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The Edge of Having a Visa Advantage Service

More and more people flock Australia to visit its famous natural beauty and some to stay for good. Alongside every attempt to step on Australian territory are strict compliance to standard requirements. Read

By: -The Australians | 17/09/2008 | Travel Tips

More Kiwis Than Brits Move to Oz

The number of New Zealanders crossing the Tasman increased by nearly 5000 in the past year, outstripping the United Kingdom as the largest source of permanent migrants to Australia. Read

By: -The Australians | 21/08/2008 | Travel Tips

Aussies Find Love in Global Market

TENS of thousands of Aussies are finding love overseas each year and bringing their partners home, new figures show. The Immigration Department issued about 40,000 spouse visas last year, up 7000 on 2004-05. The size of the intake is staggering when it is noted that the total number of marriages conducted in Australia annually is little more than 100,000. Read

By: -The Australians | 08/08/2008 | Destinations

16,000 Indians Seek to Make Australia Home

As many as 15,865 Indians sought permanent residence in Australia under the skilled migration programme in 2006-2007, making them the second largest group in the category after Britons. The figure seems to belie fears that freed terror suspect Muhammad Haneef's case would deter prospective Indians from making Australia their home. Read

By: -The Australians | 25/07/2008 | Destinations