Posted: May 19th, 2012 | No Comments »
There are an increasing number of young people wishing to travel and work in Australia under the Working Holiday visa. The number increased by 3% in 2011 based on the report from the Destination NSW at the Australian Youth Tourism Exchange. Destination NSW is an NSW government agency that aims to encourage tourists to visit their state.
The numbers of working holiday visa holders traveling to NSW increased by 2.1% within the same period of time, according to the Australian Youth Tourism Exchange. In NSW alone there are a 72.5% of the total 241,000 working tourists that are coming to Australia. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 18th, 2012 | No Comments »
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has made an announcement that for this year, India is the top country for skilled permanent immigrants that are coming to Australia, which surpasses UK and China.
According to Mr. Chris Bowen, the Australian immigration minister, most of the Indian migrants are skilled – both in sponsored and independent, which the DIAC encourages. These independent migrants clear the points test and they come over to look for work. As for the sponsored migration is where the employer sponsors someone. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 17th, 2012 | No Comments »
Chris Bowen, the Australian Immigration and Citizenship Minister, has visited India and Sri Lanka to further discuss the cooperation on immigration plans. He will also be addressing questions regarding the recent and the upcoming changes in Australia’s Skilled Migration program.
This is to secure the ties between the two countries to Australia that will be beneficial to all. Lat May 2, Mr. Bowen was in New Delhi and discussed regarding the migration arrangements and reaffirm the importance of Australia’s long-standing relationship with India.
Currently, India has become Australia’s top skills resource for general skills migrants and students, according to Mr. Chris Bowen and added that the visit is timely given the implementation of the Knight Review of student visas and India’s place as the 2nd largest source of International students in the country. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 16th, 2012 | No Comments »
There are new construction jobs currently available in Australia and more are likely to be created through the country’s new wave energy development once the project is secured for government funding.
The federal government of Australia has decided to provide AUS $9.9 million to help start the energy company Carnegie to start building AUS $31.2 million facility on and around the Garden Island that lies 5km off of the WA coast.
It is proposed that construction work will start next year on this wave scheme and is expected to begin generating electricity by the end of 2013 and to have a two-megawatt capacity by 2014, with a view to this successive expansion to 5 megawatts.
According to Carnegie’s chief executive officer, Dr. Michael Ottaviano, he said that the Australian government’s support will let Carnegie deliver its very first revenue generating wave project in its own backyard in Western Australia. Once it is completed, it will open a huge opportunity in the global market, which would lead to more jobs in Western Australia.
The installation of the 150 photovoltaic (PV) panels began just last month there at the 80-hectare Greenough River Solar farm located in Western Australia and that is believed to be the largest PV project in the country.
Find out more on how to apply for jobs in Australia. You’ll find several resources about living and working in Australia.
Posted: May 15th, 2012 | No Comments »
The latest update in Western Australia is that the state is set to receive a $300 million funding to generate more jobs in Western Australia. The mining giant, Rio Tinto has made an investment of more than AU$300 million, which is about US$310 million for their expansion and renew the town of Wickham as part of their strategy to raise the iron ore production in Pilbara. Wickham will bring in workers that are need for Rio Tinto to reach its goal of exporting 183 million metric tons from Cape Lambert Port in the year 2015 from what they currently have now which is about 80 million tons.
Western Australia’s Premier Colin Barnett said that the town’s population is expected to climb to more than 2,600 from 2,000 which are where it is at currently. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 14th, 2012 | No Comments »
In an effort to tempt British Columbia’s mining and resource professionals to Australia, Australian employers and businesses are pulling out the stops. According to Mr. Rupert Merrick, who is the director of International Operations for Working In Ltd., Australian employers are unabashedly in a recruitment drive. Working In Ltd., is the company behind today’s Energy, Mining and Engineering International Jobs Expo at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Vancouver.
This event which will include New Zealand and Peru employers, have marked the first time organizers which have favoured British Columbia – a province that is struggling to meet the skills demand in its own booming resource and mining sectors. There will be similar events that were held in Calgary just last year which resulted in getting 300 Canadians immigrating to Australia. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 9th, 2012 | No Comments »
This type of visa is a permanent work visa for individuals that have the skills and qualifications needed in the Australian economy, but cannot meet the pass mark needed to obtain a Skilled Independent visa.
Applicants under this visa are required to get a minimum of 65 points in the points test and must get a sponsorship form from an eligible relative(s) living in Australia or nomination from a participating state of territory government. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 8th, 2012 | No Comments »
This article will be focused on the Skilled Regional Sponsored visa, which is a temporary work visa for people who have good qualifications and required skills to be eligible or qualify for Australia’s Skill Shortage, but cannot meet the passing mark need to get the Skilled Independent visa.
Applicants under this visa are required to get a minimum of 65 points on the points assessment and can either get a sponsorship from eligible relatives living in a Specified Regional area of Australia; or it can be a nomination from a participating State or Territory government. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 7th, 2012 | No Comments »
Basic Requirements
In order for all applicants to apply for a visa in the General Skilled Migration program, they have to meet the specific requirements that the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) have set.
For the applicants to qualify for the Skilled visa, they and their partners are required to comply the basic visa requirements in relation to the age, English language ability, skills, qualification, occupation, work experience as well as health and character. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 6th, 2012 | No Comments »
A student visa that is “label-free” for people in China and other nationals in the People’s Republic of China that wants to travel and study in Australia has been implemented from April 1, 2012. This was announced by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC).
The “label-free” visa arrangement has been discussed between the department and the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China.
Based on the announcement, all of the airlines should comply to assume an electronic check of departmental databases to ensure that a person holds an Australian visa before they are allowed to board flight to Australia. Read the rest of this entry »
