Choose a prospective Future - Move to Australia
There is going to be less number of temporary visas for immigrants The Australian government is targeting to reduce the number of temporary visas in the coming years. It is also planning to reduce number of visa skill categories in the coming years. All this process is to make the visa processing more simple and […]
The overall size of the migration program will remain unchanged with a total of 168 700 places, comprising a total skill stream of 113 850 places, a total family stream of 54 550 places and 300 special eligibility places. The overall level of skilled migration will increase by 5750 program places. This includes an additional […]
From 22 March 2010, applicants for an onshore GSM visa need only obtain a reference number from Medibank Health Solutions to meet the time of application health requirement. Applicants should phone Medibank Health Solutions and state that they are applying for a GSM visa and request a reference number. This reference number must then be […]
There are new arrangements for the provision of evidence for English language ability. Applicants for the following GSM subclasses have until the time of decision to provide evidence of their English language ability. Skilled – Independent (Residence) visa (subclass 885) Skilled – Sponsored (Residence) visa (subclass 886) Skilled – Independent (Migrant) visa (subclass 175) Skilled […]
Economic opportunities in Australia are vast. Australia’s economy is increasingly integrated into those of the ASEAN countries (originally Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand and more recently in addition Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. It also has a free trade agreement with the USA. As with India and Canada, Australia’s financial sector […]
The United States-based blog for Indo-Americans, “Sepia Mutiny” has frequently carried alarming accounts of unprovoked attacks on Indian students. Recently there has been some bad press for Australia in the Indian news media about similar-seeming events. Is the situation comparable? Should prospective Indian students (and their parents), investors, and independent skilled migrants feel any alarm? […]
Australia can be a very desirable place for overseas students to take up tertiary studies. The best Australian universities rank close to the top of the Times Education Supplement rankings of world universities
You will find considerable differences in the approach taken at Australian universities that you are accustomed to in India. Silent note-taking is everywhere understood to be the least effective way of learning, but active learning requires resources that are not available everywhere. Australian students, though, cannot sit through lectures and then study up for exams […]
Traditionally the Australian work force has demanded a moderate working week to ensure adequate time for family and for sports and other recreation. Indeed, the May Labour Day holiday in New South Wales is informally called “Eight Hour Day,” commemorating the institution of the 40-hour work week. A healthy balance between work and recreation coupled […]
If any part of the world’s economy has experienced a period of prosperity in the past decade, Australia’s economy will continue to improve. The economy is one of the first to emerge in the global recession. It continues to attract skilled foreign workers to fill employment opportunities in Australia. Australian jobs The Australian economy has […]
