Business Migration

Business owners, senior executives or investors who wish to settle in Queensland and who will become owners or operators of a business or invest funds in the state are eligible to apply for State Sponsorship.

Subject to satisfying set criteria, migrants can apply for sponsorship from the Qld State Government.

There is a processing time for the different visa classes and as part of the business migration process which will include a Business Proposal Assessment.

Superb Coaching are able to assist you with a number of aspects in establishing your family and business here in Queensland and we work in-hand with Visas-R-Us.

Total immigration assistance for business, skilled and student visas as well as family migration and employment assistance.

Courts and Tribunals

Australia
International
- British & Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII)
- Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)
- The Court of Justice of the European Communities
- European Court of Human Rights
- International Court of Justice
- International Courts & Tribunals Project (WorldLII)
- United States Supreme Court page (Washington Post)

Education & English language

Australian Education International (AEI) - information for students and the industry
Australian Qualifications Framework Advisory Board (AQF)
Australian Universities on the internet, by Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee
Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS)
IDP Education Australia
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
New South Wales Department of Education - information for School Students and children of temporary visa holders wishing to enrol in State Schools

Employment

National Harvest Labour Information Service (Harvest Trail) - for seasonal workers and Working Holiday Makers - lists job vacancies by season and geographical area
Yahoo Employment Links
MyCareer.com.au - Fairfax Newspapers job search site
JobNet - Career Centre for IT&T Professionals
KiwiCareers - Job search links for New Zealand and Australia
The LatPro Network - Jobs, news and advice for Spanish and Portuguese bilinguals
Department of Workplace Relations
- Skilled Shortages & Vacancy Trends (statistics)

Immigration links

Australia
International
- Association pour la Reconnaissance des Droits des personnes Homosexuelles et transsexuelles à l'Immigration et au Séjour (ARDHIS)
- European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER)
- Migration Dialogue - University of California, Davis
- Republic of Ireland, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- United Kingdom Immigration and Nationality Directorate
- United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
- World Immigration and Deportation - immigration news from WorldNews.com
- Paloweb: Issues / Immigration

Legal and Factual Sources (Legislation and policy)

Australia
- Migration Act 1958 and Migration Regulations 1994. The basic pieces of legislation governing migration to Australia
- Australian Citizenship Act 1948 and Australian Citizenship Regulations
- Migration Agents Regulations 1998, containing the Code of Conduct for people giving immigration assistance in Australia. A copy of the Code is also available from the Migration Agents Registration Authority website.
- Passports Act 1938 and Passports Regulations 1939
- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
- Parliament of Australia
  - Bills Net
- ComLaw - Australian legislation and Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI)
- Guide to Australian Law on the Internet, by National Library of Australia
- SCALEplus - Australian legislation (to be phased out 2005)
- Australian Law Reform Commission
- Internet Resource Guide to Australian Administrative Law - by Australian Parliamentary Library
- Foundation Law - Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales
- Environmental Defenders Offices
International
- FindLaw International Resources by Country
- Hieros Gamos
- Internet Legal Resources Guide
- Lawlinks - Legal information on the internet, by University of Kent at Canterbury (UK)

Migrant services

Australian Refugee Related Organisations - links provided by Refugee Council of Australia
Life in Australia - information and links provided by Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Family Visitor Network (FVN) - established throughout Australia to help Australian citizens and permanent residents whose relatives overseas want to visit them
NSW Community Relations Commission - including information about ethnic media, events calentar, interpreting & translating and other services for migrants
Medicare (Health Insurance Commission)
Centrelink - includes information about Social Security, Assurance of Support and other government programs
NSW Department of Industrial Relations - wage and employment condition rights for workers and employers in New South Wales
Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC) - State Library of New South Wales

Skilled Occupations List - relevant assessing authorities

Tax and Investment

Australian Business Entry Point - Australian Government
Australian Business Limited
Australian Customs Service - import and export rules
Australian Taxation Office
- Residence and taxation - Australian Tax Office rulings:
  - Residency status of individuals entering Australia - HTML or Microsoft Word
  - Residency status of business migrants - HTML or Microsoft Word (see also addendum in HTML or Microsoft Word)
  - Medicare levy - HTML or Microsoft Word
  - Permanent place of abode outside Australia - HTML or Microsoft Word
- Free tax basics seminars
- Tax information in other languages
- Official information on the GST
Foreign Investment Review Board
Invest Australia

Australia

Education

www.studylink.com.au - Study in Australia
www.avcc.edu.au - Information about Australian Universities
www.ielts.org - International English Language Test
www.aqf.edu.au - Australian Qualifications Framework Advisory Board
cricos.detya.gov.au - Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS)
www.idp.edu.au - IDP Education Australia
www.curriculum.edu.au - Australian TAFE website
www.anta.gov.au - Australian National Training Authority
www.ntis.gov.au - National Training Information Service
www.dest.gov.au - Education Services for Overseas Students

Trades Recognition

www.workplace.gov.au - Trades Recognition Australia
www.vetassess.com.au - VETASSESS
www.detya.gov.au - AEI-NOOSR
www.naati.com.au - National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters

Government

www.immi.gov.au - Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
gold.directory.gov.au - Government Online Directory
www.nla.gov.au - Australian Government Entry Point
www.australia.gov.au - Commonwealth Government Entry Point
ww.comb.gov.au - Commonwealth Ombudsman
www.medicare.gov.au - Healthcare Entry point
www.centrelink.gov.au - Social Security Information
www.aph.gov.au - Australian Parliament House site
www.hreoc.gov.au - Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
www.mrt.gov.au - Migration Review Tribunal
www.rrt.gov.au - Refugee Review Tribunal
www.aat.gov.au - Administrative Appeals Tribunal
www.immigrationportal.gov.au - Immigration, citizenship and settlement information for people in Australia
www.regionalaustralia.gov.au - Government Regional Information

Health

www.healthoz.com.au - Health Services Australia HSA
www.doctors-4u.com - Australian Medical Practitioners

Helpful

www.iarc.asn.au - Immigration Advice and Rights Centre
www.findlaw.com.au - Useful site for research
www.escapeartist.com - For anyone moving to another country
www.newcomersnetwork.com - Newcomers Network for people considering Victoria

Legal

www.alrc.gov.au - Australian Law Reform Commission
www.themara.com.au - Migration Agents Registration Authority
scaleplus.law.gov.au - Legal Research site
scaleplus.law.gov.au - Migration Act 1958
scaleplus.law.gov.au - Migration Regulations 1994
scaleplus.law.gov.au - Migration Agents Regulations 1998
www.themara.com.au - Migration Agents Code of Conduct
www.katsuey.com - Free Legal Research

Tax & Investment

www.australianbusiness.com.au - Australian Business
www.ato.gov.au - Australian Tax Office
www.firb.gov.au - Foreign Investment Review Board
www.acci.asn.au - Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
www.investaustralia.gov.au - Invest Australia
quote.yahoo.com - Currency Conversion
www.ukexpat.net - Tax Services for Expatriates to and from the UK
www.xpatconsulting.com - Expatriate and Migrant Financial Planning for UK residents