News and Information relating to Australian Visas Applications http://www.amcvisas.com/migration_news.htm Senator Chris Evans announced recently the number of Australian visas increased by 24 per cent in the past year http://www.amcvisas.com/news_immigration_visas.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_immigration_visas.htm AUSTRALIA'S mining sector will need an extra 86,000 workers over the next 12 years, a new report has found http://www.amcvisas.com/news_mining_jobs_in_australia.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_mining_jobs_in_australia.htm The number of people applying for a temporary Australian visa (subclass 457) increased by a quarter last year, according to figures from the Department of Immigration http://www.amcvisas.com/news_australian_visas_increases.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_australian_visas_increases.htm According to research, the UK ranks second last in Europe for quality of life, despite residents being the highest wage earners http://www.amcvisas.com/news_mass_migration_to_australia.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_mass_migration_to_australia.htm The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, today announced that Minimum Salary Levels (MSLs) for temporary skilled overseas workers will increase by 3.8 per cent from 1 August 2008 http://www.amcvisas.com/news_salary_level_increase.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_salary_level_increase.htm The Minister has announced changes to the Migration Occupation in Demand List for applicants for General Skilled Migration visas http://www.amcvisas.com/news_modl.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_modl.htm Max Hastings from the Daily Mail discusses some home truths about Australia http://www.amcvisas.com/news_brits_oz_wizard.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_brits_oz_wizard.htm BIG business and state governments would be able to fast-track thousands of temporary foreign workers into jobs in mines and hospitals to tackle the skills crisis under proposed changes to the 457 visa scheme http://www.amcvisas.com/news_migration_skills_crisis.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_migration_skills_crisis.htm BIG companies will be able to speed up controversial 457 work visas to recruit foreign staff under a revamp being considered by the Federal Government to tackle the skills crisis http://www.amcvisas.com/news_skills_crisis.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_skills_crisis.htm SKILLED temporary migrant workers are earning on average $15,000 more than their Australian counterparts, undermining trade union claims that the system is being abused to undercut local wages http://www.amcvisas.com/news_migrant_workers.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_migrant_workers.htm Skilled migration into Australia among gap year students is booming following the release of government figures this week http://www.amcvisas.com/news_working_holidays.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_working_holidays.htm The Real Estate Institute of Australia advise the Australian weighted average median house prices http://www.amcvisas.com/news_median_house.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_median_house.htm Five hundred Britons are leaving the UK every day to live in the sun or find work abroad, according to the Office of National Statistics http://www.amcvisas.com/news_britons_exodus.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_britons_exodus.htm Middle England is seeking a new life abroad, and commuter towns in the south and northwest are the emigration hotspots http://www.amcvisas.com/news_middle_england.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_middle_england.htm Immigration law will be amended as part of the annual adjustment process, resulting in an increase of many fees and charges http://www.amcvisas.com/news_visa_application.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_visa_application.htm DIAC is to increase the size of the migration programme for the 2007 and 2008 year http://www.amcvisas.com/news_programme_expands.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_programme_expands.htm Overseas-trained doctors seeking to work as medical practitioners in Australia will face more stringent security checks under a re-elected coalition government http://www.amcvisas.com/news_doctors.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_doctors.htm AVERAGE weekly wages in the year to August grew 4.9%, breaking the central bank's 4.5% comfort barrier http://www.amcvisas.com/news_wage_rises.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_wage_rises.htm A new skill assessment procedure will apply for people intending to migrate to Australia from India, Sri Lanka, UK, South Africa and the Philippines in certain trades http://www.amcvisas.com/news_new_skills.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_new_skills.htm Changes to General Skilled Migration Programme from September 1 http://www.amcvisas.com/changes_skilled_migration_programme.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/changes_skilled_migration_programme.htm Australian Migration Consultants presenting news via RSS Technology http://www.amcvisas.com/news_rss.htm http://www.amcvisas.com/news_rss.htm