By Erick Paul Estepa Elefante
In the Philippines' inaugural appearance at the Cabramatta International 9s in 2012, the country heralded its membership of the International...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the Philippine Trade and Investment Centre (PTIC) in Sydney said Filipino products are now available in...
In most cases, international students are required to show financial capacity in their first year of study here in Australia. Some people call this “show money” and many people take its literal meaning that you just have to show...
The major overhaul of the Temporary Work (Skilled) 457 visa announced on the 18th of April 2017 will be fully implemented in March 2018. In the same month, changes to the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) 186 and Regional Sponsored...
Australia welcomes about 300,000 students every year. In the last financial year covering the period from 1 July 2016 until the 30 June 2017, there were 374,294 lodged student visa applications and 343,035 of these applications were granted. Out...
As of the 30th of June 2017, there were 443,798 student visa holders in Australia. Some of these students are graduating this December and are thinking of ways on how to stay here.
This article intends to give an overview...
There are many pathways in getting a Permanent Residency visa. Under the General Skilled Migration stream, there is one visa class, the 190 visa that requires a state sponsorship. However, not many people know how state sponsorships work.
This article...
Applying for an Australian visa can be stressful and applicants usually go through a roller coaster ride of emotions. So how do you stay sane while applying for your visa? Here are some tips.
Stop listening to everyone.
People around you...
Before the major 457 visa changes were released in April 2017, there were only two occupation lists used in applying for most permanent or temporary work visas (189,190, 489, 186, 457, 485, 407 visas). These were the Skilled Occupation...
Many immigration legislative changes were implemented on the 1st of July 2017. I only chose a few that I believe has the most impact on future visa applicants. This article intends to explain five immigration law changes and how...
On 19 February 2016, the Australian government announced a simplified pathway for New Zealand citizens to gain Australian Permanent Residency. New Zealand citizens are electronically issued a temporary visa (Special Category Visa – SCV subclass 444) on arrival in...
The announcement made by the Prime Minister on the 18th of April 2017 about the abolishment of the 457 visa came as a shock to the temporary migrant community, particularly the 457 visa holders. The changes made were so...