Press releases for australia visa

Character Requirements for Australian Immigration Updated (2011-08-18)
All visa Australian applicants must therefore meet the character requirements defined in Section 501 of the Migration Act 1958. These requirements are usually linked to the class of visa being applied for through Public Interest Criteria (PIC) 4001.

Western Australia immigration for IT skill shortage (2008-04-15)
The information and communications technology (ICT) sector has been recognized as vital to the state's economy and Australian immigration is to be encouraged to meet the problem.

More Kiwis Than Brits Move to Oz (2007-11-23)
The number of New Zealanders crossing the Tasman increased by nearly 5000 in the past year, outstripping the United Kingdom as the largest source of permanent migrants to Australia.

16,000 Indians seek to make Australia home (2007-09-26)
As many as 15,865 Indians sought permanent residence in Australia under the skilled migration programme in 2006-2007, making them the second largest group in the category after Britons. The figure seems to belie fears that freed terror suspect Muhammad Haneef's case would deter prospective Indians from making Australia their home.

Call for Targeted Visa Scheme (2007-09-05)
Leighton Holdings CEO, Wal King, has called for a more targeted engineering migration program to be implemented in Australia.

Australian Working Visa Still Strong in Face of the Country's Ongoing Skills Shortage (2006-11-08)
The Australian working visa, or more popularly known as 457 Australian visa, is still the country's antidote to the gap in workforce, particularly in the professionals and tradespeople positions.

Immigration Takes Direct Control of Detention Health Services (2006-10-31)
Management of health and psychological services in immigration detention has been transferred to the direct control of the Immigration Department, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Amanda Vanstone said today.

Australia Launches Program to Alleviate Skills Shortage (2006-10-31)
The Australian federal government this week launched an A$837 million (C$715 million) program to ease the skills crisis.