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  1. Visas and immigration
    Controversial changes to the citizenship process in Australia look set to be watered down after the Government failed to get them approved in the Senate. The citizenship bill, which proposes to introduce a tougher English test and a four-year wait before overseas residents can apply to become...
  2. Visas and immigration
    Signs are emerging that stricter and tougher rules for becoming a citizen in Australia being proposed by the Government could be watered down. Changes planned by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, particularly a harder English test and increasing the residency qualification from the current one...
  3. Visas and immigration
    A former Australian of the Year is calling for immigration to be cut from 200,000 to 70,000 a year which he claims is needed to stabilise the economy. According to businessman and philanthropist Dick Smith, the nation needs an immigration plan that more than halves the number of people arriving...
  4. Visas and immigration
    Australia has an ever changing and more restrictive immigration landscape that is focused on robust regulatory compliance, according to a migration expert, and the current harder stance is likely to continue. Looking at the changes introduced in recent years, the Department of Immigration and...
  5. Visas and immigration
    Officials in Australia are currently finalising the nation's future immigration policy with an announcement expected next month as a drop in numbers is now thought to be unlikely. When the announcement comes it will have taken over a year for the Government to come to a decision about migration...
  6. Visas and immigration
    Australia is a nation of immigrants and just as the number of migrants living in Australia have increased, so to have the source countries diversified, new research shows. Indeed, according to Nathan Taylor, chief economist of Australia's economic development committee (CEDA), Australia's major...
  7. Visas and immigration
    An artist is currently travelling across Australia sticking up thousands of posters featuring the faces of Australians from different origins and generations to highlight the issue of immigration. They include Monga Khan who was one of thousands of people who applied for exemptions to the White...
  8. Visas and immigration
    A former Foreign Minister in Australia has called for the country's immigration programme to be cut by up to a half as he thinks population growth is changing the way of life. Bob Carr, also a former Premier of New South Wales, believes that a rising population on the eastern coast of the...
  9. Jobs and work
    Changes to visa and immigration programmes in Australia mean that companies wishing to employ workers from overseas will have to be extra vigilant in sticking to the rules. Figures from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) shows that there has been an increase in employer...
  10. Visas and immigration
    Australia will continue to use biometrics to ensure immigration and citizenship security issues are as well protected as they can be, the country's Immigration Minister has confirmed. Speaking at the Biometrics Institute Asia-Pacific conference Peter Dutton said new innovations in this area...
  11. Visas and immigration
    The Australian Government's recently announced changes to the country's immigration program, particularly the subclass 457 work visa sector, will be widely welcomed by the business community, it is claimed. The recent announcement includes a streamlined processing of low risk 457 visas and...
  12. Visas and immigration
    Australia and the United States have signed an agreement that establishes a framework for information sharing between the two countries on immigration. This is in the context of the enforcement and administration of the countries' respective immigration laws and visa arrangements. The two...
  13. Visas and immigration
    Visa rules for wealthy people looking to move to Australia could be relaxed in a bid to attract more and clear a current back log of applications. The Significant Investor visa was introduced 18 months ago with the specific aim of attracting more wealthy people to invest and live in Australia...
  14. Visas and immigration
    Immigration rules in Australia that specifically affect residents from New Zealand and lead to disadvantages, especially for children, may be in line for change. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has held talks with Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey over the issues, which include the fact that...
  15. Visas and immigration
    Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has used a speech at a dinner marking the 50th birthday of newspaper The Australian to urge Australia to embrace immigration. He told the audience, which included a half dozen cabinet ministers, former prime ministers John Howard and Paul Keating, Opposition Leader...
  16. Visas and immigration
    Young people from Australia and Greece are a step closer to having the opportunity to visit and work in each other's countries, with the signing of a reciprocal work and holiday visa arrangement. Scott Morrison, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, said that the signing of the...
  17. Visas and immigration
    Applicants for Australian visas will have more choice in English language testing with the addition of more test options, it has been announced. The increase of choice will affect applications for temporary graduate, skilled, work and holiday, and former resident visas. Those wishing to...
  18. Visas and immigration
    The Department of Immigration and Border Protection is seeking input as part of a public consultation process on a new programme called Designated Area Migration Agreements. The DIBP believes that DAMAs will be good for Australia, helping areas in Australia experiencing skills and labour...
  19. Visas and immigration
    People who have overstayed their visa in Australia can get in touch with the Community Status Resolution Service (CSRS) to resolve the matter and are urged to do so as quickly as possible. The CSRS is part of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) and also gives information...
  20. Visas and immigration
    New identity requirements have been introduced for Public Interest Criterion (PIC) 4020, part of the criteria for some Australian visas. PIC 4020 is a criterion attached to a number of visas such as skilled migration, student, business skills, family or temporary visas. Applicants must satisfy...
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