In recent months the Department of Home Affairs Australia had increased the income required for Assurers to be permitted to provide an Assurance of Support effective April 2018. In light of the News article dated 24th May 2018, they have will be reversing this decision and further publications regarding this decision are expected to be… Read More
SARS Notice to people leaving South Africa – May 2018
Residents of South Africa who are going abroad are advised to register the goods they are taking with them before leaving the country. This is advisable especially for valuable items such as jewellery, watches, cameras, video cameras, laptops, etc. to ensure that there are no problems re-importing these goods upon return to South Africa .… Read More
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & SMC POLICY CHANGES – 28 August 2017
News on Emigration laws and NZ Government change.
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Changes For Temporary Migrant Workers Under The Essential Skills Policy Announcement
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New Challenges for migrants and employers in the construction industry
To be eligible for selection from the Expression of Interest (EOI) pool a migrant must be able to claim 160 points from the Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) points system. This is a very high threshold and many of the migrants with families in NZ now find that they cannot apply for residence in NZ. Prior… Read More
All South African visitors to New Zealand now require visitor visa’s from the 21 November 2016 – MANDATORY!
These changes have been implemented as a result of an increase in the number of South African nationals who have been refused entry at the New Zealand border. Prior to this announcement, South African’s did not require a visitors visa before travelling to New Zealand, with visitors with genuine intentions being granted a visitor visa… Read More
457 Nomination ‘Genuineness’ Policy to be Updated
457 Nomination ‘Genuineness’ Policy to be Updated At the moment, for a business to nominate an overseas worker under the Temporary Work (Skilled) (subclass 457) visa program, it is necessary for the position to be ‘genuine.’ The ‘genuineness’ criteria was introduced on 1 July 2013 and has created additional challenges when businesses apply to nominate… Read More
Introduction of biometrics collection in South Africa
Introduction of biometrics collection in South Africa From Wednesday 8 June 2016, the current visa application lodgement process for applicants in South Africa applying for visas to Australia will change. All applicants, regardless of nationality, who are in South Africa at the time of making a visa application to enter Australia will be required to… Read More