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New Zealand immigration establishes Entrepreneur Work Visa

10:44 31/12/2013
The New Zealand immigration minister Michael Woodhouse has announced that his department is to scrap the Long-Term Business Visa and introduce a new visa, the Entrepreneur Work Visa, to replace it...

Living Away Allowance for Australian temporary visa holders extended to 1 July 2014

11:44 15/05/2012
The Australian Government this week has announced that employees currently claiming the Living Away from Home Allowance (LAFHA) will be able to continue doing so until 1 July 2014. The government had...

Changes for Australian permanent residents applying for Resident Return Visas

18:00 22/03/2012
Australian Immigration has announced that from 15 February 2012 the validity period for Resident Return Visas (Subclass 155) will be reduced from five years to one year when the applicant has not...

Changes to Benefits for Australian Temporary visa holders beginning 1 July 2012

14:46 20/03/2012
The Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan announced changes to the Living Away from Home Allowance (LAFHA) as part of the Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2011-12. LAFHA is an allowance paid to the...

Record number of New Zealanders emigrating to Australia

11:05 06/01/2012
Attracted by lucrative salaries in mining and agriculture the number of New Zealanders emigrating to Australia has hit record levels. But many New Zealanders face a difficult time once they arrive in...

Resurgence in numbers of Australian temporary work visa applications

9:09 10/07/2011
Australia is processing the highest number of temporary 457 visa applications since 2008, as business demand for overseas workers continues to increase. The Australian economy took a dip like most...

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