Travellers entering Australia will soon be checked to see if they have undeclared criminal convictions against a biometrics database before being allowed into Australia, Federal Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Scott Morrison announced this at the Biometrics Institute Asia Pacific conference in Sydney yrecently. Morrison told delegates that the government is investing $700 million over the next six years to modernise Australia’s border management system with specific vigilance on weeding out ex-convicts and people with links to...
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Potential new benefits for E-3 visa holders in the US
6 May 2014
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a
proposed rule that will provide some added benefits for E-3 visa holders.
What is an E-3 Visa?
It is a special category available only to Australian
citizens.
There are two basic requirements; (1) job offer from a
US company to work in a professional role; and (2) must hold a bachelor’s
degree in a relevant field, or the work experience equivalent.
The proposed new changes to the E-3 category include:
1. E-3 visa added to the list of visa classifications...
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Pub brawls, street fights, and criminal mishaps; can it effect you from entering the US?
The recent brawl witnessed in Bondi between James Packer and David Gyngell most likely was an embarrassment for those involved, but also illustrates how public altercations may effect global migration, especially to the U.S. While no charges have been filed in this particular case, it highlights that most people might not realise there are consequences for such an incident and could make them unable to enter into the U.S.
Melissa Vincenty, a US Immigration Lawyer in Sydney and senior lawyer at Nevett Ford, notes “this would certainly...
Update: 2014-2015 Commonwealth Budget Announcement; Family and Skilled Migration
Further to the recent 2014-2015 budget announcement, more detailed figures for the 2014-15 Migration
Programme have been added to the Department's website.
The composition of the programme remains stable with the overall
number of visas to be granted steady at the 2013-14 level of 190,000 overall.
The percentage of skilled migration visas to family visas also remains
unchanged at 67.7% and 32% respectively.
Key points:
-There has been some minor
rearrangement in partner, child and parent visa...
2014-15 Budget Overview: Australia's Migration Programme; Migration programme size
2014-15 Migration programme size
The 2014-15 Migration Programme remains the same at 190,000 places and maintains the composition of:
-128,550 Skilled Stream places
-60,885 Family Stream place, and
-565 Special Eligibility Stream places.
Nevett Ford will provide more details of the Budget measures as they emerge.
For any queries related to Australian immigration, please contact our specialist immigration team.&nbs...
DIBP and Customs become Australian Border Force effective 1/7/2015
From 1 July 2015, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service will become a single agency: Australian Border Force.
For any questions related to Australian immigration, please contact our specialist immigration tea...
Work and Holiday visa agreement between Greece and Australia
Minister
Morrison has announced the signing of a
reciprocal work and holiday visa agreement between Greece and
Australia. Each country will eventually grant 500 visas per year.
Both countries are working to implement the
necessary legal and administrative processes to allow the visas to come
into effect. The one-year work and holiday visa differs from a working holiday
visa as it requires applicants to have the support of their government, hold or
be studying towards tertiary qualifications and to speak functional...
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Ministerial Intervention - When All else Fails
In certain circumstances persons who are aggrieved with
migration related decisions may be able to apply to the Minister for
intervention in their case.
However, the process is not easy. As a starting point,
eligibility to make application to the Minister is determined by reference to a
number of sections within the Migration Act. Although there are six sections of
the act dealing with referrals to the Minister, by far the most common
situations where a referral arise are those where a visa applicant who is
onshore has...
Thursday, 1 May 2014
Transferring Personnel to the Land Down Under
Nevett Ford is pleased to present 'Transferring Personnel to the Land Down Under' article authored by Senior Lawyer Noah Klug.
Please contact Noah Klug and our immigration team for any immigration questions and follow Nevett Ford LinkedIn page for up to date immigration and other legal related topics and issues.
Media enquiries, please contact Anna Huurdeman, Marketing Mananger, ahuurdeman@nevettford.com....
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