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Big win in 457 visa applicants – Breakthrough in Lee’s case
As note in by Lewis & Bollard there was an important decision last Friday when Justice Street, sitting in the Federal Circuit Court at Sydney, handed down a decision finding in favour of
457 visa: applications up 15%
As noted by George West and Sanwar Ali in their blog “the number of Australian Temporary Work (Skilled) (Subclass 457) visa applications rose by 15% between 2014 and 2015, according
Another Migration Agent/Education Agent arrested
As noted by the ABC news: Bobby Singh and two of his associates, Mukesh Sharma and Rakesh Kumar, have running an immigration racket. As well as his labour hire companies
Fast track for Australian PR? Money talks (Premium Investor Visa – PIV)
As noted in his blog Dio Hawkons say that in an attempt to attract more foreign investment, the Australian Government introduced the Premium Investor Visa (PIV) on 1 July 2015.
Visa updates from the Department of Immigration
Many may have missed Kristen note about skill select posted on the 29 July 2015 so we have put it up: Are you a skilled worker interested in migrating to
International Students Recent Graduates take note
As noted by Mark Wedster it has got hard for recent Accountancy Graduates to get PR. The Accounting Professional Bodies have announced changes to the skills assessment requirements. These will
State sponsored visa/migration changes
From 1 July 2015, the occupation of Minister of Religion (ANZSCO 272211) will be ineligible for both the Direct Entry Stream and the Temporary Residence Transition stream of the Subclass
Deportation. Hundreds of convicted criminals have visas revoked
As noted in the Age The number of cancellations is much higher than in recent years, because Immigration Minister Peter Dutton now has greater powers to revoke visas of convicted
overhaul of Australian citizenship rules
Changes to the citizenship test and application process The government is committed to the citizenship test. It encourages potential citizens to find out more about Australia and understand the
Free Migration Law lecture: update on skilled and 485 visas
MAJOR changes to Visas & Migration Law Date: Wednesday 3 June At 1.00 Where: 470 Bourke Street Melbourne [map w=”600″ h=”400″ style=”full, standard” z=”16″ marker=”yes” infowindow=”Free Lecture by AR
Partner visa.
Migration Institute urges Government to reconsider dramatic Partner Visas fee increase The Migration Institute of Australia (MIA), the professional association for Registered Migration Agents (RMAs), is deeply concerned about the
Australian visa: Charges to increase
Visa charges to increase. Visa Application Charges from 1 July 2015 Visa Application Charges (VACs) will change from 1 July 2015. The changes will fund investment in a number of
