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A podcast about the Australian Immigration System

Moving To Australia

G’day everyone. Moving to Australia is a weekly podcast from Debika Migration Services where we discuss the Australian Immigration System and give you insights on the various pathways available to become an Australian permanent resident or citizen. If you are a skilled worker, student, business owner, investor, researcher, or someone with skills that Australia values, then this podcast is for you.

Join our co-hosts Amitava Deb and Arun Belur who deep dive into the various visa categories – skilled migration visa, student visa, family visa, business or investor visa – and showcase fun interviews with guests from various backgrounds who share valuable insights on how you can ply your trade down under and much more. It’s available on Apple Podcast, Spotify, YouTube Podcasts, and Amazon music. You can connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram using the links in the podcast description.

Cheers & thanks for listening.

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28 Feb

Ep 15. Visa Conditions – Regional Visa, Student Visa, Parent Visa, Working Holiday Visa

Family Visa, Holiday Visa, Study Visa, Work Visa

In this episode, Amitava walks you through some of the most common conditions that he has seen being attached to Regional visa (subclass 491), Student Visa (subclass 485), Parent visa (subclass 870), Visitor visa(subclass 600), and Working Holiday visa (subclass 417).

17 Feb

Ep 14. Regional Migration Program – Subclass 491 & 494 – Pathways to PR

Work Visa

In this episode Amitava sheds light on the truth about living and working in regional areas. He navigates the complex landscape of Designated Regional Areas defined by the Department of Home Affairs.

9 Feb

Ep 13. Skills Assessment – Validity – Visa Invitation for Expired Assessments

Study Visa, Work Visa

Amitava shares his insights on what applicants must do for getting their skills assessed before lodging an EOI. He discusses the course of action for applicants who have received an invitation to apply for a visa, but their skills assessment has expired.

24 Jan

Ep 12. MARA Agent – How to Choose One – OMARA Powers – Code of Conduct

Family Visa, Holiday Visa, Other Visas, Study Visa, Work Visa

In this episode Amitava talks in detail about OMARA's role in registering & overseeing migration agents who provide migration assistance, CPD of migration agents, managing providers of CPD, and how they handle complaints against migration agents from consumers who seek immigration assistance.

11 Jan

Ep 11. A New Approach to Worker Mobility – Temporary Skilled Migration

Work Visa

One of the objectives of the Migration Strategy is to streamline the temporary skilled migration. In this podcast Amitava touches upon why action is needed, what are the existing commitments, and the new reforms the government wants to bring in later this year.

23 Nov

Ep 10. Australia & India Migration and Mobility Partnership Arrangement (MMPA)

Study Visa, Work Visa

In this episode, Amitava discusses: how the MATES program benefits Indian students with a degree in ICT, AI, FinTech, Renewable Energy, Mining, AgriTech.

9 Nov

Ep 9. Health Waiver for Failed Health Requirement

Family Visa, Work Visa

In this podcast, Amitava clarifies under what circumstance can an applicant exercise this waiver.

25 Oct

Ep 8. Working Holiday Program (WHM)

Holiday Visa, Work Visa

In this episode, Amitava compares and contrasts key features about the Working & Holiday Visa (417) and Work & Holiday Visa (462).

11 Oct

Ep 7. Business Ownership – Investments: Pathway to PR

Work Visa

In this episode, Amitava talks about the various streams available to an applicant who wishes to invest their money in Australia or has a business plan that they will commit to see through once invited by the government.

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