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Student Visa Rejection while in Australia: What’s next?

Anthony Robinson — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 04:47:14 +0000

Should your student visa gets rejected in Australia or cancelled Student Visa Australia, your dreams to live and study in Australia may not necessarily come to an end. There may be solutions by which you can get a visa and make your dream of studying in Australia come true. But how is that possible, especially… Read More »Student Visa Rejection while in Australia: What’s next?

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Student Visas: Coronvirus update.

Anthony Robinson — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 05:32:00 +0000

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 are encouraged to rely on family support, part-time work where available and their own savings to sustain themselves in Australia.… Read More »Student Visas: Coronvirus update.

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Updates Australian Temporary visas

Anthony Robinson — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 05:03:07 +0000

Coronavirus and Temporary Visa holders The Government is making a number of changes to temporary visa holder arrangements during the coronavirus crisis in order to protect the health and livelihoods of Australians, support critical industries, and assist with the rapid recovery post the virus. There are 2.17 million people presently in Australia on a temporary… Read More »Updates Australian Temporary visas

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Warning: Student Visa holders beware of the “28 days Grace Myth”

Anthony Robinson — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 03:02:34 +0000

Your may have heard that a student whose student visa has expired and who remains in Australia after their student visa expires has a 28-day “grace period” during which they remain lawful non-citizens. Be advised that is not the case. Although it is true that the relevant legislative provisions contain a 28-day rule for individuals… Read More »Warning: Student Visa holders beware of the “28 days Grace Myth”

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The only thing sadder then dying, is dying without a valid Will

Anthony Robinson — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 20:58:26 +0000

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 happens to your belongings? How do I protect my wishes after I am gone? How do I make sure my… Read More »The only thing sadder then dying, is dying without a valid Will

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Updates: Business visa law – new forms for various visa applications

Anthony Robinson — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 04:19:55 +0000

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 “dodgy” migration agents – so if you take anything from reading this post, take this: Don’t risk your Visa, your… Read More »Updates: Business visa law – new forms for various visa applications

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Scrap billion-dollar visa platform outsourcing says Senate Committee

Anthony Robinson — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 03:39:30 +0000

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 found. The finding is contained in the Legal and Constitution Affairs Committee Report into the impact of changes to service… Read More »Scrap billion-dollar visa platform outsourcing says Senate Committee

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Big win at the AAT for Student Visa Cancellation.

Anthony Robinson — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 04:47:41 +0000

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) This is was a very difficult case consequently it was fortunately referred it to our legal team – ABG Legal –… Read More »Big win at the AAT for Student Visa Cancellation.

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New regional visa blamed for a HUGE BRAIN DRAIN that may starve the major city of skilled staff who are leaving for Sydney and Melbourne

Anthony Robinson — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 10:47:15 +0000

As reported by News, Government plans to force tens of thousands of new migrants to settle in regional towns will do nothing to stop the population explosion in Australia’s two largest cities. In fact, it could do more harm than good with a throttling back on immigration leading Sydney and Melbourne to sate its thirst… Read More »New regional visa blamed for a HUGE BRAIN DRAIN that may starve the major city of skilled staff who are leaving for Sydney and Melbourne

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Student visas – what it means to be GTE (genuine temporary entrant)

Anthony Robinson — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 05:46:55 +0000

500.212 The applicant is a genuine applicant for entry and stay as a student because: (a) the applicant intends genuinely to stay in Australia temporarily…. In Saini v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 858 (29 July 2016) Judge Logan held that a genuine temporary entrant requirement is: It is permissible tor an… Read More »Student visas – what it means to be GTE (genuine temporary entrant)

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