Students often find that their personal circumstances change while they are studying. This blog covers what you need to know about applying for a partner visa whilst on a student visa in Australia, and whether the bridging visa can be activated before your student visa expires. [Date: 1 April 2024] […]
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Bringing Medical Practitioners “Down Under”
[Date: 7 December 2022] We are seeing an increase in the number of medical professionals swapping a life in the in their country of birth for a life “down under”. In this blog, we cover all the legal considerations for doctors, nurses and specialists who are considering immigrating to Australia […]
Read More2021 Statistics for the E-3 Visa
[Date: 16 January 2022] As Australian borders have reopened, we are finding that queries for the E-3 visa are increasing. The E-3 visa is a work visa for Australian citizens to work in a “specialty occupation”. You can read more about the E-3 visa HERE. We have decided to take […]
Read MoreReopening Australia’s Borders
[Date: 5 Oct 2021] What does Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s recent border announcement mean for people looking to migrate to or from Australia? The last eighteen months have been difficult on all of us, but with international border control restrictions in place, it has been a particularly uncertain time […]
Read MoreMove permanently to the US – Green Card through Employment [EB-2 Visa]
[Date: 22 March 2021] Can I obtain a green card to stay in the US on a permanent basis through my skilled employment? Approximately 140,000 immigrant visas to the United States of America are available each year for noncitizens, as well as their spouses and children, who seek immigration based […]
Read MoreHow Does a Crime Without Conviction in Australia Affect Your USA Visa?
[Date: 11 September 2019] Have you been charged for having committed a crime in Australia? Did your criminal lawyer suggest you take what seemed like the easy option to avoid a conviction, that is, essentially a guilty plea with no conviction being recorded? Did they also tell you that in […]
Read More2018 Statistics for the E-3 Visa
[Date: 29 August 2019] At Zed Legal, we’ve been busier than normal answering questions about the E-3 visa. We thought we’d take the opportunity to delve a little deeper into this visa and undertake a statistical analysis of the 2018 data and hope that you find this beneficial. 1. Top […]
Read MoreAustralians job hunting in the United States – things you must know!
You’ve made the difficult decision to uplift your life and move across the world to America. It is really important to understand that job hunting in America can be very different to Australia. In order to best increase your chances of landing a job, you should be aware of these […]
Read MoreTrump to clamp down on Green Card eligibility.
It’s no secret that migrating to the US is complex and burdensome, but Trump has now announced plans (in a complicated 837 page administration policy) to clamp down on the immigration process by denying green cards, the path to citizenship, for poorer immigrants. US Immigration law currently provides that immigrants […]
Read MoreSpouses and unmarried children of green card holders – read on!
The US State Department announced that the Family 2A Category will become current on 1 July 2019 – this category has had around a 2-year backlog for many years. This means that from 1 July 2019 a permanent resident can petition for their spouse and/or unmarried children to become permanent […]
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