Australian Immigration Daily News

Sponsored positions in the occupations below are now available in Australia via an On-Hire Labour Agreement with the Department of Immigration & Border Protection (DIBP).  

Australian companies’ now have access to overseas professionals in IT&T and Engineering, Financial Services and Sales & Marketing without the need to sponsor them onto 457 visas directly.   This allows Australian employers to employ overseas nationals without having to go through the cumbersome process of sponsorship.

If you know of an Australian employer and/or a 457 visa candidate looking to join forces, but are unable to do so due to 457 visa and sponsorship restrictions then I would encourage you to speak to RMA Anthony Ross on (02) 92210370 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

People wishing to make a visa application to Australia are encouraged to use a Registered Migration Agent.  In the Balkan countries, such as Macedonia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia it is important that people are made aware about the existence of Registered Migration Agents and what they do.  To this end Migration Alliance is doing a special feature on Danijela Stojanovic who will be hosting a series of professional consultations and visa and migration seminars in August 2014 across Eastern Europe.    This includes presentations in Croatia and Greece.  

Danijela is an example of a Registered Migration Agent who goes out of her way to spread the word about using a professional RMA in areas of the world where unregistered and dodgy immigration practice is rife.   Take a look at the great strategies Danijela is using to promote her services as a RMA and also the profession as a whole.  The video clearly shows the MARN.   Migration Alliance wishes Danijela all the best for the trip ahead.  A schedule of Danijela's trip and presentation dates is below.

Migration agents have faced difficulties with NSW nominations which opened today and are experiencing issues faced due to their website and the payment system.

We are currently trying to establish whether the NSW processing office received 1000 applications within one hour of opening or whether it is closed temporarily due to technical glitches.

An agent has reported as follows:

Dear registered migration agent

In July 2014 the department will change to a new migration medical services provider.

The current Onshore Medical Services Contract between the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) and the current service provider Medibank Health Solutions (MHS) will expire on 25 July.