Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced the abolition of the existing 457 visa program, to be replaced by a new visa classes that will tightly regulate foreign workers coming into Australia, ensuring they meet a genuine skills shortage in the country. Under the new visa program will be a short-term two year stream, with [...]
The U.S. has passed a ban to prevent electronics larger than a mobile phone bin the cabin on flights originating from the following cities: Cairo, Istanbul, Kuwait, Doha, Casablanca, Amman, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. This only applies to direct flights, meaning if the one leg of the flight does not originate from one [...]
‘WA Jobs First’ Plan Enacted in Western Australia The McGowan Labor Party, elected into power on March 11th, have announced through the Department of Training and and Workforce Development of Western Australia on March 14th that effective immediately, new applications for the Regional Skilled Migration Scheme (RSMS) Subclass 187 is suspended until further notice. A [...]
As of March 2, 2017, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has ended the Fast Food Industry Labour Agreement, which the Gillard government introduced in 2012 due to a labour shortage in fast food workers. Around 500 workers were brought in on the agreement, with McDonald's bringing in nearly 300 employees, KFC bringing in nearly 100 employees [...]
As the winds of change sweep over the land, the world holds its breath for what might be an oncoming storm. For those who have not heard Donald Trump has won the race to the white house and will soon be the 45th President of the United States of America. Social media is in a frenzy [...]
Now that all members of Expat International staff and Global Immigration Network (G.I.N) have their feet firmly on home soil again, we are happy to share with you the wonderful experiences that Expat International and G.I.N had while attending four conferences and seminars in the U.S. Added to this, Expat International was honoured and excited [...]
Once again Melbourne has been crowned world’s most livable city. This is old news, we know already, we’ve known this for the last five years. Maybe next year it won’t be the case but as it stands Melbourne coming in at number 1 isn’t new and didn’t cause a national celebration (don’t get us [...]
They say that to talk about the weather is to exhibit a narrow mind in the grand scheme of conversational topics. We here at Expat International disagree entirely. The weather has become such a hot topic over the last few years that to not talk about it or to simply disregard it as a factor [...]
When it comes to a relocation assignment there are so many factors involved that at first it can seem overwhelming for you and your company. You might think that doing the relocation in house is the best option, and that’s fine. It is entirely possible for you and your company to dive straight into the [...]
There is a lot of literature (online) about what an assignee and by extension an assignees family need to focus on when relocating for work. This is all well and good; however, before they set off jetting around the globe it’s the employer that needs to know that they will accomplish the tasks set out [...]