Tag: visas

Forestry worker scheme will build on the existing Pacific worker schemes in an effort to ease critical labour shortages in the sector.

Hong Kong residents offered five-year Australian visas following new law imposed by China that suppresses free speech. Extradition suspended.

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...

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

With Brexit having taken place on 31 January 2020, there is still a lot of confusion about how exactly this will affect some people.

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?

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.

There can be some serious consequences if you overstay on your UK visa.

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

Earlier this year the UK Government introduced a new immigration route for persons looking to set up a business in the UK.

Labor says the situation needs to end where about four in five temporary skilled worker visas are given for occupations for which there aren’t local shortages.

In a surprising move, the UK Immigration Minister announced that the Tier 1 Investor Visa is suspended.

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

British immigration law provides for a concept called ‘sole responsibility’.

The UK Government has confirmed in a shocking move that the Immigration Health Surcharge will be doubled from December 2018.

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.

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.

Many people assume that there is a separate type of British visa application for the unmarried partner. However, this is not the case.

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.

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.

How can a dependent spouse, partner and/or children join the UK Ancestry Visa holder in the UK?

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.

The best way to reduce the stress of a big move overseas is to plan ahead. Preparing as much as possible before your international relocation will help everything go as smoothly as possible.

Although a person can still use a valid UK visa in an expired passport, the situation is not ideal.

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.

To assist Tier 2 Visa holders to ensure that they fulfil the requirements of the Minimum Pay Threshold, we have answered some of the concerns and questions of readers on the topic.

Not many people are aware that the UK immigration law allows an intra-company transfer of an employee to the UK branch of the organisation. Here's how...

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.

UK Visa rules can often be very complicated, and oftentimes things are not as straightforward as they seem.

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

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.

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!

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

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.

People often think that getting married in the UK is extremely easy. In reality though, for non-EU nationals getting married in the UK the process can be a long one filled with a lot of red-tape.

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.

There are a number of UK immigration changes coming into effect in April 2017. One of these is the introduction of the UK Immigration Skills Charge, as well the annual UK Home Office fee increases.