Labor has called for the Turnbull government to admit defeat on its controversial tightening of Australian citizenship laws, demanding the immigration department process applicants under the existing protocols. View the full article here.
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1st of July 2017 – changes to Skilled Migration Program
I’m sure that many of you have several questions surrounding the changes to the Skilled Migration Program that were announced 1 July 2017. For this reason we have compiled the following information to give you a brief overview. ENS (Employer Nomination Scheme) & RSMS (Regional Skilled Migration Scheme) Eligible occupations for the ENS Direct…
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Podcast
Shelley Duffy at Simply Visas was invited to speak to Alexi Boyd on her radio show - Small Biz Matters last Tuesday 30th of May 2017 on Triple H FM, regarding the recent changes around the 457 visa. Small Biz Matters is a half hour program each week where you can work ON your business rather…
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Australian Forum of Business Leaders
Shelley Duffy, Director of Simply Visas was asked to present at the Australian Forum of Business Leaders held at the Polish Consulate in Woollahra on the 18th of May 2017. This group provides a medium for discussion and knowledge exchange between Polish and Australian business leaders growing their careers in Australia. The focus of the night was…
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Important Changes – 457 Visa
As some of you would be aware The Hon Peter Dutton MP - Minister for Immigration and Border Protection made a joint media release with the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP, Prime Minister - Putting Australian workers first, yesterday 18th of April 2017. I know many of you will have several questions surrounding the changes to the…
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Some great news from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection regarding Partner Visas
The DIBP has recently released the following information: “We will be giving priority to low-risk applicants and those regarded by DIBP as fully front-end loaded with documentation that immediately satisfies Partner criteria. This will result in a departure from our usual chronological method of assessing applicants by month of lodgement. Therefore, you may find that…
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