Information and support within the scope of qualified migration to Australia

Alongside the sun and the beaches, an unemployment rate of under five per cent and continuous economic growth are amongst the factors which make Australia a popular country of immigration. However, the route to commencement of work is often a long and complicated one for would-be immigrants. They need to negotiate their way through a complex system of declarations of interest, applications, and examinations. Support in this regard is offered by so-called migration agents. This article presents the task and activity area of such agents and reflects upon the situation against the background of existing general conditions. It makes use of interviews which were conducted in November 2014 as part of the BIBB project MoVA.