The Department of Immigration
has announced that on 1 July 2014, there will be changes to certain employer
nomination/regional skilled migration provisions so as to provide greater
flexibility to intending applicants.
A major change will
be in relation to the policy with regard to the requirements under the Temporary
Residence Transition stream when demonstrating 2 years work with the same
employer. The Department has recognised that the existing arrangements were too
restrictive, particularly where businesses have undergone change...
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Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Regional Skilled Migration Scheme (RSMS) subclass 187 visa
The Regional Skilled Migration Scheme can provide a permanent visa for people who are nominated for a job in a regional area of Australia.
This visa is available for employees nominated by employers operating in regional, remote or low population growth areas of Australia, who have nominated skilled workers to fill skilled vacancies in their business. This visa entitles the holder to a three year provisional residence in Australia. Holders of this visa are permitted to apply for a permanent visa after they have lived for two years and...
Skills assessment validity period - 3 years from the date of issue
Following amendments to the Migration Regulations 1994, from 1 July 2014, if a skills assessment is mandatory as part of a visa application, it will only be valid for a period of 3 years from the date of issue, unless a shorter validity period is specified on the assessment.
A skills assessment must be valid at the time of lodgement for the following visas:
Direct Entry stream of the Employer Nominated Scheme (subclass 186) visa;
Direct Entry stream of the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187) visa; and
Graduate Work...
Migration Review Tribunal (MRT) & Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) - Community Liaison Update
The MRT-RRT have provided their June 2014 Community Liaison
Update notes. The notes include the following:
22,000 decisions
have been made by the tribunals this year, 3000 more than for the same
period last year, which has resulted in some improvement in waiting
times.
It will be business
as usual during the amalgamation of these two tribunals with the AAT and
Classification Review Board on 1 July 2015.
Videos are also
being developed for the tribunal's website to provide essential
information...
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Asylum seeker detention on Manus Island is constitutional, High Court rules
The High Court has unanimously upheld the Federal Government's constitutional right to send asylum seekers to Papua New Guinea. Read moreQuestions about this article or immigration matters, please contact our specialist Nevett Ford Immigration tea...
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Can You Remember the Dates of Your Previous Trips to the U.S.?
If you are a frequent traveler in and out of the U.S., you
may find it difficult to remember the exact dates of your recent arrivals and
departures.
It’s not easy to remember all of these dates, and when you
asked to list these dates on a visa application and your mind goes blank.
Your temporary brain freeze is not a problem anymore and can
be resolved in a few minutes.
Under the new system, every time you enter the U.S. by air
or sea your admission is now recorded electronically with Form I-94 by Customs
and...
Three new occupations to be added to the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) - chef, tiler, bricklayer
Chefs, tilers and bricklayers will be added the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) on 1 July 2014, Senators Michaelia Cash and Andrew Robb have announced. The recommendation to add these occupations was provided by the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency which works independently of the Government to ensure the composition of the SOL responds to Australia’s changing skills needs.
It was also announced that no existing occupations will be removed from the SO...
Thursday, 5 June 2014
Sydney public hearings for skilled worker programme inquiry
Federal Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee
on Migration is set to hold public hearings in Sydney as part of its inquiry
into the Business Innovation and Investment Programme (BIIP).
NSW also nominated 175 migrants for the
Significant Investor Visa programme, which will represent a minimum of $262
million in new investment into the state if all are approved. The number of
skilled migrants sponsored by NSW doubled in the past financial year.
The
BIIP is designed to increase entrepreneurial talent and diversify business
expertise in Australia.
Committee...
Monday, 2 June 2014
Significant Investor Visa – twenty months on
On 24th
November 2012 the Australian government introduced the significant investor
visa (SIV) to encourage
foreign investment into Australia.
Successful applicants receive a 4 year
provisional subclass 188 visa after investing AUD$5 million into 'approved'
investment funds (including ASIC approved funds, state government bonds and
proprietary operating companies).
If the subclass 188 visa holder spends a cumulative total of 160
days in Australia over 4 years it is
then possible to apply for a subclass 888 permanent residency...
Sunday, 1 June 2014
Corporate Immigration Services
Nevett Ford Corporate Immigration provides a
range of services designed to support business users of the 457 Visa Programme
and other temporary and permanent employer sponsored visas. These services
include applying for Business Sponsorship, establishing systems and processes
to meet the Sponsorship Obligations, audit, compliance, risk management,
training and advisory services and assistance negotiation and preparing on-hire
labour agreement submissions.
We can also liaise with the Department of
Immigration on behalf of businesses in relation...
MRT - Migration Review Tribunal
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) does
not always make the correct decision about a visa application and for many
visas an appeal can be made to the Migration Review Tribunal (MRT). This is
called ‘merits review’. The MRT is able
to look at the application again, including any new information or evidence in
support of the application.
There are a number of reasons to recommend a review of a visa refusal by
the MRT. The MRT is an independent body and separate to the DIBP. The MRT employs an inquisitorial...
Partner Visas where a Divorce is not an Option
Lodgement of a partner visa in Australia can be very
problematic for citizens of the Philippines and other countries where no civil
divorce is available, until an annulment is obtained which is generally a very
time consuming and expensive process.
However,
after 12 months of being ‘ordinarily residents’ of Australia with a valid
temporary visa, an application for divorce can be filed under the Family Law
Act. The divorce may not be recognised in the Applicant’s country of origin
but it will make the person free to marry in Australia.
http://www.federalcircuitcourt.gov.au/howdoi/html/applying_divorce.html
The...
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