This is what all international students in Australia has been waiting for. To help Australia cope with workforce shortages, the Department of Home Affairs is suspending student visa conditions of working only 40 hours per fortnight. All international student visa holders will now be allowed to work more than their usual limit of 40 hours per fortnight. This is across ALL industries and all sectors, not just in the critical sectors.

Usually, if you are an international student, you first have to wait until your course starts before you can also start working. You must also wait until you are on your semester break before you can work full time.  Usually, your dependents are also restricted to only being able to work for 20 hours a week regardless.

This relaxation of work rights means that the Department of Home Affairs will not be monitoring how many hours you or your dependent works before or during the semester. All student visa holders and their dependents can now work unlimited hours. This means that if you hold an international student visa for Australia, you can work even before you start your course and throughout the semester for unlimited hours.

Note that this temporary suspension is due to be reviewed in April 2022.

Ready to take the next step? Want to know what to do when your student visa is about to expire? Call us for what to do next! Join the many success stories we have already helped create for immigration to Australia. Consult with on one of our dedicated Registered Migration Agents. Contact us now and call 08 89481995.

It is what every Aussie or Kiwi citizen residing in Australia has been waiting for. If you are an Australian permanent resident/citizen or New Zealand citizen usually residing in Australia, you can now invite your parents to come over and visit. As at the 1st November 2021, Australia will also welcome parents and consider them as “immediate family members”.

Many families have struggled with their older parents unable to enter Australia during the pandemic. Their worries can now come to an end. If your parents already have a visa, they must apply for a travel exemption to enter Australia. You must provide evidence of:

• your Australian citizenship or permanent residency grant
• if you are a New Zealand citizen, your New Zealand citizenship grant
• evidence of your relationship

You must submit your request for a travel exemption at least two weeks before you plan their travel into Australia. If they are not intending to travel for at least two months, do not apply yet.

Before they enter Australia, make sure they have a valid visa and their travel exemption.

Don’t have time to do the paperwork? Want to do it right? Call us and we can do it for you.

Huge changes have been introduced recently for international students working in the hospitality and tourism sectors due to the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. International students can now temporarily work full-time and work conditions have been relaxed by the Minister of Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Cultural Affairs The Hon Alex Hawke MP, in a recent announcement.

Previously, international students working only in the agriculture and health certain sectors were allowed to work full time due to the pandemic recovery and the rest of the international student population were still required to maintain work conditions of only 40 hours per fortnight.  The recent change means that the department will take a flexible approach in monitoring work conditions for international students in the following specified sectors:

• if international students are employed by an Aged Care approved provider or a commonwealth-funded aged care service provider with a RACS ID or a NAPS ID prior to the 08/09/2020; or
• if international students are employed by a registered National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provider;
• if international students are enrolled in a health-care related course and supporting the health effort against COVID-19 as directed by health officials;
• if international students are employed in the agricultural sector;
• if international students are employed in the tourism and hospitality sectors.

Further changes now also allow international students from the specified sectors cited above to be able to apply for the COVID-19 pandemic visa to allow a further 12-months stay with full-time work rights.  However, they are only allowed to apply for the COVID-19 visa not earlier than 90 days prior to their visas expiring.  This means that they cannot apply for the COVID-19 visa six months before their visa expires. They can only apply within the last three months or 90 days.

Ready to take the next step? Call us for what to do next! Consult with a Registered Migration Agent now and call 08 89481995.

“Margie and the Migration Corporation crew assisted a former Fijian Rugby Union superstar in obtaining a Distinguished Talent Sports Visa so he could continue playing with our club.

Lepani Nabuliwaqa came to Darwin to see if this was the right environment for him to raise his family post his professional Rugby 7s career.

Lepani settled into the lifestyle and thanks to Migration Corporation, was able to secure a long term [permanent resident] Visa.

Thank you so much Margie. On behalf of the club, we thank you for your continued support of our players and members.”

“If I need honest and practical immigration advice, I only call Margie and Cecilia.  They produce results and get the job done. No time wasted.”

Pam has lived in Australia for many years and runs a Telstra-award winning company Country Solar in Darwin.  Pam knew that the beautiful Australian lifestyle was second to none. She also wanted to assist cousin Ria Garferio experience the beautiful Australian lifestyle with her and her family.  She knew that the paperwork would be complex and that she could not afford to make mistakes. Pam needed expert advice with the most practical and cost-efficient pathway for her cousin Ria.  When she contacted Margie and Cecilia, she knew she was in good hands. Margie Dizon and Cecilia dela Vega are Registered Migration Agents of Migration Corporation of Australia Pty Ltd. They have over 16 years of accumulative experience.  Having all the steps laid out before her allowed Pam and Ria to move forward confidently with the sponsorship and visa applications. Margie and Cecilia guided them each step of the way. We now all celebrate Ria’s Australian visa grant and a new Australian chapter begins!  We are blessed to have been chosen to provide immigration advice and represent Ria for her Australian visa application.

Wanting to find out practical options for your visa application?  Do you need honest and cost-efficient advice for your visa? Contact Margie and Cecilia now.

Find out about the success stories we have already helped create.

“Tristar Industries has enjoyed a rewarding relationship for numerous years with Migration Corporation of Australia.  Margie and her staff are consistent with their excellent level of service whether they are helping us, the employer, or our potential/current employees. It is essential that we know they are abreast of the latest changes in regulations, and they also offer a variety of pricing schemes to suit the budget; whether they do all the work or just a final check before lodgement.  You guys are the BEST!!!”

“Australia is good is because the government here is very good, the living environment and all the opportunities is big to work here rather than other countries. I love Darwin because the people here is very kind and accommodating.  I also like the weather.  I will live in Australia for a long, long time.   I recommend to my friends and other family members to use Darwin’s best Migration Agents from Migration Corporation of Australia (MCA).  It’s because I trust Margie Dizon and Cecilia dela Vega of MCA to handle my visa application.  I trusted them and they assisted me and my employer gain my temporary visa and now my permanent residency.  I will not use any other immigration consultant.”

“Where to begin? Migration Corporation of Australia not just assisted me but supported me in gaining my permanent residence.  Margie Dizon, one of the two amazing Migration practitioners of this company was open-minded and open-hearted to hear my story and to explain and show me every available and possible option for my case.

With bold honesty, trust and an exceptional professionalism, Margie helped me through a tough time and helped me to stay in the place I call home [Australia].

Migration Corporation firstly pointed out all available sources and options. They’ve been very straight forward, honest and real about my situation.  Margie’s ability to emphasise and support me, without losing any of her professionalism and migration skills, including to be guided in every needed direction, allowed me to achieve the granting of my [permanent resident] visa.  I can’t think of a better team to assist anybody who needs help with any migration difficulties than Migration Corporation of Australia. I am very grateful for their help.”

“Having cross-cultural staff at Brumby’s bakery is important especially that we cater for a multi-cultural society.  Overseas skilled staff bring their own culture with them and the exchange of skills with our local staff is important. It’s even more important to make sure the person is right for the job, and for the team, and what they do compliments the whole team.

Similarly with migration, it has been progressively complex and skilled migration keeps developing and changing over the years.  My time is very valuable and it is important to get the person that is ‘right for the job’.  Hence, it is important to have Migration Corporation duo Margie and Cecilia. They both can trouble-shoot and problem-solve whilst I can concentrate in running our bakery.”

“You are the best! I do not know what to say but thank you very much for your help.”

George is a great Formwork Carpenter and his skills did not go unnoticed.  A company who was already an approved sponsor identified George and proceeded to sponsor him due to his diligence and hard work.

George is very deserving of his work visa and is very happy to call Darwin, Northern Territory as his new home.

“Thank you all for a wonderful job and for your assistance. Love you all lots…..”

Employer/sponsor Anna and Evan wanted to apply for sponsorship for their restaurant business in Cullen Bay to facilitate employment of overseas skilled workers.  They initially wanted to do the paperwork themselves and it was important that they were guided by the most current legislative requirements.  So they sought for advice, and found it with us at Migration Corporation of Australia.

“Never did I think I would find the love of my life in Australia, half way around the world from Ireland, but I did! As much as I thought I could do the partner visa application on my own, it got very overwhelming very fast but thankfully I found Margie and the Migration Corporation. She was our safety net through it all. She guided us with such ease and professionalism with a huge smile always on her face. Margie has helped make my dream come true and we would recommend her to anyone who needs advice or help with a visa.

Thank you kindly, Margie, you’re a star”

“You are so brilliant, I feel like swearing!!!”

David hails from Ireland, a fully-qualified Carpenter who needed guidance in obtaining his employer-sponsored visa. David admits that the process is rigorous hence he needed experts to do the work for him and his employer.  David exclaims: