Visa law change sees oz enquiries shoot up

Changes to Australia’s visa application process have pushed international removal enquiries up 60% year-on-year says Anglo Pacific as overseas property buyers try to beat a Change in the law.

New legislation effective from 1 July 2012 will make it tougher to obtain permanent residency in Australia and, as Jason Diggs, Sales Director for Anglo Pacific, told OPP this week, the market in "2012 has been particularly unusual."

"The Australian dollar hasn’t weakened and we’ve seen no mass advertising campaigns or migration events backed by the Australian Government. All fingers seem to point therefore at the biggest Change to Australia’s skilled migration programme since the points test was introduced 33 years ago."

Source: OPP.org.uk