Victoria: business nominations to resume
'Victorian nomination for select business and investor visas is currently paused – with the intention to resume accepting nomination applications in February 2019'
WA reopens business nominations
WA's Small Business Development Corporation has just advised the writer that nominations will reopen on 17 Jan 2019 at 8.30am, local time
PIC 4020: Tip # 10: exceptions and waiver
The exceptions only apply to PIC 4020(2) and (2B); the waiver only applies to refusals made under PIC 4020(1) and (2)
AAT Bulletin Issue # 2 – 14 Jan 2019
The latest AAT Bulletin contains references to several citizenship & migration review decisions
Understanding LMT exemption; Vietnam added to CPTPP
The LMT exemption does not necessarily apply to the nomination of any citizens of a country to which Australia has free trade obligations; Vietnam added to the CPTPP
PIC 4020: Tip # 9: 10-year ban
Unlike the 12-month ‘ban’, which is about visas held within the ban period, the 10-year ban is, like the 3-year ban, about visas refused within the ban period
SkillSelect: 11 Nov 2018 invitation round
Number of invitations for 70 points continues to rise
NSW: nomination applications for business visas reopened
'Applications for NSW nomination for business and investor visas have reopened'
WA: nominations for business & investor provisional visas closed
'Western Australia has temporarily closed applications for State nomination for the Business Innovation and Investment provisional visas'
PIC 4020: Tip # 8: one fails all fail?
PIC 4020 is a 'one fails all fail' criterion in some circumstances