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Migration applicants should brace for further delays, as Australia’s immigration service was hit by another spate of industrial action last month. With this latest strike by immigration officials, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) is facing further backlogs, which are likely to result in increased wait-times for citizenship and visa applications. Employees from…

Last month the Australian Government reached an agreement with the People’s Republic of China to expand eligibility for the Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) to Chinese Nationals. From September 21st, young, educated Chinese citizens will be able to travel to Australia for work, study, or holidaying purposes. This new addition to the 462 Visa…

Australia’s largest convenience store chain, 7-Eleven is facing public outrage in response to new allegations of worker exploitation. An investigation by Fairfax Media has uncovered fresh evidence showing franchisees are charging staff members upwards of $70,000, in order to secure Australian visas. 7-Eleven has been in disaster recovery mode since the story broke this week…

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has brought forward its decision to eliminate voluntary work from the approved list of activities for extending sc417 working holiday visas. The move has sparked considerable outrage, with famers and backpackers angered by the lack of consultation and sudden implementation of the new policy. Travellers were previously…

An official spokesperson for the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has issued an official warning to travellers about a visa scam operating in the South Asia Region. A group calling itself AUSFIV has been drawing in potential migrants with promises of a Permanent Residency (PR) Visa, and ongoing employment once they reach Australia…