vSure Visa and Work Rights Compliance Blog

Australian Temporary Visa Holder Statistics July 31, 2023

The Australian Department of Home Affairs publishes data via the Australian Bureau of Statistics on temporary visa holders in Australia. The most recent data comes from July 31, 2023. In this article, we look at the

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Honeymoon for Student and Working Holiday Visa Work Restrictions to End on 1 July 2023

Work Restrictions To Be Reintroduced Work restrictions for working holiday and student visas have been relaxed during the COVID-19 pandemic but are due to be reintroduced from 1 July 2023. The work restriction for student visa holders will be reintroduced from 1 July 2023, and will be for 48 hours per fortnight rather than 40

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Australian Temporary Visa Holder Statistics December 31, 2022

The Australian Department of Home Affairs publishes data via the Australian Bureau of Statistics on temporary visa holders in Australia. The most recent data comes from December 31, 2022 and it makes for interesting reading on: Australia’s unemployment rate was just 3.7% in January 2023 and yet anecdotal evidence from discussions with vSure customers (typically

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Australian Temporary Visa Holder Statistics October 31, 2022

The Australian Department of Home Affairs publishes data via the Australian Bureau of Statistics on temporary visa holders in Australia. The most recent data comes from October 31, 2022 and it makes for interesting reading on the recovery in temporary visa holders in Australia with work rights, post borders reopening. Australia’s unemployment rate was just

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How COVID is affecting the visa holder workforce in Australia

We’ve been eagerly monitoring the Department of Home Affairs visa statistics page for the half-year 2021 numbers to be published. Sadly we continue to wait. But whilst we do, we found stats for 31 May 2021 on the Data.gov.au site. What we were looking for was to correlate what we’re seeing via our website traffic

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Right To Work checks – key compliance obligation in Australia

Because it sits outside the Fairwork Act and other related employment legislation, the obligation of every employer to check (and monitor) the Right To Work of all staff is in my opinion, the most overlooked compliance obligation in Australian HR and Payroll departments. Right to Work Compliance enforced by the Department of Home Affairs Living

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Doing a Visa Check in vSure versus VEVO

We are often asked what the differences are between doing a visa check in vSure versus doing a visa check using the Department of Home Affairs’ VEVO system. The top 9 differences between VEVO and vSure visa checks are summarised below: 1. Compliance = more than just VEVO visa checks Employers have the obligation to

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Which Visa Types Contribute Most to Net Overseas Migration?

Migration makes a significant impact on Australia’s population, with more than 28% of people living in Australia having been born overseas. Australia has one of the most rigorous permanent migration programs in the world – very selective and subject to an annual cap for each visa type. However, the permanent migration program is only part

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Migration to Australia Driven by Returning Aussies, Departing Yanks and Fewer Poms

There have been many articles published recently concerning high Net Overseas Migration to Australia. This article looks at recent ABS data on Net Overseas Migration and discusses the changing mix of settlement in Australia by nationality. Overall Trend Net overseas migration was 267,000 in 2018-19. After historic highs of close to 300,000 in 2008-09, numbers

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2018-19 Migration Program Update

The 2018-19 Migration Program outcome has been released by the Department of Home Affairs. This article looks at the 2018-19 migration program numbers, the planning levels for 2019-20 and trends in permanent versus temporary migration to Australia. Overall Trends A summary of the program outcomes from 2014-15 to 2018-19 and the planning level for 2019-20

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