SKILLED 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 moreGiven that some State Governments have lessen their entry criteria for investment into the business, we are noticing increased activity in this area of the business. The establishment costs of these clients into Australia have become more affordable and less risky given that in some states more than 50% of the required total net assets […]
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 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 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 moreGenuine position criteria remains the most critical part of any (new or existing) company sponsored skilled migration application. As off recently, Case Officers are following an additional policy guideline, which is making the process of assessing these applications even more complex. The assessment process now requires evidence that the position associated with the visa application […]
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 […]
Read moreIncluded below are cumulative EOI statistics available and published by DIAC, for July & Aug & Sept 2012/13. The months of July & August was very quiet in the area of business visas, with only 3 State/Territory Nominations for subclass 188 and 14 Business Talent (permanent) 132 visa subclass. September results show an increase in […]
Read moreAfter a lengthy period, all States have now released their 188 provisional business visa criteria (both streams), with the only exception being NSW. However we were advised by senior NSW staff that this will be released very shortly and will most likely follow much of the requirements of the old 163 visa criteria. While the […]
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