Australian Immigration Advice
Australian immigration offers a wealth of exciting opportunities for people seeking a new challenge and a fresh start in life. Immigration to Australia is a consistently popular ambition in Britain with one in three UK nationals expressing a wish to visit or live and work in Australia.
We have completed a comprehensive guide for emigration Australia. We have used our expertise to find the best tools available online and provide links to all our favourite guides and tools to help you secure your visa fast.
Completely Free Immigration Advice
Since 1996 we have provided completely free expertise, to people who wish to emigrate to Australia. Post your questions for an expert to take the time to provide a response to meet your needs, so you can secure your visa as quickly and easily as possible.
We aim to make sure all our answers are fast, jargon-free and specific to your Immigration needs. Click on “Ask A Question” below and post your questions for fast, free advice.
Ask An Immigration Question
The Australian immigration service places strict controls upon how many people may enter the country each year and pays close attention to the professional skills, qualifications and work experience of those people allowed to immigrate to Australia. In Australian immigration visa applications can be a challenging process and in the near future, the system will become even more demanding.
If you are not ready to ask us your questions and would prefer to check out the official Australian immigration website you can find it here.
http://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/immigration-and-visas/migration-to-australia
Once you have had a look you might think of something to ask that will help you on your way. We would be delighted to help.
Skills Assessments
Some of the most common questions we receive are based on a skills assessment and whether a person has the skills required. We have listed all skills in demand on a page dedicated to skilled visas. Once you have seen your skills are in demand the next part is proving you meet the Australian Immigration standards. Depending on your area of expertise you will have to present yourself to one of 25 skills assessing authorities in Australia for approval prior to securing your visa. In some cases, you may have a choice of assessing bodies and often one is easier to work with than another. Ask us if you would know which route is best for you.
Jobs And What You Can Expect To Earn
These are understandably important questions for many and we can discuss our view using anecdotal evidence, however, we feel this question requires more detailed information from the authorities on the subject so firstly we have select the best site available to assess your likelihood of employment and potential earning capacity using the Australian government official data In Job outlook in Australia.
The second resource we have selected often helps our members and clients understand what standard of living they can expect in Australia. The United nations produce a league table for countries standards of living. Currently, Australia is second in the world for standards of living, what the report shows very clearly is where your current country sits on the list and how much of an improvement you can expect when you emigrate to Australia.
Parents
Another popular reason for emigration as parents of people who have emigrated before. This route is changing in July 2017 and will be easier to secure a visa for the money required to qualify initially will reduce but there will be a greater financial responsibility placed on your Australian sponsoring child post arrival to protect the public purse.
Parent visas are a great way to enter Australia and becoming more popular. it is important to note only those with 50% of their children or more can use this route into Australia.
Retirement
The requirement for these visas is misrepresented in our opinion on many sites including the governments and understate the funds and assets required to benefit from the 405 retirement investor option. We calculate a person needs over $1.5 million to really make use of this visa. That explains why there have only been a few hundred of these visas approved since they began.
Employer Sponsorship
We are certainly not in favour of these visas as they are only temporary, owned by the employer, so if the job finishes they can cancel your visa. You do not have access to medicare, may need to pay 15% additional stamp duty if you were to buy a home and even have to make a contribution to the state to educate your children. If you do want to secure a 457 Visa we can guide you on how to avoid many of the pitfalls.
Spouse Visas
These should be straightforward or at least more straightforward than they are. They are the most expensive visas to process and take the longest time. Often an Immigration Officer will require more and more evidence from a couple to provide the relationship or financial ability to support themselves in Australia. Spouse Visas place a great deal of discretion with the immigration officer who must decide on the case. That is why how these cases are present is so important as no two couples are the same and yet the cases are all judged by one set of criteria. We can offer great tips on preparing your case.
As mentioned previously there are many ways into Australia and we have only touched on a few. Let us help you secure your visa from any on the list below.
The Complete List Of Australian Visas We Can Assist you With:
Visitor visas
Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601)
eVisitor (subclass 651)
Transit visa (subclass 771)
Visitor (subclass 600)
Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462)
Working Holiday visa (subclass 417)
Working and skilled visas
Business Innovation and Investment (permanent) visa (subclass 888)
Business Innovation and Investment (provisional) visa (subclass 188)
Business Owner (subclass 890)
Business Talent (Permanent) visa (subclass 132)
Distinguished Talent visa (subclass 124)
Distinguished Talent visa (subclass 858)
Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)
Investor Retirement (subclass 405)
Investor visa (subclass 891)
Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)
Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
Skilled Recognition Graduate visa (subclass 476)
Skilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489)
Skilled Regional visa (subclass 887)
Special Program visa (subclass 416)
Special Program visa (subclass 416) for the Seasonal Worker Program
State or Territory Sponsored Business Owner visa (subclass 892)
State or Territory Sponsored Investor visa (subclass 893)
Superyacht Crew visa (subclass 488)
Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485)
Temporary Work (Entertainment) visa (subclass 420)
Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403)
Temporary Work (long stay) visa (subclass 401)
Temporary Work (short stay) visa (subclass 400)
Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457)
Training and Research visa (subclass 402)
Studying visas
Student visa (subclass 500)
Student Guardian visa (subclass 590)
Family and spousal visas
Adoption visa (subclass 102)
Aged Dependent Relative visa (subclass 114)
Aged Dependent Relative visa (subclass 838)
Aged Parent visa (subclass 804)
Carer visa (subclass 836)
Carer visa (subclass 116)
Child visa (subclass 101)
Child visa (subclass 802)
Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 884)
Contributory Aged Parent visa (subclass 864)
Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 173)
Contributory Parent visa (subclass 143)
Dependent Child visa (subclass 445)
New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship (temporary) visa (subclass 461)
Orphan Relative (subclass 117)
Orphan Relative (subclass 837)
Parent visa (subclass 103)
Partner (Provisional and Migrant) visa (subclass 309 100)
Partner visa (subclass 801 820)
Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300)
Remaining Relative visa (subclass 115)
Remaining Relative visa (subclass 835)
Refugee and humanitarian visas
Global Special Humanitarian (subclass 202)
In country Special Humanitarian (subclass 201)
Protection visa (subclass 866)
Refugee visa (subclass 200)
Women at Risk visa (subclass 204)
Emergency rescue visa (subclass 203)
Other visas
Bridging visa A –BVA- (subclass 010)
Bridging visa B – BVB – (subclass 020)
Bridging visa C – BVC – (subclass 030)
Bridging visa D – BVD – (subclass 040 and 041)
Bridging visa E – BVE – (subclass 050 and 051)
Crew Travel Authority visa (subclass 942)
Former Resident visa (subclass 151)
Maritime Crew visa (subclass 988)
Medical Treatment visa (subclass 602)
Resident Return visa (subclass 155 157)
Special Category visa (subclass 444)
Special Purpose visa