Australia reports increase in 457 visa applicants immigrating to Queensland
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16:57 19/04/2012
Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has announced that 2,500 foreign workers immigrated to Queensland in the past year to fill vacancies in mining and construction. The...
Immediate penalties for airlines that breach New Zealand immigration rules
11:56 19/04/2012
The New Zealand government has announced they are increasing their border protection by creating a new process to immediately penalize airlines that do not comply with their obligations under the...
Australian skills shortage due to retiring farmers
18:53 18/04/2012
A new report has warned that Australia will need to bring in more immigrant workers, as many the country's farmers are about to retire in the next decade. The report by the Australian branch of KPMG...
Changes to Australia's employer-sponsored visa program from 1 July 2012
17:17 18/04/2012
Several significant changes will go into effect 1 July 2012 in order to simplify the process of applying under Australia's permanent employer-sponsored visa program . Australian immigration said the...
Label-free Australian student visas available for Chinese
18:57 13/04/2012
The Australian immigration department recently announced that from 1 April 2012, nationals of the People's Republic of China traveling to Australia on student visas will not need to have a visa label...
New Zealand doctors worried about relaxed health screening visa requirements
19:18 10/04/2012
New Zealand medical experts warned that once authorities relax the health screening requirements for international students, it could lead to people infected with HIV and hepatitis being granted...
