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The latest AAT Bulletin contains references to several citizenship & migration review decisions

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Understand why more and more subclass 407 visa application refusals are not reviewable by the AAT under s 338(2) of the Migration Act 1958. Can anything be done about it? Maybe...

Architects Accreditation Council of Australia: increased Overseas Qualification Assessment Appeal fee from 6 June 2019

The latest AAT Bulletin contains references to several citizenship & migration review decisions

If the Department sends a s 57 (natural justice) letter alleging that the primary and secondary applicants have provide false or misleading information about their relationship, the obvious options are to dispute the allegation and run the risk of a visa refusal under PIC 4020(1) and a 3-year ban under PIC 4020(2) or to withdraw both the primary and secondary applications. A less obvious, yet quite interesting, option is to withdraw only the secondary applicant's application, as we explain.

OMARA has just announced high-level overview plan on how the public will be educated about obtaining immigration assistance once the "Deregulation" Bill is passed.

'The new centre provides Pearson Test of English (PTE) testing services and provides more choice to international students and migrants'.

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