Immigration experts in Australia and NZ

Immigration experts in Australia and NZ

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Protection for Migrant Workers: New Anti-Exploitation Laws

Protection for Migrant Workers: New Laws to Combat Exploitation

New laws effective from 1 July 2024 protect migrant workers from exploitation by employers. These laws ensure fair treatment and compliance.
New migration deal to address Western Australia skill shortages

New migration deal to address Western Australia skill shortages

The Western Australian Government has signed a deal for 10,000 skilled migration places for 2024-25. The deal will create more opportunities for business sponsors, addressing labour shortages and boosting the
Immigration Immigration changes effective from 1 July 2024: key updates and implications

Immigration changes effective from 1 July 2024

Explore the significant immigration changes effective from 1 July 2024, including visa condition updates, new exemptions for UK citizens, and impacts on various visa programs.

Australian Immigration 2021 Webinar

Jamie, Mel and Belinda from Absolute Immigration discuss their predictions for immigration in 2021 and when they hope travel may return to some sort of normalcy.  

Monday, January 25, 2021, marked one year since the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Australia. 12 months on and the country has recorded more than 28,000 cases, 26,000 of which have recovered.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced new protocols and restrictions for all international arrivals into Australia to contain the new strain of coronavirus from spreading into the country.

With the start of a new year our Immigration Director, Arno Nothnagel, will be discussing the current immigration situation in New Zealand and the changes we expect to see from

A passport not only permits holders to visit countries, it is also a way to measure the rights a person has to live and work in different countries.

If you decide to leave Australia after the completion of your sponsorship or because your temporary visa has expired or has been cancelled, you could be eligible to claim the

If you are facing any kind of conduct that makes you fear for yourself or your family’s safety and wellbeing, including being subject to any form of verbal, physical or violent behaviour

What is the status of children born in Australia? Are they citizens? These are the most frequent questions that our agents are asked, and the answer

Australia and New Zealand have controlled the number of cases of COVID-19 in recent months, and now the most frequent question we’re being asked is if we can travel or visit family and friends this holiday season.

Skills Assessment – General Advice

When applying for a visa, you may be required to complete a skills assessment. This is to evaluate your performance of a particular skill under certain standards and criteria to

Australia and New Zealand plan to keep international borders for some time but what does this mean for travel exemptions, temporary visa holders, partner visas, concessions for visa applications and

PTE Academic Language Test Updates

PTE is now more aligned to IELTS scores The Pearson English Language Test (PTE) has recently released a report to reassess the concordance between PTE English language scores and those

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Federal government targets cuts to Western Australia’s skilled migration program

The federal government proposes to reduce Western Australia’s skilled migration allocation by 30%. The change could restrict access to overseas talent, slow housing and infrastructure delivery, and intensify workforce shortages

Boost your WA construction workforce with government-backed incentives

Over 2,000 skilled builders and tradespeople have joined Western Australia’s construction industry through the Build a Life and Construction Visa Subsidy initiatives, helping employers strengthen their workforce and meet housing

Updated 485 visa conditions for higher education graduates in Hobart

Higher-education graduates who studied and lived in Hobart or nearby postcodes can now apply for a two-year Second Post-Higher Education Work (Subclass 485) visa, up from one year.
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Federal government targets cuts to Western Australia’s skilled migration program

The federal government proposes to reduce Western Australia’s skilled migration allocation by 30%. The change could restrict access to overseas talent, slow housing and infrastructure delivery, and intensify workforce shortages

Boost your WA construction workforce with government-backed incentives

Over 2,000 skilled builders and tradespeople have joined Western Australia’s construction industry through the Build a Life and Construction Visa Subsidy initiatives, helping employers strengthen their workforce and meet housing

Updated 485 visa conditions for higher education graduates in Hobart

Higher-education graduates who studied and lived in Hobart or nearby postcodes can now apply for a two-year Second Post-Higher Education Work (Subclass 485) visa, up from one year.

Subclass 482 visas – major English test changes now in effect

From 13 September 2025, major English language test changes for Subclass 482 visas expand test options, allow single-skill retakes, and introduce clearer exemptions.

Labour Market Testing exemptions expand under CEPA: new UAE trade agreement now in effect

The Australian Government’s new trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates, the CEPA, has been formally integrated into migration law, expanding Labour Market Testing exemptions and creating new opportunities for

Permanent Migration Program 2025–26 confirmed: clarity and continuity for employers

The Australian Government has locked in the 2025–26 Permanent Migration Program at 185,000 places, maintaining skilled migration as the core priority. Businesses can continue workforce planning with confidence and clarity.
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Federal government targets cuts to Western Australia’s skilled migration program

The federal government proposes to reduce Western Australia’s skilled migration allocation by 30%. The change could restrict access to overseas talent, slow housing and infrastructure delivery, and intensify workforce shortages
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New Exemptions for UK Citizens on Working Holiday Visas

New Exemptions for UK Citizens on Working Holiday Visas

New exemptions allow UK citizens on second and third Working Holiday visas to skip specified work requirements, effective 1 July 2024.
Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold

Reminder: deadline for LMT under current TSMIT 

Reminder: the TSMIT will increase from $70,000 to $73,150 on 1 July 2024. Lodge nominations by 30 June 2024 to meet the current threshold.
Skilled Migration

Important Update – Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) Rises to $73,150

The TSMIT will increase from $70,000 to $73,150 from 1 July 2024, impacting new nomination applications and compliance requirements for employers.

Australian Immigration 2021 Webinar

Jamie, Mel and Belinda from Absolute Immigration discuss their predictions for immigration in 2021 and when they hope travel may return to some sort of normalcy.  

Monday, January 25, 2021, marked one year since the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Australia. 12 months on and the country has recorded more than 28,000 cases, 26,000 of which have recovered.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced new protocols and restrictions for all international arrivals into Australia to contain the new strain of coronavirus from spreading into the country.

With the start of a new year our Immigration Director, Arno Nothnagel, will be discussing the current immigration situation in New Zealand and the changes we expect to see from

A passport not only permits holders to visit countries, it is also a way to measure the rights a person has to live and work in different countries.

If you decide to leave Australia after the completion of your sponsorship or because your temporary visa has expired or has been cancelled, you could be eligible to claim the

If you are facing any kind of conduct that makes you fear for yourself or your family’s safety and wellbeing, including being subject to any form of verbal, physical or violent behaviour

What is the status of children born in Australia? Are they citizens? These are the most frequent questions that our agents are asked, and the answer

Australia and New Zealand have controlled the number of cases of COVID-19 in recent months, and now the most frequent question we’re being asked is if we can travel or visit family and friends this holiday season.

Skills Assessment – General Advice

When applying for a visa, you may be required to complete a skills assessment. This is to evaluate your performance of a particular skill under certain standards and criteria to

Australia and New Zealand plan to keep international borders for some time but what does this mean for travel exemptions, temporary visa holders, partner visas, concessions for visa applications and

PTE Academic Language Test Updates

PTE is now more aligned to IELTS scores The Pearson English Language Test (PTE) has recently released a report to reassess the concordance between PTE English language scores and those

Featured migration story headline to go here

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Federal government targets cuts to Western Australia’s skilled migration program

The federal government proposes to reduce Western Australia’s skilled migration allocation by 30%. The change could restrict access to overseas talent, slow housing and infrastructure delivery, and intensify workforce shortages

Boost your WA construction workforce with government-backed incentives

Over 2,000 skilled builders and tradespeople have joined Western Australia’s construction industry through the Build a Life and Construction Visa Subsidy initiatives, helping employers strengthen their workforce and meet housing

Updated 485 visa conditions for higher education graduates in Hobart

Higher-education graduates who studied and lived in Hobart or nearby postcodes can now apply for a two-year Second Post-Higher Education Work (Subclass 485) visa, up from one year.

If you are seeking an opportunity to integrate both your commercial and lifestyle interests, Australia or New Zealand could be right for you. They both offer an attractive balance between investment opportunities, expansive lifestyle and recreation choices in landscapes unique to both countries.

Team health and wellbeing

Absolute Immigration have been announced as the winners of the Wellbeing Initiative of the Year Award, in the Employee Engagement Category for the 2020 TEMI Global Workforce Management Awards. We are so excited and proud of how our team has come together and supported each other throughout the global pandemic going on right now.

New ETA App launched

The Department of Home Affairs has launched a new Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) App for holders of passports from the countries below: Brunei - Darussalam

The South Australia State Government has officially announced that BIIP is now open to accept applications for the Significant Investor visa (188C) prior to completion of Intention to Apply.

ATO acquires Home Affairs data

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will be acquiring data from the Department of Home affairs for the financial years of 2020-21 to 2022-23. This protocol consolidates the

In the last few days, we’ve seen some loosening of the coronavirus restrictions, and although international borders remain closed with no set date of re-opening,

There has been some confusion about the change in requirements for the manner in which Labour Market Testing (LMT) is undertaken. Due to conflicting information between the Ministerial Instrument

The Federal Government has made its budget announcement and with Australia’s net overseas migration* forecast to see a loss of 72,000 people for 2020-21, it’s no surprise that there a number of

From late September sponsors will be able to advise The Department of Home Affairs of temporary changes to employment arrangements for 457, TSS & SESR visa holders

This year, due to the impact of COVID-19, acquiring a skilled migration visa for Australia has never been more challenging with reduced numbers of visas issued and increased processing times.

A couple of months ago, the Chinese government surprised the world with a new security law that gives it extensive powers over Hong Kong, a former British colony that for

The Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) has advised that each State and Territory has received a limited number of allocated places for Skilled

Featured migration story headline to go here

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Federal government targets cuts to Western Australia’s skilled migration program

The federal government proposes to reduce Western Australia’s skilled migration allocation by 30%. The change could restrict access to overseas talent, slow housing and infrastructure delivery, and intensify workforce shortages

Boost your WA construction workforce with government-backed incentives

Over 2,000 skilled builders and tradespeople have joined Western Australia’s construction industry through the Build a Life and Construction Visa Subsidy initiatives, helping employers strengthen their workforce and meet housing
The current query has no posts. Please make sure you have published items matching your query.

Featured migration story headline to go here

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Federal government targets cuts to Western Australia’s skilled migration program

The federal government proposes to reduce Western Australia’s skilled migration allocation by 30%. The change could restrict access to overseas talent, slow housing and infrastructure delivery, and intensify workforce shortages

Boost your WA construction workforce with government-backed incentives

Over 2,000 skilled builders and tradespeople have joined Western Australia’s construction industry through the Build a Life and Construction Visa Subsidy initiatives, helping employers strengthen their workforce and meet housing

Updated 485 visa conditions for higher education graduates in Hobart

Higher-education graduates who studied and lived in Hobart or nearby postcodes can now apply for a two-year Second Post-Higher Education Work (Subclass 485) visa, up from one year.
The current query has no posts. Please make sure you have published items matching your query.

Featured migration story headline to go here

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Federal government targets cuts to Western Australia’s skilled migration program

The federal government proposes to reduce Western Australia’s skilled migration allocation by 30%. The change could restrict access to overseas talent, slow housing and infrastructure delivery, and intensify workforce shortages

Boost your WA construction workforce with government-backed incentives

Over 2,000 skilled builders and tradespeople have joined Western Australia’s construction industry through the Build a Life and Construction Visa Subsidy initiatives, helping employers strengthen their workforce and meet housing

Updated 485 visa conditions for higher education graduates in Hobart

Higher-education graduates who studied and lived in Hobart or nearby postcodes can now apply for a two-year Second Post-Higher Education Work (Subclass 485) visa, up from one year.

Subclass 482 visas – major English test changes now in effect

From 13 September 2025, major English language test changes for Subclass 482 visas expand test options, allow single-skill retakes, and introduce clearer exemptions.

Labour Market Testing exemptions expand under CEPA: new UAE trade agreement now in effect

The Australian Government’s new trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates, the CEPA, has been formally integrated into migration law, expanding Labour Market Testing exemptions and creating new opportunities for

Permanent Migration Program 2025–26 confirmed: clarity and continuity for employers

The Australian Government has locked in the 2025–26 Permanent Migration Program at 185,000 places, maintaining skilled migration as the core priority. Businesses can continue workforce planning with confidence and clarity.
The current query has no posts. Please make sure you have published items matching your query.

Featured migration story headline to go here

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Federal government targets cuts to Western Australia’s skilled migration program

The federal government proposes to reduce Western Australia’s skilled migration allocation by 30%. The change could restrict access to overseas talent, slow housing and infrastructure delivery, and intensify workforce shortages
The current query has no posts. Please make sure you have published items matching your query.

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