http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-30/g20-leaders-personal-details-accidentally-made-public/6360148
SOURCE:ABC News onli...
Monday, 30 March 2015
Sunday, 29 March 2015
Migration Amendment (2015 Measures No. 1) Regulation 2015
Migration Amendment (2015 Measures No.1) Regulation 2015 amends the Migration
Regulations to:
limit the number of
domestic flights that foreign aircrew are permitted to work on while
holding a Special Purpose visa. The amendments provide a limit of
two connecting domestic flights for foreign air crew and one connecting
domestic flight for positioning foreign air crew (persons forming crew on
departure). This ensures that opportunities for Australian workers
on domestic flights are protected;
allow...
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Russell Crowe never applied for Australian citizenship, says Immigration Department
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/russell-crowe-never-applied-for-australian-citizenship-says-immigration-department-20150325-1m7q55.html
Source: Sydney Morning Herald (26 March 201...
Australia and Cambodia sign MOU
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Australia and the
Kingdom of Cambodia was signed on 26 March 2015.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton stated that the MoU will
"create a framework to guide cooperation between the two countries
covering a range of areas of immigration including technical assistance,
exchange of experts, bilateral projects and activities".
The MoU will also reportedly further strengthen co-operation on
irregular migration, people smuggling and trafficking.&nbs...
Productivity Commission Inquiry
An inquiry into the migration programme settings is to be
conducted by Productivity Commission. The inquiry is broad ranging and
will examine the impact of charges relative to quotas and qualitative criteria
to determine Australia’s migration programme settings.
The Commission has been given 12 months to investigate and report
on their findings. The scope of the inquiry includes:
The benefits and
costs that the intake of permanent entrants can generate
An examination of
the scope to use alternative methods...
Temporary work visas - Education and Employment References Committee Inquiry
A Senate motion was passed on 25 March 2015 establishing an inquiry into
temporary working visas by the Education and Employment References Committee.
The Committee has until 22 June 2015 to report on the impact of
temporary work visas programmes on the Australian Labour market and unemployment.
The terms of reference will consider the impacts of temporary work visas,
including:
on the wages,
conditions, safety and entitlements of both Australian and temporary
workers
the training and
skills development of Australians
the...
Report released - Inquiry into the Business Innovation and Investment Programme
The Joint Senate Committee on Migration has released the report
from its Inquiry into the Business Innovation and Investment Programme.
The Report made only one recommendation:that the Department of Immigration and Border Protection examine
the programme as part of the 2015-16 migration programme survey and in its
reviews of the skilled migration and temporary activity visa programmes.
The Committee mentioned a number of challenges it faced included:
the distinct lack
of empirical evidence
limited information
provided...
Thursday, 19 March 2015
457 Visa Review - Government response
457 Review
In September 2014, after four months of consultations, with
feedback from 189 submissions and more than 150 stakeholders, the results of
the independent review into the 457
program were published. 22
recommendations were made overall in the pursuit of increased deregulation and
liberalisation to improve the flexibility, responsiveness and certainty of the
457 program.
On 18 March 2015 the
Government published its response which, with the exception of the extension of
the list of countries exempted from English language testing...
Australia & Vietnam - Work and Holiday MOU
Australia and Vietnam have signed an MOU that will allow
reciprocal Work and Holiday visa arrangements for 200 young people from both
countries to experience each other's culture.
The Work and Holiday visa requires applicants to have the support
of their government, hold or be studying towards tertiary qualifications and
speak 'functional' English.
It will be some months before the administrative requirements for
the visa are finalised and it becomes available for applications and we will provide an update when further information...
Sunday, 15 March 2015
Offshore biometric testing for Sponsored Family visas
Applicants for Sponsored Family Visas from designated countries
will be included in the biometrics collection programme from 6 May 2015.
While applications for the Sponsored Family Visitor stream visa
will continue to be lodged and processed in Australia, applicants will need to
attend their closest Australian Visa Application Centre (AVAC) or Australian
Biometrics Collection Centre (ABCC) in person to provide biometrics (facial
photograph and fingerprints) after
the application has been lodged.
Affected applicants will receive correspondence...
Thursday, 12 March 2015
457 Visa, Nomination, Upload documents, Immiaccount, Labour Market Testing
It is very
important to remember, when lodging a 457 Nomination on Immiaccount, that
evidence of Labour Market Testing, contrary to other required documentation,
needs to be provided at the time of lodgement....
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) - General Skilled Migration (Riaz v Minister for Immigration & Border Protection [2013] FCCA 2244)
In Riaz v Minister for Immigration & Border Protection [2013] FCCA 2244 (Riaz), the Full Federal Court found that regulation 1.15F(1)(c) ‘simply required [an applicant] to show that he or she had completed a course or courses that were registered under s9 of the ECOS Act for a period of at least 92 weeks’, and an applicant is not required to also show that he or she has completed ‘the usual or normal or approved full time workload of ‘a course or courses so registered’.
Following the Full Federal Court’s decision in Riaz, an applicant can...
A celebrity adoption
The adoption of a baby girl by Cate Blanchett has focussed attention on the adoption visa rules again:
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/ls-celebrity-news/cate-blanchetts-adoption-of-a-baby-girl-puts-spotlight-on-australias-unwieldy-system-20150307-13xyfg.ht...
Monday, 9 March 2015
People Who Overstay Their Visas
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) employs a variety of measures to locate unlawful non-citizens in Australia. Because of increasingly sophisticated technology and information sharing protocols, it is probably fair to say that overstayers are more vulnerable than ever before.
Probably the easiest and most common way for an overstayer to be identified and located is by way of ‘dob in’, that is when a member of the public rings DIBP and provides details of someone they either know, or have good reason to believe is in Australia...
Thursday, 5 March 2015
The 188 Significant Investor Visa – a golden ticket to Australia
The 188 Significant
Investor Visa – a golden ticket to Australia
The Age
newspaper has recently reported that the number of residency visas granted to
wealthy foreigners willing to invest at least $5 million on complying
investment in Australia has surged fivefold in the past 12 months.
If visa
holders maintain their investment for four years and live in Australia for 160
days during that four year period, they will be eligible for permanent
residency.
It eyes on affluent
foreigners...
Australian Business Talent Visa (Subclass 132 visa)
Australian Business Talent Visa (Subclass 132 visa)
Basic
Requirements
The Business
Talent (Migrant) visa is a permanent visa for the highest calibre of business
people who are under the age of 55 (unless exceptional circumstances exist) and
have sponsorship from a State or Territory government.
You must also
either:
have net business and personal assets of at
least AUD1.5 million and an annual
business turnover of at least AUD3
million if you intend to apply for the visa in the Significant Business
History stream,
or
have...
Australian Retirement Visa (subclass 410 visa)
AUSTRALIAN
RETIREMENT VISA – SUBCLASS 410
Basic
Requirements
In
order to qualify for an Australian Investor Retirement visa, applicants must be
over 55 years of age and have no dependents other than a spouse. Applicants
must be self-supporting and be willing to make a significant long-term
financial investment in Australia.
Applicants
require sponsorship from a participating State or Territory government and will
be required to make a designated investment in that sponsoring State or
Territory. The investment amount varies...
Sunday, 1 March 2015
888 VISA - Business Innovation and Investment Visa (Permanent)
This visa is the second stage of the Business Innovation and Investment (subclass
188) visa.
You can apply for this 888 permanent visa after
holding the 188 provisional visa either for 2 years in the Business Innovation
Stream or 4 years in the Investor Stream and you have met all prescribed
criteria.
Basic Requirements:
be
the primary holder of a provisional 188 Business Innovation and Investment
visa
be
nominated by an Australian state or territory.
Business
Innovation Stream requires you to have
established...
400 visa - Temporary Work (Short Stay)
The Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) 400 visa is a temporary visa
that lets you enter Australia to:
Do
short-term, highly specialised, non-ongoing work
Participate
in an event or events on a non-ongoing basis at the invitation of an
Australian organisation
You can usually stay in Australia for up to six
weeks but longer periods can be requested.
Depending upon the nature of work, visa 400 has
3 streams:
highly specialised work stream,
invited participant stream,
and
Australia’s interest stream...
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