Tag: immigration

Australia calls itself the 'Lucky Country' with good reason. If you are thinking of making the move Down Under you should definitely take a look at the latest list of skilled occupations the country is seeking.

Home Affairs and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has directed his department to explore whether South African farmers can be accepted into Australia through refugee, humanitarian or other visas.

When you receive your first UK visa or permit, your Indefinite Leave to Remain application may seem far in the future. However, the preparation for your Indefinite Leave to Remain should start from your first arrival in the UK.

When you make the big jump for a stint in the UK, there's a lot in your life that is going to change and you will need to adjust in a major way. Here's some top advice on how, from someone who has taken the leap.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The threat posed by government changes to the 457 visa system have been largely overblown.

Many UK Tier 2 visa workers want to undertake additional or charity work, or study further but are not sure whether doing this is in line with their visa terms.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: To end exploitation in Australia, we need to have a zero tolerance to exploitation, rather than a zero tolerance to breaches of visas by migrants.

The Tier 2 Immigration route is one of the most popular ways for non-EU citizens to live and work in the UK.

Australia is a land of genuine opportunity, and there are chances that are begging to be taken by highly-motivated immigrants.

The changes to the citizenship tests aren’t wholesale, but they have raised the bar for an English speaking skills-set.

You think you've been given a hard time at Heathrow immigration? Not as hard (we hope) as these famous people who were at some point, or maybe even still are, not allowed into the UK.

The newly amended UK Family Migration rules should be a positive change for families and spouses.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Pauline Hanson claimed Australia was in danger of being “swamped by Asians”. At her re-election to the Senate on 2016, Hanson expanded her claim to also being “swamped by Muslims”. But is this factually correct?

We have answered some of the most Frequently Asked Questions we receive on the Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur route to live and work in the UK. We hope to get the word out on this one!

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Tough English language tests will be used to decide Australian citizenship. Does this new policy look and feel like Australia’s old White Australia Policy?

"There's a stark gap between what businesses want and expect from our post-Brexit immigration system and what the government has pledged to deliver," says analyst.

Do you need to know how you can ensure a smooth application for a new visa to live and work in the United Kingdom?

VIDEO: We call it the 'Lucky Country' for a reason. Some have called it "an improved version of the United States". Despite the harsh climate and killer wildlife, it has become a magnet for rich immigrants. Here's why...

The so-called 'barista visa' is dividing opinion, but it's pretty clear that the UK will have a big gap to fill in the labour market if it ends EU freedom of movement.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The changes to the skilled migrant visa system will do very little to stop unscrupulous employers from exploiting the two new visas to replace local Australian workers with foreign workers, says one academic.

Prime minister and immigration minister confirm plans to end one of the most popular and controversial visas for skilled migrants to work in Australia.

4-year-old Aussie girl may face female circumcision if mother is deported back to Ghana, says father.

EU nationals who currently qualify to apply for UK Permanent Residence should do so without delay, say immigration specialists.

Donald Trump reportedly hung up on Malcolm Turnbull over refugee deal in testy phone call, accusing Australia of trying to export "the next boston bombers".

Julie Bishop says Australia requests the same preferential treatment afforded the UK and Canada for dual nationals caught up in Donald Trump's harsh new immigration ban.

2016 will be remembered as the year ‘diversity-angst’ came out the closet with a bang! Social documentary photographer, Tanya Houghton's recent exhibition suggests that a powerful way to dissolve such fear is through food.

One of the terms that one often encounters in the UK immigration rules is the so-called ‘right of abode.' But, what is this so-called ‘right of abode’?

OPINION: Peaceful activism and protest is our right so keep calm and get a grip, Christopher, writes TESS LAWRENCE.

From Brexit, to right to rent, to the minimum pay threshold; it's been an unsettling year for foreigners working in the UK.

Question Time was suspended on Wednesday amid chaotic scenes as pro-refugee activists disrupted the chamber.

OPINION: Peter Dutton, the minister for crimmigration and incrimmigration, has a distaste and contempt for refugees that borders on hate, writes TESS LAWRENCE.

OPINION: Sentenced from Australia for the term of your natural life, regifted to USA, our huddled refugee masses yearning to breathe free, writes TESS LAWRENCE.

The UK Government has announced that it is making changes to the Tier 2 Immigration Category. The changes will apply to all applications made on or after 24 November 2016.

Half of Aussies agree with right-wing xenophobe Pauline Hanson that Muslim migration into the country should be stopped, survey reveals.

Many people are confused and in doubt about the exact purpose, process, and eligibility of the UK Biometric Residence Permits or BRP’s as they are often known.

Bridging the gap between two different education systems in the two different countries often takes a toll on South African kids who have moved to Australia.

If you are heading to Brisbane soon, or you know someone who is, make The Joy Project your first port of call. The Joy Project offer relocation support and advice for anyone moving to Brisbane.

Leave campaign advocates “non-discriminatory” skills and language assessment of migrants to Britain.

It seems absurd to me that we four Commonwealth citizenries, our ‘Family of Four,’ should suffer such mistreatment at the hands of our supposed political betters.

There are three questions that new South African expats who arrive in Australia inevitably ask. Back in SA the answers to these questions accurately suss out a person's social standing, but in Australia they're a no-go.

Australians feel they are part of a unique family which the UK is the heart of, so it would be nice to be recognised for that.

Poll finds overwhelming favour for freedom to live and work between ‘like-minded’ nations.

In a surprising move, the UK Home Office has announced that citizens from New Zealand and Australia will no longer be exempt from the UK Immigration Health Surcharge.

You couldn't make this up, even if you were writing 'In The Thick Of It'.

Former Australian PM raises eyebrows, saying Christian instinct is “leading much of Europe into catastrophic error”.

UK may support European Union ‘secret plans’ to detain and deport hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers.

The number of New Zealanders held in Australia’s controversial migration detention centres is second only to Iranians.

SATIRE: Real Time host slams ethnic Aussies for taking US bar, surfing and acting jobs. But he has a plan.

By: Susan Howarth As I embark on my morning commute for the umpteenth time in my year and half’s residence in London, I hold my breath in anticipation of the crowds of people’s bodies who will be pressed up against mine for the next 20 minutes. And keeping in my ...

There is no doubt that moving to the other side of the world can be costly, but with some careful planning there are plenty of ways to save both time and money in the process.