Question: I just started a new relationship? Can I sponsor my partner? So you’re in a de facto relationship and you’ve learned from friends, family, government officers, and even the immigration website that you “must” be in a relationship for at least 12 months before you can lodge a partner visa. In fact, the commonRead more

Question: I got a band score of 5 in IELTS, do I meet the IELTS requirement for a 457 visa? Most people believe that the passing marks for English is a minimum of 5’s across all four components of the IELTS General Test (i.e. Reading, writing, speaking and listening). However from the 18th of April this year (2015),Read more

Question: What do you do as a migration agent and what can you do for me? When I use to work for the Department of Immigration over a decade ago, I use to ask myself the exact same question. Purely because of how much people paid migration agents. I never understood how much work wentRead more

Popular Question: How can I prove my relationship? Throughout my career I have encountered relationships of all forms and mixtures. We truly do live in a multicultural society and proving one’s relationship can be done in so many ways these days. A common question I get from people is “how do I prove my relationship?”.Read more

Question: What exactly do I need to provide? What documents does Immigration need? To answer the question, you can find out exactly what list of documents you need to provide for a specific visa on the Immigration website (www.border.gov.au). Every visa on their website has a document checklist which you can follow. Now does gettingRead more