MARA: educating consumers on how to obtain immi assistance after deregulation
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.
EA: increased fees from 1 September 2019
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TSMIT to rise to $62k & other recommendations
That the TSMIT be raised to $62,000 is 1 of 21 recommendations by the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, following an inquiry into the 'effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortages'
Nomination webinar: Tasmania
'The Department of State Growth will host a free online webinar on Tasmania’s state nomination visa program on Wednesday 26 September 2018...'
AAT planned maintenance
Planned maintenance on Wednesday 8 May from 2:00am to 5:30am
AAT Bulletin Issue # 5 – 4 Feb 2019
The latest AAT Bulletin contains references to several citizenship & migration review decisions
28-day “grace period” for student visa applicants?
It is sometimes said by applicants that a person who remains in Australia after their student visa expires has a 28-day "grace period" during which they remain lawful non-citizens. We explain why that is not the case.
LIN 19/084: Definition of a Superyacht
"The purpose of the instrument is to remake the instrument defining a superyacht under regulation 1.15G of the Regulations as the instrument IMMI 09/019 is scheduled to sunset on 1 October 2019. The instrument replicates the definition of superyacht in the previous instrument IMMI 09/019. The new instrument, LIN [19/084] continues to provide the necessary framework for applicants to meet criteria in relation to the superyacht stream of the Subclass 408 (Temporary Activity) visa".
Joint Standing Committee: Education Agents
The next public hearing will held in Canberra at 10.10am on Wednesday, 19 September 2018, to take evidence from the International Student Education Agents Association.
Subclass 494: nomination validity not 6 months
The new Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa will "replace" subclass 187. However, r 5.19 of the Migration Regulations 1994 will not apply to the new subclass. Instead, nomination applications will need to satisfy the requirements in the newly introduced r 2.72C, which is very different to r 5.19. For instance, nomination applicants will need to be Standard Business Sponsors (or a party to a work agreement) for the new visa, which is not a requirement for subclass 187.