Almost one quarter of Australia's 18.6 million people were born overseas.

For people seeking to become permanent residents of Australia, the most popular visa categories are business owner/senior executive, investment linked visa or established business in Australia. Skilled migration and family reunion visas are also available.

There are several types of temporary visas available, including working holiday and short or long stay business visas.

The number of settlers arriving in Australia between July 1997 and June 1998 totalled 77 327. They came from more than 150 countries. Most were born in New Zealand (19.0%), the United Kingdom (11.9%), China (5.6%), South Africa (5.5%), Hong Kong (4.1%), and India (3.6%). (Australian Government Department of Immigration Figures). For the past two financial years, New Zealand displaced Britain as the largest source birthplace of migrants.

For more information check www.immi.gov.au for the Australian Government's Department of Immigration website and contact us for assistance with your immigration application.

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