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Australia Introduces New Visas!

2019-03-26T18:40:41+00:00Tags: , , , , , , , |

Last week the Australian Federal Government announced new visas for regional Australia which will be available from November 2019. It will also revise the definition of Regional Australia to include all of Australia except for the metropolitan areas of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Perth. The new visas announced are: Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) [...]

Anger as Australian senator Fraser Anning blames immigration for mosque shootings

2019-03-18T13:16:39+00:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Whilst New Zealands's prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said it "one of New Zealand's darkest days" and called the shootings a terrorist attacks, Australian senator blamed the shooting in immigration. At least 50 people were killed in Christchurch and another 20 were seriously injured. Fraser Anning, a senator in Queensland, has issued a statement describing the [...]

Indian Migrant overstayed his visa in Australia for over 18 Years

2019-02-19T13:13:38+00:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A 59 year old Indian national man went over to Australia on 30th November 2000 on a visitor visa and his visa expired in 2001, however Mr Singh did not leave Australia when he was supposed to. Mr Singh recently appealed against a visa refusal in the Federal Circuit Court in Sydney. His last visa application [...]

Joy for Irish Nationals as the age limit for Working Holiday Visas is increased to 35

2018-11-06T13:12:59+00:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Patrick O'Donovan has announced the age limit for Irish nationals applying for the working Holiday programme has increased to 35. The reciprocal agreement, which also allows Australians to come to work in Ireland, gives participants the ability to work abroad for up to two years. IMAGE: ALAMY The current age [...]

Foreign Workers in Australia Could be Owed Money

2018-07-26T13:26:16+01:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

          If you're a foreign worker and you've worked in Australia in the last ten years on a working holiday visa you could be in for a tax refund. Tax refund specialists in Australia are calling up anyone who worked in Australia in the last the years to check their filing obligations [...]