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“Will my lack of formal qualifications ruin my chances of an Australian visa?” This is one of the most common queries we come across at The Immigration Agency, particularly from people with several years of experience in an occupation on the Australian government’s skilled occupations list. The answer, if you’ll briefly indulge its vagueness, is…

  Mege joined Lynsey Dolan again last night live on Dublin’s Sunshine Radio to talk about Australian visas and the upcoming election in Australia in September and how it will affect migration. If you missed it you can listen to the interview on the player above.

Mege recently returned from a business trip to Australia. Take a look at a short video on her views about Perth as a city to live and work in. More videos from other cities will follow…….

  Mege joined Lynsey Dolan live on Dublin’s Sunshine Radio to talk Australian visas, money, jobs and of course, warmer climates! If you missed it you can listen to the interview on the player above.

Irish citizens received the third highest amount of Subclass 457 visas up to 31 December 2012 Only the UK and Indian citizens received more. 3,670 of these visas granted to Irish citizens were in 2012.  Latest statistics from the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) show that Irish migrants are benefiting greatly from the…

Australian property market has a proven record of stable prices and strict guidelines to purchasing a home. Australian citizens and holders of permanent visas have no extra requirements when buying a home, however holders of temporary visas need to get a separate permission from Australian government for purchase of any piece of property. Property is usually sold…

Are you an Electrician facing a skills assessment for a general skilled migration visa to Australia? We have great news for you! Future Skills International have rolled out a new program where Electricians can sit their practical interview in Dublin! Skills assessments of electrical workers for migration purposes are conducted through Trades Recognition Australia (TRA).…

We attended the Small Firms Association’s “Small Business Showcase” in Dublin on Thursday last.  This was a chance for the 37 finalists in the SFA’s National Small Business Awards 2013 to flaunt their products and offered us a chance to witness the innovation of small businesses in Ireland and chat to many dynamic but very personable…

It may come as a pleasant surprise that childcare in Australia is state-subsidised.  This year the Australian government introduced an unpaid paternity leave for fathers or second partners in same sex couples, this is in addition to the 18 weeks of paid maternity leave for mothers. There are around 6,000 “long day” and numerous “half day” care centres…

Friday saw The Immigration Agency host its first Australia Day celebrations. Having mulled over various ways in which we could celebrate Australia Day we decided to have a party and we extended an invite to everyone on our office building. Things kicked off at 4.30pm on Friday evening (the 25th – but it was already…