BUSINESS MIGRATION TALK Australian states are increasingly recognising the incremental value and contribution that business migrants bring to their economy, employment and cultural diversity. In one way or the other, nearly all state governments have relaxed their criteria by eliminating business investment exclusions, reducing the minimum business investment and the state sponsorship application processing times. […]
Read moreSKILLED MIGRATION TALK Below presented are 457 program statistics extracted from the DIBP site. According to these statistics, during the last financial year, there were about 18,000 sponsorships lodged, and out of these approximately 15,000 were approved and around 2,000 refused. In 2015/16, sponsoring businesses lodged closed to 70,000 457 nominations, out of which around […]
Read moreYoung women from South Australia are continuing to leave the state at far higher rates than men their age, in the 20 to 24 age group. Adelaide Now reports that last financial year, women made up 95% of the state’s population loss to other states in that early twenties age group – a rise from […]
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 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 opportunities between Australia and China are expected to be discussed during the Australia Agri-Food Innovation Summit. The summit is scheduled on September 13-15. Natalee Ward of The Weekly Times reports that Industry insider and advocate for the Australian-Chinese community Harry Ma said there are about one million Chinese speaking people in Australia. Ma added that […]
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 moreSKILLED VISAS When it comes to company sponsored visas, fulfillment of the Genuine Position Criteria has become the backbone of all applications. Recently, Case Officers are increasingly exercising their discretionary power to question this criteria based on the genuine need to hire a full time paid employee. This stems out of the introduction of a […]
Read moreSKILLED MIGRATION NEWS Labour Market Testing (LMT) requirement for 457 Company Sponsorship Effective from 23 November 2013, labour market testing has become mandatory requirement for most sponsoring businesses in a manner consistent to Australia’s international trade obligations. Similar to RSMS visa schemes, sponsoring businesses are now required to provide explanatory evidence of their attempts to […]
Read more888 Business Exchange is one of a group of 6 businesses that showcase business brokering based in Australia with extensive links to China via the Business Migration Network. 888 Business Exchange has locations in Sydney and Port Macquarie NSW that specialises in locating and presenting Australian businesses to the migrating business public. BZMark consulting where […]
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