The Australian Department of Immigration deals with businesses and private clients who have immigration issues in Australia. The team is composed of highly trained MARA consultants and former immigration officers who are best qualified to help applicants understand the country’s immigration policies.
Australian immigration had seen a substantial growth in the past 15 years and among the millions of immigrants are families becoming reunited and skilled workers. The number of Immigrants rose from 30,000 in 1992-93 to 177,600 in 2006-07. In current 2008-09 year, Australian visa figures are still quite high, at 115,000, mainly because the nation has managed to avoid the worst effects of the recession, unlike many other parts of the world.
Most skilled workers are from the UK, at an estimated 1.1 million, while Irish immigrants total only 57,338. One of the reasons why the employment level in Australia has grown is the huge number of skilled immigrants who have moved into the country.
Australia has an extensive list of temporary and permanent visas for skilled, unskilled and family immigrants, Australia Spouse Visa, Australia Child Visa, Australia Parent Visa, Australia Remaining Relative Visa, Australia Business Owner (Provisional) Visa, Australia Senior Executive (Provisional) Visa, Australia Investor (Provisional) Visa, Australia State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Provisional) Visa, Australia State/ Territory Sponsored Senior Executive (Provisional) Visa, Australia State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Provisional) Visa, Australia State/ Contributory Parent (Temporary) Visa, Australia Skilled (Independent) Visa, Australia Skilled (Sponsored) Visa, Prospective Marriage Visa Australia, Spouse (Provisional) Visa Australia, Investor Retirement Visa Australia, Working Holiday Visa Australia, Educational Visa Australia, Entertainment Visa Australia, Sport Visa Australia, Dependent Child Visa Australia, Australia Business (Short Stay) Visa, Australia Business (Long stay) Work Visa, Australia Sponsored Business Visitor (Short Stay) Visa, Australia Skilled – Recognised Graduate Visa, Australia Skilled – Graduate Visa, Skilled-Regional Sponsored Visa Australia and Australia Skilled-Independent Regional (Provisional) Visa.