SPONSORSHIP ACCREDITATION ELIGIBILITY (SUBCLASS 457 VISA PROGRAM)

From 7 November 2011, the Department of Immigration & Citizenship have decided that businesses with an excellent record of legal compliance and a long and positive history of lodging subclass 457 visa applications for overseas employees, will be able to make application for “accredited sponsor” status.  Accreditation will qualify them for “priority processing” of all subclass 457 nomination and visa applications.  It is anticipated...

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PARENT VISA UPDATE

  Overview There are two visa categories for parents wishing to migrate to Australia: the parent category the contributory parent category. To apply for any parent or contributory parent visa, you must be the parent of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, who is ‘settled’ at the time the application is lodged. You must also satisfy the “balance of family” test. The...

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Upcoming changes to the 457 Visa Program

On 23 February 2013, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship announced a number of reforms to the subclass 457 program. The Department of Immigration & Citizenship state that the reforms are aimed at strengthening the capacity to identify and prevent employer practices that are not in keeping with the criteria of the subclass 457 program. The measures being brought forward include: the introduction of a ‘genuineness’ criterion...

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NEVETT FORD LAWYERS - SUBCLASS 457 VISA SPECIALISTS

Australian businesses often need to recruit overseas workers to meet their business requirements and ‘human capital’ needs.  Nevett Ford Lawyers provides tailored solutions in relation to all business sponsorship arrangements. Our immigration law and visa services include: Advice on business sponsorship obligations and undertakings Obtaining business sponsorship arrangements for your business Sponsorship compliance...

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457 SPONSOR OBLIGATIONS

The migration team at Nevett Ford Lawyers can provide advice on all aspects of the following 457 sponsorship obligations, including the monitoring and reporting procedures to ensure compliance.  The team of 5 immigration lawyers includes an accredited immigration law specialist and all team members are registered migration agents. Please let us know if you would like us to provide your organization with a quotation to conduct an audit...

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