Watch our Director’s video message for you here We have news. BIG news!! We are re-branding. What does this mean? We are changing our name, logo, website, email address and branding. Our new name is AUSPIRE AUSTRALIA IMMIGRATION. AUSPIRE = AUStralia + asPIRE The Oxford dictionary defines the word Aspire = to have a strong desire to achieve or to become something. Our clients aspire a life in Australia. My team and I aspire to help our clients the best way possible with their visa and immigration, and make the Australian dream come true! Why are we rebranding? Manuela founded Northern Immigrat ..read more

COVID-19 has caused a lot of disruption in Australia’s immigration and we have been waiting for the release of the Federal Budget 2020-21 to get some clarity and be able to plan for the future. Overall Planning Levels The government will maintain the planning level for 160,000 places this financial year, however the distribution of those places will change. – Family stream places for this year will increase from 47,732 to 77,300 with 72,300 of those being allocated to partner visas; – Business Investment and Innovation Program (BIIP) places have increased to 13,500 places; – Global Talent Inde ..read more

Today on 2 September 2020, Acting Minister for Immigration Alan Tudge has announced a new Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) of 17 occupations. Successful applicants who are currently offshore will be able to migrate Australia in order to assist with the health and economic response to COVID-19. The 17 occupations are in the health care, construction and IT industries. • Chief Executive or Managing Director (111111) • Construction Project Manager (133111) • Mechanical Engineer (233512) • General Practitioner (253111) • Resident Medical Officer (253112) • Psychiatrist (253411 ..read more

1 July 2020 was supposed to be the start of the new migration program year and the Australian Government was due to release 189, 190 and 491 visa quotas for the 2020-21 year. Instead the Skilled Visa Program is now closed and the Department of Home Affairs has not given the state governments their new General Skilled Migration (GSM) quotas. This means that the State & Territory nomination program will remain temporarily CLOSED until the Commonwealth Governments allocation of state nomination places for 2020-21 takes place. As a consequence, State & Te ..read more

1 July 2020 is the start of a new financial year. This is also the date when the Australian Department of Home Affairs as well as state Government introduce new immigration laws and regulations. We have summarised the changes to come for the Northern Territory in regards to the state nomination criteria. General information: if you or any of your migrating dependants are currently living interstate, you will not be eligible for the Northern Territory (NT) nomination if you or any of your migrating dependants are currently on a student visa and are currently studying in an NT institu ..read more

New COVID-19 Pandemic Visa Listen to Manuela Seiberth’s interview with ABC News Radio about COVID-19 aka. Coronavirus and the effects of the pandemic on visa holders in Australia. It also includes important information about the new COVID-19 Visa. Manuela is the founder & director at Northern Immigration Australia. New COVID-19 Pandemic Visa On 6 April 2020, the Australian Government announced the new COVID-19 Pandemic Visa. It allows eligible people to: – remain in Australia if you have no other visa options and are unable to depart Australia due to COVID-19 travel restrictions; and – rem ..read more

The last few weeks have been challenging for everyone. Across the globe, there isn’t a single person who hasn’t been affected in some way by the disruption caused as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19).  There is a lot of uncertainty in the air and the objective of this article is to provide you with essential information on the current state of Australian migration. Inevitably, the travel ban imposed by the Government has led to some confusion for those onshore who hold temporary visas and those offshore with plans to migrate to Australia.  Based on the information we currently hav ..read more

So, you’re looking to live and work in Australia? Here is your complete guide to the Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA). The struggle for Australian employers to find qualified workers in regional areas is increasing. Fortunately, the introduction of the DAMA agreement aims to tackle this. What is the Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA)? The Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) is a Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS) employer-sponsored visa (subclass 482) under the labour agreement stream. The DAMA is for employers in regional areas who are finding it challenging ..read more

So you’re thinking of migrating to Australia? Here are 10 reasons to seriously consider Regional Australia. Australia is a beautiful and exciting country with lots of opportunities for migrants, especially in regional areas.  The Australian Government has introduced reforms and incentives to encourage migrants to live and work in regional areas. “Regional” means anywhere outside of Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.  This is because there are skills gaps in regional areas that skilled migrants can help fill.  [content_upgrade cu_id=”1290″]Want to learn about the recent government changes and ref ..read more