A Brave New (Post Covid-19) World
As the dust settles down from Omicron as well as other variants (and sub variants) of COVID-19, now is the time for Australia to move towards economic recovery. However, Rome wasn’t built in a day and certainly not during the Global Pandemic which forced most of the world to shut down for two years. Naturally […]
Benefits of the subclass 186 – Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) visa
This visa is for skilled workers that want to live and work in Australia permanently. This is a two-step process where the position of the worker is nominated by the employer and once approved, they are able to apply for permanent residency. A business is able to nominate an employee under 3 streams: The following […]
Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional: criteria; obligations from sponsoring businesses and nominees; and challenges faced as a result from the COVID-19 pandemic
Skilled employer sponsored regional is a program that enables businesses to employ foreigners under a 494 visa if they cannot source skilled Australian workers or permanent residents to fill positions. The main purpose of the skilled employer sponsored regional program is for foreign workers to fill the jobs offered in regional areas, thereby reducing the […]
408 Visa
This visa is designed for individuals who are unable to depart Australia or who can assist with Australia’s economic recovery post COVID-19 Pandemic including ability to work for an Australian employer. You are not required to be working during this time, but you must demonstrate relevant skills that will assist in the post COVID-19 recovery. The visa can is […]
AUDIT SERVICES FOR STANDARD BUSINESS SPONSORS
It is with great pleasure that Crystal Migration Legal Services announce a new service added to our portfolio of services. This service is aimed at you, the corporate customer, seeking to maintain your compliance obligations with Immigration rules. The immigration audit & compliance service includes the following pillars: Tracking of visa holders in the organisation […]
Impact of 2022 – 2023 Federal Budget on Immigration
The recent Federal Budget, announced in October 2022, presents favourably to the immigration sector, intending to help to tackle the severe labour shortage with Australia, assist critical sectors. The direction of the budget appears more community-focused while strengthen our relationship with our pacific neighbours. Key takeaway points: The permanent Migration Program will increase 165,000 to […]
Subclass 188 Business Visa for South Australia
South Australia is one of the states with the highest quality of life in the world. And the good news is that there are opportunities to establish there permanently through a Business Innovation and Investment Visa subclass 188. This business migration program seeks to attract high quality business owners, investors and entrepreneurs who can create […]
Australia’s Borders are open – where we are up to with our immigration intake?
Despite having opened its borders since December 2021, Australia has not been able to recover the flow of immigrants necessary to maintain an ideal level in the economy and balance the supply of jobs versus demand. There are jobs that are paying well above the average amount paid during the pre-pandemic period. Several companies are […]
407 Visa
The Training Subclass (407) visa is a short stay visa which allows a person to take part in workplace based occupational training activities to improve skills for a job, area of tertiary study, field of expertise or in a professional development training program in Australia. For this visa, an applicant must be sponsored, be nominated […]
Work Shortage and Government’s plan to tackle it through immigration
Once considered an Immigration Nation, Australia is experiencing a huge shortage of workers in nearly every sector of the economy, partly because of the COVID -19 harsh measures that saw the country closed to immigration for two years. Before the pandemic Australia had the second largest temporary immigrant workforce in the Organization for Economic Cooperation […]