The government has released an online tool that will help skilled workers who travel to Australia on 457 immigration visas to understand their workplace obligations and rights. The “online tool”… read more →
More Than Temporary: Australia’s 457 Visa Program, a report compiled by Migration Council Australia, was released last Saturday (May 11). By surveying 3,800 visa holders and 1,600 businesses located all… read more →
Perdaman Global Services has an enhanced and updated monitoring and compliance service to help businesses that sponsor Subclass 457 visas meet their sponsorship obligations. When a business sponsors a worker… read more →
More Than Temporary: Australia’s 457 Visa Program, a report compiled by Migration Council Australia, was released last Saturday (May 11). By surveying 3,800 visa holders and 1,600 businesses located all… read more →
Here we have three happy Filipino candidates on their first day of work with Australian Steel company, ARC.
Brendan O’Connor, Australia’s minister for immigration and citizenship, announced on Friday (May 3) that the first significant investor visa has been granted. The Significant Investor Visa was introduced in November… read more →
Immigration minister Brendan O’Connor has admitted that his comments regarding the number of people scamming the 457 immigration visas scheme is not based on official facts and figures. Last week,… read more →
What are the statistics telling us about trade and technical workers sourced from overseas? Key Points: The number of subclass 457 primary visa applications granted for Technicians and Trade Workers… read more →
Temporary skilled immigration visas have returned to the spotlight this week, with Brendan O’Connor describing new figures as “concerning”. The immigration minister, commenting on data published yesterday (April 28th), said… read more →
Holders of immigration visas are to be examined by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), with a data-matching exercise expected to weed out potential fraud and other breaches. The ATO said… read more →
On Tuesday April 23, Perdaman Global Services and DFP Recruitment launched their alliance. This is an alliance that will provide our combined clients with access to a global talent pool… read more →
The temporary skilled work (subclass 457) program will be reformed in response to the changing needs of the Australian economy and domestic employment market, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Brendan… read more →
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has reported that they have located and detained a number of illegal workers in northern Perth. Officials located 11 foreigners with no immigration… read more →
The Australian Government has announced a new visa pathway for migrant investors coming to Australia. This visa commenced on 24 November 2012. Significant Investor visa The Significant Investor visa will… read more →
There has been some confusion about whether a sponsor must keep with the same training benchmark from one year to another, or whether a sponsor can change benchmarks. DIAC has… read more →
Documents and computer equipment were seized yesterday in an immigration operation targeting the business address of a well-known Melbourne migration agent linked to an alleged fake marriage and contrived relationship… read more →
It will be easier for Papua New Guineans to apply for immigration visas in order to come to Australia through the development of streamlined electronic visas – a move that… read more →
Key Points: The number of 457 visa holders to October 2012 was 13.5% higher than the same period last year The number of onshore visa lodgements to Oct 2012 increased… read more →
Australia is one of 45 countries that will be allowed 72 hours access to Beijing without an immigration visa during transit from next month. Other nations with this permission include… read more →
Wilmer A. Cabudoc – 16 years old Wilmer has been showing great interest in his studies this month. His teachers have praised his dedication and said he is doing especially… read more →
If you are preparing to come to Australia to resettle or work, you may have not thought further than obtaining your immigration visa. However there are a number of things… read more →
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship today urged visa holders to hang up on individuals impersonating departmental officers seeking payment to fix ‘visa irregularities’. The phone scammers are targeting international… read more →
Wilmer A. Cabudoc – 16 years old In Wilmer’s first month living away from home he shared with his social worker that he felt nervous at the beginning. Although he… read more →
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, today announced that the government would legislate to amend the Migration Act and clarify the situation around workers in offshore maritime… read more →
Large-scale employers, such as mining companies have been known for importing a specialised workforce into Australia to fill positions that can’t be found domestically. Between 1 September 2011 and 1… read more →
The Department of Immigration & Citizenship (DIAC) have announced a new measure to offset the engineering skills shortage by reforming the 476 visa to increase the number of overseas graduates… read more →
Perdaman Global Services clients who have permanent residency applications lodged with the Department of Immigration & Citizenship (DIAC) need to be informed about lengthy and inconsistent processing times for ENS… read more →
RSMS nominations and visa applications lodged with DIAC from 1 July 2012 will need to conform to the new DIAC requirements. Nominations lodged on form 1054 after 29 June 2012… read more →
The DIAC website’s information on the SkillSelect Model, to come into effect on 1 July 2012, now has information about new General Skilled Migration Subclasses which will come into effect… read more →
The Federal Government recently announced changes to the Living Away from Home Allowance (LAFHA). The reforms will apply from 1 July 2012 for both new and existing arrangements. From this… read more →
The Australian Government has announced reforms to the permanent employer-sponsored visa program to be introduced on 1 July 2012. The key changes • collapsing the existing visa subclasses from six… read more →
Effective 1 November 2011 the government have extended the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme to include Perth. By extending the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme to include Perth, employers will be provided… read more →
With two joint venture partners, Perdaman Global Services has established a skills testing and training centre in Manila aimed at international businesses that recruit skilled labour from the Philippines. Not… read more →
Perdaman Global Services’s Monitoring and Compliance Service In response to the increasing obligations of business sponsors, and greater scrutiny by the Federal Government of sponsors, Perdaman Global Services has introduced… read more →
Employers unable to find chefs or cooks through the Australian labour market or through their own training efforts have many options to attract overseas workers. The subclass 457 visa program… read more →
On Friday, 1 July 2011 DIAC introduced visa application fee increases, new forms and other updates and changes. As our client, Perdaman Global Servicesknow that you are particularly interested in… read more →
On 1st July 2011 DIAC introduced a new Skilled Occupations List (SOL) and Points Test for GSM visa applications. Click here for more information regarding the new SOL. Click here… read more →
A raft of changes to the 457 visa program come into effect on 14 September. The changes impact existing and future business sponsors of 457 workers. As such, it is… read more →
In association with Strategic Human Resources, Perdaman Global Services hosted workshops on Thursday 3 December and Tuesday 8 December to raise the awareness of immigration changes made in 2009 and… read more →
The Department of Immigration announced today that they will not accept applications for the following subclasses after the 7th of May 2010: Skilled Independent Subclass 175 Skilled Sponsored Subclass 176… read more →
