Immigration experts in Australia and NZ

Immigration experts in Australia and NZ

Absolute News

When it comes to immigration, we are thought leaders and we love to share our expertise and knowledge. Check out our articles, opinion pieces, and recorded webinars. Keep informed with immigration changes as they happen.

BIIP
The BIIP closes to new applications from 31 July 2024. Learn about key changes and impacts on Subclass 188 visas.
Migration
Australia’s 2024-2025 state-nominated migration allocations have been updated, offering a total of 16,500 places presenting exciting opportunities for migrants
Partnership Expansion: ASEAN-Australia Visa Changes in 2024 Partnership
The Melbourne Declaration strengthens the ASEAN-Australia partnership, extending business visitor visas to 5 years, fostering trade, and boosting regional relationships.

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

Certain visa types require applicants to be outside of Australia at the time the visa is granted. Due to the impact of COVID-19 on travel, for some this has meant they’ve been unable to leave Australia and

Australia and New Zealand have more than 100 different types of visas so it can be overwhelming when trying to determine which visa is right for you. There are visas for those who want to visit for holidays, study, work, live permanently, join their partners or family, invest or apply for the refugee and humanitarian program, just to name a few. But depending on your situation, what you need, and your particular circumstances, it’s important to find the right visa for you.

Adverse information

Every sponsorship or nomination application requires you to make known any adverse information that may impact your application.

The government has finally announced confirmation with regard to 457/482 visa holders in Australia who have been impacted by a COVID employment change and their eligibility to meet

Life without borders

Did you find the love of your life in Australia? Or the job of your dreams? Why did you decide to move here? Do you love Australia and want to find a way to stay permanently? Or do you know someone who wants to make Australia their home?

Featured migration story headline to go here

Ehenducienis am, quis dolorerovid quia que lam, ut opta sita non nonem velesed que sin consedi pidebis volo inulpar chilliquos autatiorequis velesed que sin consedi pidebis volo inulpar chilliquos autatiore, simagnita nonsequia.

Australia has allocated 20,350 state nomination places for the 2025 to 2026 program year across subclass 190 and subclass 491 visas. Each state and territory has confirmed its program settings,
Subclass 186 backlog acknowledged by the Department of Home Affairs; assessing applications lodged March 2024–April 2025 by occupation, sponsor status, and region.
The Department of Home Affairs has outlined current priorities, invitation categories, and processing insights for the National Innovation Visa (subclass 858) program.
The current query has no posts. Please make sure you have published items matching your query.

Featured migration story headline to go here

Ehenducienis am, quis dolorerovid quia que lam, ut opta sita non nonem velesed que sin consedi pidebis volo inulpar chilliquos autatiorequis velesed que sin consedi pidebis volo inulpar chilliquos autatiore, simagnita nonsequia.

Australia has allocated 20,350 state nomination places for the 2025 to 2026 program year across subclass 190 and subclass 491 visas. Each state and territory has confirmed its program settings,
Subclass 186 backlog acknowledged by the Department of Home Affairs; assessing applications lodged March 2024–April 2025 by occupation, sponsor status, and region.
The Department of Home Affairs has outlined current priorities, invitation categories, and processing insights for the National Innovation Visa (subclass 858) program.
If you plan to travel overseas while awaiting a visa decision or holding PR, it is vital to check your visa and travel facility status. Here is what every traveller
From 29 November 2025, new rules will tighten 186 TRT employer sponsorship requirements. Unsponsored work will no longer count toward the two-year work experience requirement for permanent residence eligibility.
During National Mental Health Awareness Month and beyond, Absolute Immigration’s Health Specialist Team continues to assist Registered Nurses (Mental Health) while emphasising the importance of community connection, mental health awareness,
The current query has no posts. Please make sure you have published items matching your query.

Featured migration story headline to go here

Ehenducienis am, quis dolorerovid quia que lam, ut opta sita non nonem velesed que sin consedi pidebis volo inulpar chilliquos autatiorequis velesed que sin consedi pidebis volo inulpar chilliquos autatiore, simagnita nonsequia.

Australia has allocated 20,350 state nomination places for the 2025 to 2026 program year across subclass 190 and subclass 491 visas. Each state and territory has confirmed its program settings,
The current query has no posts. Please make sure you have published items matching your query.
Australian partner visa applicants experiencing family violence now have easier access to permanent residency. Changes include applying for partner visas without marriage and not needing to be in Australia for
Visa conditions
From 1 July 2024, visa conditions 8107, 8607, and 8608 will be updated to enhance worker protection and increase productivity as part of the Australian Government’s Migration Strategy.
State Nomination
Updates on the closure of 2023-24 Skilled Migration State Nomination Programs in Tasmania and South Australia, including next steps for applicants.

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

Certain visa types require applicants to be outside of Australia at the time the visa is granted. Due to the impact of COVID-19 on travel, for some this has meant they’ve been unable to leave Australia and

Australia and New Zealand have more than 100 different types of visas so it can be overwhelming when trying to determine which visa is right for you. There are visas for those who want to visit for holidays, study, work, live permanently, join their partners or family, invest or apply for the refugee and humanitarian program, just to name a few. But depending on your situation, what you need, and your particular circumstances, it’s important to find the right visa for you.

Adverse information

Every sponsorship or nomination application requires you to make known any adverse information that may impact your application.

The government has finally announced confirmation with regard to 457/482 visa holders in Australia who have been impacted by a COVID employment change and their eligibility to meet

Life without borders

Did you find the love of your life in Australia? Or the job of your dreams? Why did you decide to move here? Do you love Australia and want to find a way to stay permanently? Or do you know someone who wants to make Australia their home?

Featured migration story headline to go here

Ehenducienis am, quis dolorerovid quia que lam, ut opta sita non nonem velesed que sin consedi pidebis volo inulpar chilliquos autatiorequis velesed que sin consedi pidebis volo inulpar chilliquos autatiore, simagnita nonsequia.

Australia has allocated 20,350 state nomination places for the 2025 to 2026 program year across subclass 190 and subclass 491 visas. Each state and territory has confirmed its program settings,
Subclass 186 backlog acknowledged by the Department of Home Affairs; assessing applications lodged March 2024–April 2025 by occupation, sponsor status, and region.
The Department of Home Affairs has outlined current priorities, invitation categories, and processing insights for the National Innovation Visa (subclass 858) program.

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

Victoria’s 2020-21 business and investor visa nomination program (subclass 188 and 132) will open today, Tuesday, 8 September 2020.

While the COVID-19 restrictions have made immigration difficult, there are still a number of pathways available to people looking to migrate to Australia and New

The Global Talent Employer Sponsored (GTES) program is part of the Government’s Global Business and Talent Attraction Taskforce which

The Australian has announced the Government is set to offer tax incentives for big international businesses who make the move to Australia in the hope of enticing more high-net worth global talent to Australia.

A new Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) has been announced by the Acting Minister for Immigration Alan Tudge and includes 17 occupations that will allow priority processing and travel exemptions for applicants to assist in the country’s COVID-19 recovery.

Featured migration story headline to go here

Ehenducienis am, quis dolorerovid quia que lam, ut opta sita non nonem velesed que sin consedi pidebis volo inulpar chilliquos autatiorequis velesed que sin consedi pidebis volo inulpar chilliquos autatiore, simagnita nonsequia.

Australia has allocated 20,350 state nomination places for the 2025 to 2026 program year across subclass 190 and subclass 491 visas. Each state and territory has confirmed its program settings,
Subclass 186 backlog acknowledged by the Department of Home Affairs; assessing applications lodged March 2024–April 2025 by occupation, sponsor status, and region.
The current query has no posts. Please make sure you have published items matching your query.

Featured migration story headline to go here

Ehenducienis am, quis dolorerovid quia que lam, ut opta sita non nonem velesed que sin consedi pidebis volo inulpar chilliquos autatiorequis velesed que sin consedi pidebis volo inulpar chilliquos autatiore, simagnita nonsequia.

Australia has allocated 20,350 state nomination places for the 2025 to 2026 program year across subclass 190 and subclass 491 visas. Each state and territory has confirmed its program settings,
Subclass 186 backlog acknowledged by the Department of Home Affairs; assessing applications lodged March 2024–April 2025 by occupation, sponsor status, and region.
The Department of Home Affairs has outlined current priorities, invitation categories, and processing insights for the National Innovation Visa (subclass 858) program.
The current query has no posts. Please make sure you have published items matching your query.

Featured migration story headline to go here

Ehenducienis am, quis dolorerovid quia que lam, ut opta sita non nonem velesed que sin consedi pidebis volo inulpar chilliquos autatiorequis velesed que sin consedi pidebis volo inulpar chilliquos autatiore, simagnita nonsequia.

Australia has allocated 20,350 state nomination places for the 2025 to 2026 program year across subclass 190 and subclass 491 visas. Each state and territory has confirmed its program settings,
Subclass 186 backlog acknowledged by the Department of Home Affairs; assessing applications lodged March 2024–April 2025 by occupation, sponsor status, and region.
The Department of Home Affairs has outlined current priorities, invitation categories, and processing insights for the National Innovation Visa (subclass 858) program.
If you plan to travel overseas while awaiting a visa decision or holding PR, it is vital to check your visa and travel facility status. Here is what every traveller
From 29 November 2025, new rules will tighten 186 TRT employer sponsorship requirements. Unsponsored work will no longer count toward the two-year work experience requirement for permanent residence eligibility.
During National Mental Health Awareness Month and beyond, Absolute Immigration’s Health Specialist Team continues to assist Registered Nurses (Mental Health) while emphasising the importance of community connection, mental health awareness,
The current query has no posts. Please make sure you have published items matching your query.

Featured migration story headline to go here

Ehenducienis am, quis dolorerovid quia que lam, ut opta sita non nonem velesed que sin consedi pidebis volo inulpar chilliquos autatiorequis velesed que sin consedi pidebis volo inulpar chilliquos autatiore, simagnita nonsequia.

Australia has allocated 20,350 state nomination places for the 2025 to 2026 program year across subclass 190 and subclass 491 visas. Each state and territory has confirmed its program settings,
The current query has no posts. Please make sure you have published items matching your query.

Subscribe for the latest immigration updates

Subscribe to keep current with the latest immigration changes affecting your situation and industry. Follow us on our social media channels so you don’t miss an update.
download

About Sleek

Sleek.com is your one-stop shop for everything back office related, from setting up your company to handling day-to-day accounting, taxes, ASIC/ATO compliance, payroll and more – all on a single platform.

We take a human-first approach, using technology to tackle the boring stuff so you can focus on building your business. Our expert team is always here to give you personalised advice, with in-house tax experts who can handle your big questions.

With a presence in Australia, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Hong Kong, we’ve gained the trust of over 450,000+ modern businesses, and are a team of 500 strong devoted to your success.

Free initial consultation with Sleek experts:

Get your free initial consultation with Sleek experts. Mention ‘Absolute Immigration’ and enjoy a free initial consultation and subsequent discounting.