Once you contact us on the phone or on the web to request information for one of our services we will provide you with a free eligibility assessment which will determine the most appropriate visa for you. The assessment will include preliminary information on the visa conditions and how you meet the eligibility requirements. Once you agree to use our service we will process your visa application through to completion. Our service covers the checking of your documents and personal details for correctness before we lodge your application with the relevant Government/Embassy. In the event that we spot any missing information/documents from your application we will follow up by giving you a phone call or sending you an email to request the necessary details.

Thousands of customers choose Visa First to organise their working holiday visas every year because:

• We make getting the visa you need fast and hassle-free.
• We provide a free initial assessment on the process.
• We developed the unique online visa status engine which allows you to check the status of your visa 24/7. Check your status now.
• We're visa experts and have organised over 130,000 visas for people like you.
• We have a price and service promise to you to ensure a low cost effective service.
• We offer a step-by-step consultation as we do the visa.
• We provide an end-to-end service from assessment, through gathering and processing the documents till visa grant.
• We have local offices supporting the visa process.

 

 

The Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) enables employers in regional Australia to nominate staff from overseas or temporary residents currently in Australia to fill full-time, permanent, skilled positions they are unable to fill from the local labour market.

The employees applying for a visa can be either of the following:

• skilled workers from overseas
• skilled temporary residents

The Australia Regional Sponsored Migration Visa allows you and any dependent family members included in your visa application to:

• live and work in Australia as permanent residents;
• study in Australia at school or university;
• receive subsidised healthcare through Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS);
• access certain social security payments (subject to waiting periods);
• be eligible for Australian citizenship (subject to the residency eligibility criteria);
• sponsor people for permanent residence.

Under this scheme, regional Australia is considered to be any area outside of Brisbane, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong and Melbourne

Yes. You can apply for the Australian skilled migration visa onshore or off shore.

The validity period of the nomination is 6 months and if the visa is granted it is permanent.

To be eligible for this Australian Regional Sponsorship Scheme the job must meet the following requirements:

• It is located in a regional area;
• It cannot be filled by an Australian employee;
• It is a genuine, full-time vacancy;
• It is available for at least 2 consecutive years;
• It requires a person with qualifications equivalent to at least Australian diploma level (unless exceptional circumstances apply).

Our partner Traveltowork can open your Australian bank account before you leave home. Traveltowork partners ANZ and will provide you with your account details by email within 4-5 working days of your application. Once you arrive in Oz, you simply present your passport or driver’s licence at any ANZ branch to access your account. Apply now to get your account set up.

You will need an Australian Tax File Number (TFN) to work and pay tax in Oz.
With the Visa First Tax Saver Pack we’ll start organising your TFN before you leave home so you can start working and earning as soon as you arrive in Australia. Apply for your Tax File Number here.

After four years as a permanent resident of Australia you can apply to become a citizen of Australia. The Australian Government allows for dual nationality, so you may be able to retain your current passport and jointly hold an Australian passport. Please check with the rules of your own country to ensure they also allow dual nationality.

At Visa First we do everything we can to make sure you receive the best possible service. If you feel that we have not achieved this goal we have set up a complaints handling process:

Complaints Process:

1. Where an official complaint is received by Visa First, the company will record the nature of the complaint and issue an acknowledgement email to the client within 5 business days of receiving the complaint. The acknowledgement will provide the client with the contact name who is responsible for dealing with the complaint. The official complaint must be made by email (you may also write, although this will slow down the process), and confirm that the client wishes to enter this process. Please email your complaint to complaints@visafirst.com
2. Visa First will investigate the complaint as swiftly as possible and where applicable, the complainant will receive a regular written update on the progress of the investigation at intervals of not more than 20 business days.
3. Visa First will try to resolve the complaint within 40 business days of having received the complaint. If the complaint cannot be resolved within 40 business days, the Firm will write to the complainant notifying them of the anticipated timeframe for the conclusion of the investigation.
4. Within 5 business days of the conclusion of the investigation of the complaint, Visa First will issue a resolution letter detailing the outcome of the investigation. This letter will include, if applicable, an explanation of the terms of any offer that the company is prepared to make in settlement of the complaint.

WA-$512; SA-$352; NSW-$497; VIC-$485; QLD-$387; NT-$610