Tag: immigration

Border restrictions to be eased for incoming foreign teachers who will fill shortfalls in certain locations and subjects, says minister.

Latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show more than 7-million people living in Australia were born elsewhere.

Nationals want a Parliamentary inquiry into the difficulties for migrants created by Covid-19 and New Zealand’s closed border.

Charter flights being used to deport foreigners convicted of criminal acts in Australia. Thirty-one deportations occurred in February.

Chinese national living in Perth forged documents to convince unsuspecting clients they had been granted an Australian entry visa.

Opposition says nannies working for movie stars have been allowed to enter NZ, but not cruise ship hospitality staff with specialised training.

Rita Ora’s hotel quarantine ahead of her involvement in The Voice is unfair to the nearly 40,000 Aussies still stranded overseas, says Labor.

Border Force is cancelling visas and removing foreign nationals from the country for serious breaches of Covid-19 regulations.

Immigration minister says Home Affairs will work with NSW authorities to identify those involved in the illegal gathering and some may be deported.

Crews from Eastern Europe have been given special entry exemptions in an effort to keep the NZ fishing industry afloat.

Migrating to Australia has been a dream and life changing opportunity for millions. When Covid-19 subsides, the race to live Down Under will be on again.

(Partner Content) Many people are unsure what the effect of COVID-19 will be on their UK immigration status.

The impact of the COVID-19 Virus is also affecting the UK immigration landscape.

(Partner Content) The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020. Although this was the official Brexit date, there is still a transition period in place.

(Partner Content) The UK Ancestral Visa is still one of the most popular and common ways in which persons from the Commonwealth countries can come to the UK. However, you will have to prove that you have a grandparent born in the UK to qualify.

In most countries you must spend several years living and working there before you can qualify for permanent residency. Australia is different...

Before you take the plunge and immigrate, ask these five important questions.

Since the recent devastating fires, Australia is in need of engineers, tradesman and other useful migrants more than ever.

The Investment criteria for the Tier 1 Investor category increased from the £1 million investment requirement to a £2 million investment requirement some months ago.

Australia has long been considered one of the most favourable options when it comes to South Africans wishing to emigrate. Should you sign-up?

Lambie had indicated previously that her vote for the repeal would be conditional on the government meeting a condition which she would not specify. She suggested security matters were involved.

Indefinite Leave to Remain visa and British citizenship hopefuls may need to prove their knowledge of life in the United Kingdom.

Are there new ways for parents to join their children in Australia?

International vehicle shipping is easier and more affordable than you think.

If you've decided to relocate, is it worth shipping your car to your new home or does buying a secondhand vehicle make more economic sense?

The new visa route will be launched regardless of Brexit and the terms of the UK leaving the EU. The scheme will also be open to both EU and non-EU citizens.

The EU Settlement Scheme allows EU, EEA, and Swiss Nationals and their eligible family members to apply for UK immigration status to remain in the UK post-Brexit.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: It’s critical that the Australian government take a new direction in refugee policy and move beyond its tired and false rhetoric of deterrence as a justification for detaining refugees on Nauru and Manus.

From November 2019, two new visa routes will open up to work in Australia.

The prime minister has announced that the number of migrants coming to Australia as refugees will be frozen at 18,750.

We have compiled some more guidelines on Brexit in the case of a No Deal.

The government is running its border security/refugees scare against Labor on two fronts.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Australia's immigration department doesn't keep a record of the number of people applying for asylum at airports. This means there is no oversight over the treatment of those seeking protection.

There's an ambitious new plan to bring more foreign workers into Australia's wild north (think Crocodile Dundee country), but there are a few requirements.

The UK Government made some unexpected immigration rule announcements this month.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: While concerns about the level of immigration have increased, there is continued endorsement of the view that Australia is an immigrant nation, that immigration benefits the country and that it will continue to play an important role in the years ahead.

SPECIAL FEATURE: The apology given by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to survivors of child sexual abuse has drawn fresh attention to questions of redress and compensation for British children sent to Australia as child migrants.

One of the most tricky issues that clients sometimes have is the issue of name changes due to marriage and other reasons, and the resultant admin involving their UK immigration documents.

27 years without a recession, Australia is the 2nd wealthiest nation in terms of wealth per adult after Switzerland and is estimated to have the world’s 13th highest GDP and the 11th highest GDP per capita. It has earned it's reputation as 'the lucky country'.

There are a number of considerations that parents with children who are school-going age need to consider when moving to the UK. This can vary from the time of year to move, as well as where to rent or buy property.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: An appallingly racist diatribe, by a senator who not one in a thousand Australians would have heard of, on Wednesday brought almost all the parliament together to reassert some core values of Australia’s policy.

Polish citizenship equals access to the EU, making getting hold of a Polish passport even more attractive. But what are some of the pitfalls?

SPECIAL FEATURE: Young Australians on Britain's Youth Mobility Scheme are the ideal migrant for both the state and employers alike as they take on precarious but skilled jobs in the UK labour market, without the electoral costs of permanent migration.

Visa changes implemented this month affect all those wanting to migrate to Australia.

Britain's Home Office has announced that it will henceforth exclude doctors and nurses from the cap on the Tier 2 Skilled Worker Visa.

Australia's Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says things are "not too far off" from being finalised.

A fast-track backtrack? In something resembling a change of tune, it would seem like the Australian government aren’t exactly putting SA farmers to the top of their priorities.

One of the immigration routes in to the United Kingdom that is often overlooked is the Tier 1 Entrepreneur immigration route that is available to entrepreneur teams.

Australia's Minister of Home Affairs, Peter Dutton, is not backing down from his offer to offer white South African farmers "refugee" or "humanitarian" status in the country.

The South African government and its relationship with Australia may have taken a bad turn, denying its farmers face persecution as claimed by Peter Dutton.