

Signet specialises in temporary 457 sponsored work visas for potential employees and companies in Australia wishing to sponsor overseas staff where they are unable to locate suitably qualified staff ranging from professional, management to trade occupations. We can also assist overseas companies wishing to to bring in specialist staff to discharge contractual obligations
The Australian government has introduced some restrictions over the last 18 months which has made it arguably more difficult for local companies to look off-shore.
We work with sponsor companies to achieve sponsorship approval in these increasingly difficult circumstances including complex qualification criteria and other regulatory restrictions. Test
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Signet can help individual applicants whose occupations are currently on the skilled Occupation list (SOL) to meet the Australian government criteria (including qualification criteria skill assessment and points test analysis) for the various Provisional and permanent skilled visas.
However the Government’s preference (and visa category given the highest priority) is the Employer Nominated Scheme (ENS) visas including its regional version; the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS).
These categories require the support of their employer – and are the quickest processing. There are significant differences (and advantages) between these two employer supported programs.
Both the ENS and RSMS visa schemes are under review.

Signet can also help with both on and off-shore family visas such as
Partner visas Including:
* Married or de facto spouse
* Prospective Marriage (Fiance)
Parent visas including the fast-track
Contributory Parent visa categories
Other lower priority family stream visas
such as:
* Remaining Relative
* Aged Dependent Relative
* Child dependents
* Sponsored Family Visitor visas and
also New Zealand Family Member visas
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Signet Consulting & Migration is a boutique migration agency based in Brisbane, Australia which has been operating since 2003 with Simon Earles MMIA as its principal.
Simon is a Registered Migration Agent (MARA 0214055), an executive member of the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA- Queensland branch) and a Commissioner for Declarations (Qld).
He has a legal background having spent almost 14 years in Hong Kong concluding his time as a senior solicitor, although he is currently practicing exclusively as a migration agent. His firm is committed to providing expert and personal service to his firm’s clients.
- Signet specialises in the provision of Australian visa eligibility assessment, application preparation to grant and follow up services

- Sponsored 457 long stay temporary work visas (including short stay 456 & ETA business visas)

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Permanent skilled independent work visas (including state government & family sponsored options)

- Permanent ENS & RSMS work visas
- Family visa categories and temporary short-term visas and Citizenship matters
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New DIAC visa processing priorities from 1 July 2011 - RSMS is top of the tree!
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New Skilled Occupation List (SOL) for independent GSM visas released as at 1 July 2011
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New points test for all points tested GSM visas July 2011
- New AustJOBS service providing the opportunity for interested applicants to present their resumes to prospective employer- sponsors on- line - refer to the Skills page


