Beware of visa scams

There are many ways by which scammers prey on visa applicants. I will provide some examples of how these scammers lure potential visa applicants and how they usually operate. The intent of this article is to provide awareness of these schemes to identify the warning signs at the early stage of your visa application.Here are …

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YOUR THOUGHTS ARE THINGS: OR, WORDS THAT ARE MORE VIRULENT THAN

Some words may never take back their original meaning after the global covid pandemic. Words such normalcy, intimacy, communion or social gathering, may not only fall out of popular use, but may never be literally done without violating a law ever gain. This global pandemic has pushed our understanding of human relationships more than it …

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When is the best time to get professional help with visa applications?

For visa applications, you have the option to either lodge on your own or get advice and/or assistance from migration advisers. If you are going for the latter option, you might be wondering at which part of the application process should you start getting professional help. Here are five scenarios on when you should consider …

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Visa tips during the Coronavirus crisis

The travel restriction pertaining to banning non-citizens and non-residents from entering Australia (implemented by the Australian government from the 20th of March 2020) has a variety of effects to temporary visa holders who are either onshore or offshore. Many of them have questions relating to their visa status, visa conditions, and future visa applications and …

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Is your student visa expiring soon? Find out your next visa options.

In December 2019, there are 480,543 student visa holders in Australia, 56% of these are from the Higher Education (HE) sector and 32% are from the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector.  15,264 of these student visa holders are from the Philippines.  This is as per the Student visa and Temporary Graduate visa program report …

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Partner Visa FAQs

It’s the love month.  Make your partner/spouse feel special by planning a way to bring him/her here in Australia.  I have here the answers to the top eight questions about Partner visa. 1.      Do I need to be married to my sponsor to be eligible for a Partner visa? You can be eligible for a …

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BUILDING A WRITING CORPUS WITH (A WHOLE LOT OF) SENSE

How much vocabulary does it take for one to become a writer—or,  at least- to be able to  write  and make sense  and be understood?    People have this notion that writers should have his bag of tricks overflowing with deep words. But is it really the case in good writing? As in everyday speaking,  everyday …

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