The 400 visa program enables foreign workers to perform non‐ongoing, highly specialised roles in Australia on a short term basis…
READ MOREFact Sheet – 407 Training Visa
The training visa is for people who want to come to Australia on a temporary basis to participate in workplace‐based training in their occupation…
READ MOREFact Sheet – 820 Partner Visa
The partner visa enables a person in a married or de facto relationship with an Australian citizen, Permanent Resident, or…
READ MOREFact Sheet – Sponsorship Obligations
Businesses approved as sponsors under the Temporary Skills Shortage (subclass 482) visa programme administered by…
READ MOREFact Sheet – 189 Independent Skilled Visas
The General Skilled Migration programme enables highly skilled workers to migrate permanently to Australia without sponsorship from an employer…
READ MOREEmployer Guide – Terminating Employees on 457 TSS Visas
The employer sponsored 457 / TSS visa program offers a great deal of benefits to employers…
READ MOREFact Sheet – 186 Employer Nominated Scheme
The Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) enables employers to nominate foreign workers for a permanent residence visa to Australia. There are generally two stages to the ENS application…
READ MOREEmployer wrongfully terminates visa holder for breaching visa conditions
The Fair Work Commission has found that an employee who was suspended indefinitely without pay after her employer decided that she had breached the conditions of her visa was unfairly dismissed. What happened in this case? The employee, Ms Devi was employed as a part-time food services assistant in an aged care facility run by […]
READ MOREAnnouncement: The Migration Agency expands to New Zealand
We are delighted to announce the expansion of The Migration Agency in New Zealand and launch of our immigration service offering for the New Zealand market. This is a major step in The Migration Agency’s growth plans, and will enable us to offer local and international clients on-the-ground support in a key Asia-Pacific market. The expansion […]
READ MORETrump’s Loss is Australia’s Gain in the War on Talent
One by one, they were blocked from entering the United States: a scientist barred from a flight, two engineers detained in Boston, and a doctoral student put back on a plane at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. It was 2017, and the travellers were all Iranian nationals holding permanent U.S. residency or valid […]
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