Migration book launched
Ricky Sawi, author of a newly released book Living the Immigrant Dream, is helping the Filipino Migrant Catholic Chaplaincy by donating 50 percent of the book sales to its Emergency Fund. According to Fr. Loi Viovicente, Chaplain of Melbourne Filipino Migrants, the funds will be used to help calamity victims in the Philippines. Ricky, through the invitation [...]
Migrante Australia has commenced a nationwide campaign for justice for disadvantaged 457 visa workers. Spokesperson for Migrante in WA, Ms Carmelita Baltazar, said that over 450 petition signatures from community members and supporters all across WA have been emailed to Hon Min Brendan O’Connor earlier this week to draw his attention to the predicament of [...]
Continue reading …The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, and the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten MP, recently announced new Federal Government reforms to attract successful investors and entrepreneurs to Australia. Mr Bowen said the government would introduce a new visa program, the Significant Investor visa, targeting migrants who could make an [...]
Continue reading …MIGRATION DOCTOR Felix Carao The current permanent employer-sponsored visa categories accommodate unique and unusual applications through the exceptional circumstances provision for age, skill or qualification, and English language requirements. This has allowed applicants who were not able to meet these criteria to be considered for permanent residence if they could demonstrate exceptional circumstances. The existing [...]
Continue reading …MIGRATION FORUM Atty. Imelda Argel As you may be aware, a new points test took effect on 1 July 2011. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has again announced that from 1 July 2012 we should expect changes to the legislation, which will require visa applicants to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) and [...]
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Intending skilled migrants who want to come to Australia will have to ask permission to apply from 1 July 2011. From 1 July 2011, applicants for the Independent Skills category, Family Sponsored, State/ Territory Sponsored visa, Business Skills will have to lodge an online Expression of Interest ( EOI ) and wait for an invitation before they can make [...]
Continue reading …“The greatest resource of the Philippines is its people. They are great and fantastic people,” says the Honourable Robert Smith, President of the Legislative Council in the Parliament of Victoria, during his speech at the formal inauguration of the Australian Centre of Further Education (ACFE) last 15 July at its training centre in Queen St, [...]
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By LITA MAHLE Australia‘s new Prime Minister, Julia Gillard said that the major reform to the Australian skilled migration program that came into effect on 1 July 2010 will help provide needed skills and workers for the Australian economy. She stresses that she is not about to close down the shutters in immigration but rather [...]
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By ALICE GREGORIO-NICOLAS Twenty-five out of 35 Filipino workers employed by Alfasi, a Melbourne based international group of companies servicing the construction and engineering industries, are currently busy working on the wheel structure of the $100 million Southern Star Observation Wheel, Melbourne’s biggest ferris wheel. Ten of these Filipinos are welders, while 15 belong to [...]
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Filipino Nurses Australian Accreditation The Australian Centre of Further Education (ACFE) is now accredited by the Nursing Board of Victoria (NBV) to offer the Initial Registration for Overseas Nurses (IRON) Program in Melbourne. The IRON Program is open to nurses trained and registered overseas who intends to practice in Australia. The IRON Program is required [...]
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