Previously
when lodging for a prospective marriage or partner visa, character checks only
applied to the visa applicant and not to the Australian citizen or permanent
resident sponsor. There has been an amendment to the legislation which took
effect from 1 September 2016 which now provides that applicants for a
Prospective Marriage (Temporary) (Class TO) visa, a Partner (Provisional)
(Class UF) visa and a Partner (Temporary) (Class UK) visa can be requested to:
provide
the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (the Minister)...
Thursday, 27 October 2016
Monday, 24 October 2016
U.S. Diversity Lottery (“Green Card” Lottery) Applications for 2018 Close on November 7, 2016
Want to make a permanent move to the United States
and don’t know
how? Apply for the Diversity Lottery (“Green Card” Lottery) now for your chance to make your U.S. dream come true! The
U.S. Government grants 50,000 permanent resident cards each fiscal year in this lottery.
Be
aware that there are numerous Diversity Lottery websites set up by third party
providers. While they may offer
legitimate services in connection to a Diversity Lottery application, if you
use the official government website for your application, there is...
Training Benchmark for Subclass 457 Sponsorship
Training
Benchmark for Subclass 457 Sponsorship
Employers looking to sponsor an employee under the subclass 457 visa
programme are required to meet a range of criteria prior to gaining approval as
a Standard Business Sponsor.
A requirement that is commonly questioned is the ‘training benchmarks’
that sponsors must be able to meet. In this article Ethos Migration will
outline and explain the two training benchmarks that are available for
employers to meet prior to being able to sponsor an employee under the 457 visa
programme.
Training...
Visa Refusals, Visa Cancellations & Visa Appeals
Visa Refusals
If you have had your visa refused, there may be options
available to you. Depending on your
circumstances, Nevett Ford Lawyers may be able to assist in finding you a
solution to your previous visa refusal.
Visa Cancellations
If you have been issued with a Notice of Intention to Cancel
(NOIC) by the Department of Immigration there may be options available to
you. Nevett Ford lawyers will assess
your individual circumstances based on its merits and advise you of the options
that may be available to you.
Visa...
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Subclass 187 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa
The 187 regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa is designed for skilled workers who wish to work in a regional area in Australia. The RSMS helps businesses in regional, remote or low population growth areas, outside the major metropolitan centres to recruit skilled workers to fill positions that are unable to be filled from the local labour market. This is a permanent residence visa.
You can only apply for the 187 RSMS visa if your nominated position is located in regional Australia. Your sponsoring employer must also be actively and lawfully...
Skills Assessments - Australian visas
Skills Assessment
Having your skills
assessed is a requirement for skilled migration to Australia under points
tested, employer nomination, graduate migrant and temporary graduate visas.
You must provide a
positive skills assessment at the time of invitation and lodgement that is
relevant to your nominated occupation.
Skills assessments can
be confusing and complicated as there are different assessing authorities for
different occupations. Currently there are 3 types of skills assessments.
Full
Skills Assessment;
485 Skills
Assessment,...
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
Entrepreneur visa
Submitting
an EOI
The
first step towards applying for an Entrepreneur visa is lodging an Expression
of Interest (EOI) in
SkillSelect.
To lodge
an EOI, you will need to have a funding agreement in place or in negotiation
with an approved funding
body to develop an innovative venture in Australia. The agreement must be for a
minimum of $200,000.
You will also need to have a business plan that explains how you will develop
your innovative venture
in Australia.
If you
demonstrate a record of successful entrepreneurial...
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Business visa seminar for Latrobe University
On 14 September 2016, Nevett Ford Lawyers Melbourne held another
successful business visa seminar for Latrobe University trainees. The
seminar was presented by Ms. Helen Zheng (Senior Lawyer). This seminar
follows several other business visa seminars presented by Ms Zheng to potential
clients.
The seminar attendees were from top financial institutes in Shanghai.
During the seminar Ms Zheng introduced and explained all types of migration
visas including:-
Business Migration
General...
Australia to commence consultations for the new 5-year temporary Parent Visa
The
Australian Government has announced that community consultations are about to
commence to develop a continuous 5-year temporary visa for parents of Australian
citizens or permanent residents. The visa, which the Coalition had promised
during the election campaign in June, is set to take effect on July 1, 2017.
At present
parents of Australian citizens or permanent residents can apply for a 5-year
visitor visa but can only spend up to 12 months in the country in any 18-month
period and the visa is offered on a case-by-case basis...
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
High Court says no exemptions – offshore vessel workers must hold a 457 or 400 visa
The High Court have made a unanimous decision against a ministerial determination, which would have allowed offshore vessel workers to work without an Australian skilled work visa because their work was deemed not to be in the Australian migration zone.
Under the determination made by previous Assistant Immigration Minister, Michaelia Cash, offshore vessel workers carrying out highly specialised, short term work would have been able to use a 'Maritime Work Visa' instead of a 400 or 457 visa.
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and the Australian...
‘Backpacker tax’ reduced to 19%
The Government has announced its decision to lower the amount of tax charged to working holiday visa holders, known as the ‘backpacker’s tax’, from 32.5 per cent to 19 per cent.
The Government Visa Application Charge (VAC) for working holiday visas was also reduced, bringing the cost down from $440 to $390.
Changes to the working holiday scheme will also provide greater flexibility for employers. Employers who have premises in different regions will be able to employ a working holiday visa holder for 12 months, with the worker able to...
Tuesday, 4 October 2016
Temporary Activity Visa Framework - Update
A new Temporary Activity
Visa Framework will commence on 19 November 2016. Australian
Immigration says that the the framework is designed to reduce red tape by
removing sponsorship and nomination requirements for specific short stay
activities. The new framework will integrate the existing seven temporary
activity visa classes into four visas:
Subclass 400 Temporary Work
(Short Stay Specialist)
Subclass 403 Temporary
Work (International Relations)
Subclass 407 Training
Subclass 408 Temporary
...
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