Question: Am I eligible to sponsor (as a business)? What are training benchmarks? Rather than regurgitating what is explained on the official immigration website, I am going to answer this question as simply as possible. Ok… If you are a NEWLY ESTABLISHED business (operating for less than 12 months or just starting up), then inRead more

Question: How soon can I apply for PR (permanent residency) after the grant of my 457 visa? This is one of the top questions that me and my team get asked after helping people acquire a 457 (employer sponsored working visa). Most people actually think that you “must” wait for 2 years on a 457Read more

Question: Am I eligible to migrate to Australia? Can I get Australian Permanent Residency? This is a fully loaded question that I can spend a few days explaining. So let me break it down into 3 simple areas of “eligibility”. There are 3 main areas that I will talk about, that is: Skilled Migration EmployerRead more

    Question: How much do Australian visas cost? There was a time in my early adult years where I viewesd everything as a cost. This was probably born out of the conditioned mindset I had developed in University where I learned the gift of “thrift” and pinching every penny to save up for aRead more

Question: Can you match the price of this cheaper migration agent? More often than not, I get asked this question to which my answer is mostly “No”. I know there are agencies that have a price matching policy for “any” quoted price, but It is most likely that the provider is a self-employed sole proprietor/entrepreneur working fromRead more

Question: I have been working with one employer on a 457 but changed to another employer, can I still get PR? I have now worked for 2 years.  With the change in legislation, that just occurred on the 1st of July, changing employers on a 457 can still mean that you can get your Permanent Residency (PR)Read more

UPDATE: On the 14th December 2015, new policies were implemented by Immigration that now discourage self-sponsorship from sole operators and small businesses under the Subclass 457. To do a self-sponsorship, you have to have substantial start-up capital available and a very strong business plan with viable market penetration. The requirement to prove that the position,Read more

Question: Can you get me a 457 work visa? And can you get me a job? To answer the first question, “it depends if you have an employer sponsor”. To answer the second question, “no”. One of the most common questions I get is: Can you get me a work visa? Answer: It is only possible toRead more

Question: What are my chances of success? Can you definitely get me the visa? A common question I get from visa applicants, sponsors, and employers is “What are my chances of success?” and “Can you guarantee to get a positive outcome?”. The fact of the matter is, applying for anything with the Department of Immigration,Read more

Question: How long does it take to get a visa? The time it takes to get a visa can range from days to months and sometimes years depending on what kind of visa you are applying for. You must also take into consideration the time it takes to “prepare” your application. So if you wantRead more