On 26 March 2019, Ministerial Direction No 82 was introduced to replace the previous Direction No 77 for the legal basis of priority allocation for Subclass 482 and 457 applications.
Extract from AAT Review Bulletin, on how the AAT reviews visa decisions involving people who want to work in Australia or businesses who want to employ migrants
New Ministerial Direction No. 79 - New Direction For Character Requirement For All Applicants Entering or Remaining in Australia
Everyone who wish to enter or remain in Australia must satisfy the character requirement set out by the Department of Home Affairs (i.e. the Immigration).
In some cases, refusal decisions made by the Department can be vacated. Once vacated, it is deemed to have never been made and therefore, the consequences that usually follow a refusal will not apply.
News Update: Minister to Provide Documents Through ImmiAccount from 1 September 2019
Schedule 2 of the Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2019 (the new Act) sets out the method by which the documents can be made available to a Visa Applicant.
News Update: New Sponsored Parent visa (Subclass 870) Will be Open from 1 July 2019
This much-awaited Sponsored Parent visa allows families to reunite and the parents of Australians to spend longer period of time of 5 years with their children and grandchildren in Australia.
Migration Agent Suspended for Using VEVO Without Consent
Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) suspended a Registered Migration Agent (RMA) for accessing personal and immigration information of a person who is not their client through the Department of Home Affairs’ Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) system without consent.
Character Grounds: Serious Crimes Against Women is Heightened in the New Ministerial Direction No. 79
A new direction – Direction No. 79 has been introduced in relation to visa refusal and cancellation under s 501 and revocation of mandatory visa cancellation under s 501CA of the Migration Act 1958.
It was surprising to learn how visa applicants’ lives can be adversely affected to learn that their visas were refused and that they are out of time to make an application for merits review.
NEWS UPDATE: People Who is On the Manus Island or Nauru Could Be Granted Medical Treatment Visa by Transferring to Australia
The Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 (‘the bill’), which deals with the temporary transfer to Australia of transitory persons on Manus Island or Nauru, and their families requiring medical treatment, the Bill has passed through on 13 February and awaits Royal Assent.
Regional Visas – Migrants Will Face Deportation if They Move to Other Areas
The Australian Government has put in significant investment of $19.4 million at regional areas to support the new population plan by moving migrants to settle in regional areas.
