Ron Kessels

A reminder that the SAF levy is expected to be implemented before 30 September 2018 (no date yet announced), and will apply to applications made…

Citizenship continues to be topical, with ongoing debate about the number of years required to meet the residential requirement, and the appropriate level of English…

The Department of Jobs and Small Business regularly reviews the skilled migration occupation lists, upon which we rely for various visa programs, including Temporary Skills…

A Labour Agreement is a formal arrangement negotiated between an Australian employer (or industry) and the Australian Government, namely, the Department of Home Affairs.

The recent changes to the work visa program have brought some additional benefits for Business Sponsors with Accredited Status.

From 1 July 2018, applicants for TSS visas will be required to provide a good quality full-face view photograph with their application.  This will need…

Sponsored employees have often enquired as to whether their visa allows them to undertake voluntary work in Australia.

Many visa application fees increased in line with the CPI from 1 July 2018.

The much-discussed Training Levy will only be introduced once the Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) legislation is passed by our Federal Parliament.

The government announced earlier this morning the final details of the Global Talent Scheme Pilot to run for 12 months which will commence on 1…