3 Steps To Your Visa
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Initial Assessment
Visa eligibility assessment against key criterion 10 minute interview. Written Summary of your Assessment
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Visa Eligibility Interview
90 minute interview on Skype / Facetime / WhatsApp / Phone - to identify your visa option. In-depth legal assessment Explanation of steps, time and costs Written advice and clarifications
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Visa Application
You lodge - we mentor, or We prepare, lodge and manage the entire process. Address any issues raised by immigration department and changes in immigration laws.
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Our experts will empower you to make an informed decision
Your Visa Options
English Courses
Over 250’000 international students undertake English courses in Australia and New Zealand every year.
These include General English, IELTS, Academic English, Business English or Teacher Training Courses.
An English language course helps you understand Australian culture, prepare you for higher studies and help you in getting a job.
Most English courses require around 20 hours per week of study, cost between $150-250 per week and could range from few weeks to a few years. You may study English before undertaking a vocational or university course.
Vocational Courses
Vocational courses build practical and professional skills to work hands on in different industries. Usually it’s a lot easier to get a job and residence visa after studying the right vocational course. These courses include certificate and diploma courses of various levels.
Courses in Hospitality, Engineering, Healthcare and IT lead to excellent possibilities in obtaining employment and residence visa. A smart choice will involve matching a course with your career goal and skills in demand.
University Degrees
There are 43 universities in Australia (40 Australian universities, two international universities, and one private specialty university).
7 out of Australa’s top 8 universities (similar to the US Ivy League) make it into the global top 100. Total of 37 Australian universities are featured in the top rankings.
Decisions about choice choice of institution, subjects, courses, and location can be a difficult decision. Our career counselors can help you make the right decisions.
Study
What’s the best course for me?
A course that helps you reach your goal is the right course. Your goal may be to up-skill for career success and/or obtain a desired visa.
Requirements?
Key requirements of student visa include proving that you are a genuine student, meet financial requirements, have enrollment in the desired course and meet health and character requirements.
What are my options after a study visa?
After study, you may qualify for post-study work visa, work visa or permanent residence. It is important to know your goal, understand visa criterion, choose the right course and educational institution.
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Working Holiday Visas
Both Australia and New Zealand offer working holiday visas for passport holders of some nationalities.
The initial one-year visa can be extended after first year’s depending upon meeting certain criterion.
By obtaining working holiday visas of both Australia and New Zealand(sequentially, you may be able to work for almost 4 years.
Your choice would depend upon personal preferences, your skills and visa intentions.
We can help make the right choices based upon visa criterion and goals in Australia/New Zealand.
Post-study Work Visas
In Australia/New Zealand, upon completion of some courses of an acceptable duration and subject to fulfilling the visa criterion, a student visa holder may qualify for an open full-time work visa.
This can be a great opportunity to obtain experience and become eligible for employer sponsored work visa and/or points based residence visa.
If you are married or have a partner, your partner may also qualify for this visa in Australia/New Zealand.
Employer Sponsored Work Visas
Work visas in some occupations in Australia and New Zealand can lead to eligibility for permanent residence. This usually happens after working for an occupation in demand with an approved employer for duration in an acceptable occupation.
If you are married or have a partner, your partner may also qualify for this visa in Australia/New Zealand.
Work
What’s the best work visa for me?
The choice of visa and country (Australia/New Zealand) will depend upon your age, occupation, skills, work experience, qualifications, and country of passport.
What are the visa Requirements?
Key criterion for working holiday visa is approved country of passport, age, health and character.
For post study work visa, you must complete an acceptable course of study for a desired duration.
Employer sponsored work visas involve approval of sponsor, role and employment terms in sponsor’s organization and skills of the visa applicant to work in the approved position.
What are my options after work visa?
Employer sponsored work visas may make you eligible for permanent residence visas. Working holiday visas help you accumulate work experience that may lead to becoming eligible for points based residence visa or employer sponsored residence visa.
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Skilled Visas
Australia and New Zealand will accept over 150’000 skilled migrants this year.
All skilled visas in Australia(some in New Zealand) require a successful skill assessment outcome in the occupation you wish to apply for residence visa.
In addition to the above you must meet visa criterion, obtain the required points score in order to be invited to by immigration department to apply for the visa.
Every applicant must also meet health and character requirements for visa approval.
Some visas are temporary and require you to live and work in Australia in a specified region for two years before being granted permanent residence.
Business & Investor Visas
Business and investor visas require you to prove a successful history of business/investment, legally accumulated funds and an acceptable business/investment plan.
For some visas, you must meet the points score. Visas which are state/territory sponsored are usually easier to get.
High net-worth individuals may qualify.
Family Visas
Every year, Australia and New Zealand grant over 80’000 visas.
If you are a spouse, same-sex partner, child, parent, carer or a relative of Australian citizen/permanent resident, you may qualify for this visa.
Key criterion Family visas criterion involves proving the relationship
Live
What’s the best visa option for my permanent residence?
Should you apply for Australia or New Zealand visa? Should you apply for skilled, business or family? Should you apply after entering Australia or from overseas? Choosing a visa merely by it’s name may not be the right strategy.
What is the visa criterion?
Skilled visas depend upon meeting the points score in the occupation in demand.
Business, investor and retirement visas depend upon successful history of business, investment and future plans in Australia
Key criterion for family visas involves proving the relationship and obtaining sponsorship from Australian sponsor. For some visas, evidence of dependency is also required.
All visas require meeting health and character requirements.
What is the pathway to permanent residence?
Some visas can lead to permanent residence while others are temporary. To become permanent, you may have to meet additional criterion. It is important that you have a clear goal, know your options and make an informed decision.
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Tribunal
For Australian visas, Administrative Appeals tribunal (AAT) and for New Zealand Visas, Immigration and Protection Tribunal (IPT) review the decision of immigration department.
A valid application must be lodged before the review deadline expires.
If after the appeal outcome, immigration department does not act upon tribunal’s order, one can seek assistance from Commonwealth Ombudsman.
Some tribunal applications attract a fee which may be waived if an applicant has financial hardship. Upon successful outcome of the appeal, the applicant may receive part-refund of the application fee.
Court
You can appeal tribunal’s negative decision to court if you think that it made a legal error.
Our long experience with the most reputed lawyers and barristers can help you in making the right choice.
Appeal to Minister
After Tribunal’s negative decision, one can lodge an appeal to Immigration Minister.
The minister may grant a visa on humanitarian, cultural and economic grounds.
Appeal
Best strategy to remedy for my visa refusal/cancellation decision?
We help you understand the relevant law and policy, which forms the basis of tribunal or court’s decision.
Our expert will discuss with you historic decisions of court and tribunals. This will help you make an informed decisions.
There are circumstances where while your appeal application is on, you can concurrently lodge a new visa application which can open additional possibilities for visa approval.
Before you made decisions about appeal to tribunal, contest in court or lodge a ministerial appeal, it is wise to understand your options and make an informed decision.
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