The Department of Immigration
has announced that on 1 July 2014, there will be changes to certain employer
nomination/regional skilled migration provisions so as to provide greater
flexibility to intending applicants.
A major change will
be in relation to the policy with regard to the requirements under the Temporary
Residence Transition stream when demonstrating 2 years work with the same
employer. The Department has recognised that the existing arrangements were too
restrictive, particularly where businesses have undergone change in the...
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Skills assessment validity period - 3 years from the date of issue
Following amendments to the Migration Regulations 1994, from 1 July 2014, if a skills assessment is mandatory as part of a visa application, it will only be valid for a period of 3 years from the date of issue, unless a shorter validity period is specified on the assessment.
A skills assessment must be valid at the time of lodgement for the following visas:
Direct Entry stream of the Employer Nominated Scheme (subclass 186) visa;
Direct Entry stream of the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187) visa; and
Graduate Work...
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Changes to Consolidated Skilled Occupation List (CSOL) - NEW occupations 'Hydrogeologist' & 'Exercise Physiologist'
From 1 July 2014, the following occupations will be added to
the CSOL:
Hydrogeologist (ANZSCO 234413)
Exercise Physiologist (ANZSCO 234915)
The following titles of occupations will be
changed:
Ship's Surveyor will be titled Marine Surveyor (ANZSCO 231215)
General Medical Practitioner will be titled General Practitioner (ANZSCO
25311...
Asylum seeker detention on Manus Island is constitutional, High Court rules
The High Court has unanimously upheld the Federal Government's constitutional right to send asylum seekers to Papua New Guinea. Read more
Questions about this article or immigration matters, please contact our specialist Nevett Ford Immigration tea...
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Can You Remember the Dates of Your Previous Trips to the U.S.?
If you are a frequent traveller in and out of the U.S., you
may find it difficult to remember the exact dates of your recent arrivals and
departures.
It’s not easy to remember all of these dates, and when you
asked to list these dates on a visa application and your mind goes blank.
Your temporary brain freeze is not a problem anymore and can
be resolved in a few minutes.
Under the new system, every time you enter the U.S. by air
or sea your admission is now recorded electronically with Form I-94 by Customs
and...
Three new occupations to be added to the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) - chefs, tilers and bricklayers
Chefs, tilers and bricklayers will be added the Skilled
Occupation List (SOL) on 1 July 2014, Senators Michaelia Cash and Andrew Robb have
announced. The recommendation to add these occupations was provided
by the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency which works independently
of the Government to ensure the composition of the SOL responds to Australia’s
changing skills needs.
It was also announced that no existing occupations will be
removed from the SO...
Thursday, 5 June 2014
Sydney public hearings for skilled worker programme inquiry
Federal Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Migration is set to hold public hearings in Sydney as part of its inquiry into the Business Innovation and Investment Programme (BIIP).
NSW also nominated 175 migrants for the Significant Investor Visa programme, which will represent a minimum of $262 million in new investment into the state if all are approved. The number of skilled migrants sponsored by NSW doubled in the past financial year.
The BIIP is designed to increase entrepreneurial talent and diversify business expertise in Australia.
Committee...
Monday, 2 June 2014
Significant Investor Visa – twenty months on
On 24th
November 2012 the Australian government introduced the significant investor
visa (SIV) to encourage
foreign investment into Australia.
Successful applicants receive a 4 year
provisional subclass 188 visa after investing AUD$5 million into 'approved'
investment funds (including ASIC approved funds, state government bonds and
proprietary operating companies).
If the subclass 188 visa holder spends a cumulative total of 160
days in Australia over 4 years it is
then possible to apply for a subclass 888 permanent residency...
Sunday, 1 June 2014
Corporate Immigration Services
Nevett Ford Corporate Immigration provides a
range of services designed to support business users of the 457 Visa Programme
and other temporary and permanent employer sponsored visas. These services
include applying for Business Sponsorship, establishing systems and processes
to meet the Sponsorship Obligations, audit, compliance, risk management,
training and advisory services and assistance negotiation and preparing on-hire
labour agreement submissions.
We can also liaise with the Department of
Immigration on behalf of businesses in relation...
Migration Review Tribunal (MRT)
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) does
not always make the correct decision about a visa application and for many
visas an appeal can be made to the Migration Review Tribunal (MRT). This is
called ‘merits review’. The MRT is able
to look at the application again, including any new information or evidence in
support of the application.
There are a number of reasons to recommend a review of a visa refusal by
the MRT. The MRT is an independent body and separate to the DIBP. The MRT employs an inquisitorial...
Public Interest Criteria (PIC4020)
New identity requirements were introduced for Public Interest Criterion (PIC) 4020 from 22 March 2014.
PIC 4020 is a criterion that attaches to a number of visa subclasses. If PIC 4020 is part of the criteria for the particular skilled migration, student, business skills, family or temporary visa you have applied for, you must satisfy PIC 4020 in order to be granted your visa.
Since 2011, PIC 4020 has enabled refusal of a visa if an applicant provides a bogus document or information that is false or misleading in relation to their application.
The...
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