difficulty in comparison to defending the Genuine Position stand. It is not uncommon to witness a business holding SBS rights but not being able to successfully nominate the occupation they need. Organisation Charts […]
Read moreA new Australian visa category provides pathway to permanent residency. The new visa is now open to new applications. It hopes to attract and retain the best and the brightest entrepreneurial talent. In an SBS report, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton said the Government was driving economic growth through innovation. Mr. Dutton added that the new Entrepreneur visa […]
Read moreThe Department of Immigration announced an important change in the points test for the Skilled Migration Program. The points test will now have an additional five points to students of Australian institutions. Specifically for students with doctorate-level and masters by research qualifications in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and information and communication technology fields. The National […]
Read moreThe Australia market for shopping centres in both the CBD and non-CBD areas has recently been the target by foreign investors. Retail foreign buyers are dominating the Australia market by more than half and is not showing any signs of slowing down. The Daily Telegraph released a recent report that CBRE research shows that foreign investors make up of 51% of […]
Read moreDigital marketing has been improving sales of Australian products to China through game-changing customer-centric marketing initiatives. A host of Australian companies target Chinese middle class who are hungry for high quality health, supplements, food and cosmetics products through global conglomerate Alibaba. Thuy Ong of ABC News reports that China’s middle class is expected to grow to […]
Read moreBusiness Visa (subclass 132) for New South Wales will now be processed in five business days, according to the NSW Business & Skilled Migration Update. The Business Talent (Permanent) visa (subclass 132) applications for nominations will now experience improved processing time. These applications are applicable for complete applications. If applications are incomplete or clarification is required, processing […]
Read moreWestern Australia (WA) businesses are being urged by WA Treasurer Mike Nahan to hire skilled migrants. The Australian reported that the Barnett government is turning to skilled migrants from Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The number of people leaving WA to live elsewhere in Australia is now higher with interstate migration, peaking at a net […]
Read moreThe Australian jobs data is out for July, adding 26,200 jobs for the month. The increase was largely due to part time employment, which increased 71,600 to 3,814,700. Full time employment fell from 45,400 to 8,153,900. The jobs data numbers are from surveys and for one month. Thus, it’s unlikely that the economy created 71,000 part time […]
Read moreAre you thinking of investing in Australia? Did you know that Toowoomba is one of the most exciting emerging regional centers in Australia? Toowoomba is located 125km west of Brisbane. It is already the country’s second largest inland city (after Canberra) but its growth is far from over. John McGrath talks about how Toowoomba has all the hallmarks […]
Read moreNew Queensland BIIP (Business Innovation and Investment Program) criteria has become effective from 25 July 2016. Subclass 132 Business Talent Visa Summary Net business and personal assets of 1.5million to be transferred to Queensland within the 2 years after visa grant. Minimum of 1 Million investment into the business Minimum of $500,000 settlement funds Must […]
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