The 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 moreOne of the most critical elements of any skilled migration application represents EVIDENCE, a set of documents supporting and surrounding Genuine Position argument. Many agents forget to account for this in the correct way and a high number of rejected nominations were indeed lacking relevant supporting evidence. General business plans / case overviews do not deliver […]
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 moreOver fifty (50) occupations from Australia’s skilled occupations list or SOL may be removed. The Skilled Occupations List is a compilation of occupations for skilled migration for the purpose of meeting the medium to long-term skill needs of the Australian economy. The fifty occupations listed in the SOL have been flagged by the Department of Education […]
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 […]
Read moreTourism industry skills shortage is rising in Australia due to a surge of visitors. The influx of tourists has created boom-like conditions but also coincides with a climbing unemployment rate. Visitors have grown to 12% in the past year. Skills shortage in the industry, specifically chefs and cooks, are rising from the increased growth of cafes and restaurants. […]
Read moreBzMark provides comprehensive, high quality business proposals and case overviews relevant for the immigration industry In addition to the standard immigration business plan requirements, BzMark also provides the following services: Review of refusals and preparation of responses to the Department Based on our experience, small businesses are often disadvantaged in their right to nominate certain occupations. […]
Read moreIt has become evident that the Case Officers are increasingly questioning the Genuine Position Criteria for skilled migration business cases. This is partially due to the fact that the Case Officers have been given more discretionary power to question, approve or reject cases but also due to the fact that many applications are prepared incorrectly […]
Read moreIt is anticipated that 2015 will bring some minor changes to the migration industry following the Government revision of the existing skilled and business visas. New Immigration Minister We started off a new year with the new Immigration Minister, Hon Peter Dutton, who has been sworn in as Australia’s new Immigration and Border Protection Minister […]
Read moreBzMark Consulting started the New Year with increased services for business migrants. For many years, BzMark has delivered reliable and expert services and advice to the migration industry in the area of preparation of business plans, research tours and detailed submissions for a range of visas, such as 188, 132, 888, 457, RSMS and ENS. For […]
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