Question: What are the main requirements to Sponsor international employees? This is one of the most popular questions I receive from employers. Most employers, during the initial stages of enquiring about how to sponsor employees, seem to THINK that profitability and business size are requirements in the 457 Sponsorship process. Whilst these are normally important measures in […]

Question: Where do I find reliable visa advice? I want free advice OR only pay only for what I need done. Have you ever tried calling the Department of Immigration's contact number a few times for help and get different answers each time? Have you tried calling different migration agents and also get different answers […]

Question: Can you sponsor me (asking VisaOne)? Can you give me / get me / find me a job from any employer in Australia? I don't want to sound like a broken record, but this article is a re-iteration of one of my previous articles about finding a sponsor/job in Australia. For the sake of […]

Question: I am currently separated from my husband, but still legally married, and now in a new de facto relationship. Is it possible to get a spouse visa with my new Australian partner? Complex situations involving past and previous relationships are actually quite common these days. Having worked previously for the Department of Immigration at the beginning […]

Question: How do I prove the "market salary" requirement for employer sponsored visas? What is the minimum salary to nominate someone on a 457? Ok firstly, let's deal with the minimum salary question first. The minimum salary threshold for the 457 visa at the moment is $53,900 (gross base salary, not including superannuation). Yes, it does […]

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Question: Am I eligible to sponsor (as a business)? What are training benchmarks? Rather than regurgitating what is explained on the official immigration website, I am going to answer this question as simply as possible. Ok... If you are a NEWLY ESTABLISHED business (operating for less than 12 months or just starting up), then in […]

Question: How soon can I apply for PR (permanent residency) after the grant of my 457 visa? This is one of the top questions that me and my team get asked after helping people acquire a 457 (employer sponsored working visa). Most people actually think that you "must" wait for 2 years on a 457 […]

Question: Am I eligible to migrate to Australia? Can I get Australian Permanent Residency? This is a fully loaded question that I can spend a few days explaining. So let me break it down into 3 simple areas of "eligibility". There are 3 main areas that I will talk about, that is: Skilled Migration Employer […]

    Question: How much do Australian visas cost? There was a time in my early adult years where I viewesd everything as a cost. This was probably born out of the conditioned mindset I had developed in University where I learned the gift of "thrift" and pinching every penny to save up for a […]