Many unaware they are eligible for Australia visa

MANY people are unaware they are eligible to work in Australia, despite more than 30,000 people having emigrated there in the past year.

Ireland is among the top 10 feeder countries sending the most people to Australia on permanent residency (PR) visas.

Edwina Shanahan, manager with migration agents visafirst.com said people often feel they cannot apply for an Australian visa when this is not the case.