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