Super Stars: Distinguished Talent Visa
One of the truly great joys and a source of continuing interest for me as an immigration lawyer in my work is it gives me the opportunity on an almost daily basis to meet extraordinary…
Ministerial Intervention. Success for a student visa refused at the AAT.
The Minister has powers under the Migration Act 1958 to to intervene in your case when the Minister thinks it is in the public interest to do so. What is and what is not in the public…
Refugee & Citizenship: Cat skinning made easy! Citizenship grant for the daughter of Refugee applicant
There is an old English saying – “more than one way to skin a cat” which means, if you look hard enough you will often find an alternative way to solve a problem. This saying…
BUSINESS INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT (188 VISA)
Over the last 25 years or so I have managed many “business” visa applications and appeals. However currently – given the issues arising due to the Coronavirus pandemic – I have many concerned people seeking…
Student Visa holders: Shut borders, cancelled visas & no work – Need help? talk to us!
True the Victorian Government has announced a $45 million fund to support international students in the state who are facing financial hardship due to coronavirus pandemic and has expressed its support. “Our international students make…
Student Visas: Coronvirus update.
International students There are 565,000 international students in Australia, mainly studying in the higher education or vocational education sector. They are an important contributor to our tertiary sector and economy, supporting 240,000 Australian jobs. Students…
The only thing sadder then dying, is dying without a valid Will
It is an uncomfortable and unpleasant subject, but an important one and given the current Coronavirus pandemic, it is a subject that is on everyone’s minds. Death. It happens to the all of us. What…
Updates: Business visa law – new forms for various visa applications
It is both surprising and disappointing how much work comes my way due to the most basic and avoidable mistakes. Many of these errors are due to poorly trained, ill informed and negligent work by…
Scrap billion-dollar visa platform outsourcing says Senate Committee
As noted in Senate committee wants IT build pulled in-house. The federal government should scrap the planned outsourcing of Australia’s new billion-dollar Visa Processing Platform and instead build the system in-house, a senate committee has…
Big win at the AAT for Student Visa Cancellation.
A student contacted us because her Australian Student visa had been cancelled. The power used by the immigration department was s116. (Section 116 of the Migration Act notoriously difficult cases and extremely complex to argue)…