Australian Immigration Daily News

Do you work on Temporary Skills Shortage visas?

If so, are you being driven over the brink by the Department's, or the Tribunal's, interpretations of the so-called "genuineness test" under regulation 2.72(10)?

If that is the case, you should be aware of an important decision that came out of the Federal Circuit Court less than a month ago: it is called Michellechen Pty Ltd v Minister for Immigration & Anor (2019) FCCA 3355 (22 November 2019).

Registered Migration Agents are advised to be very careful about using a new "e-Signature" concept offered by KONDESK, promoted by SearchMyANZSCO.com.au.  SearchMyANZSCO is owned by Konze Enteprises and as far as we can determine, they are not owned or operated by RMAs.  Therefore they do not need to comply with the industry's Code of Conduct.

The poorly worded English on an email received today, promoting the e-signature service states as follows:

"E-SIGNATURE On Compliance Related Document", and

We have received the following email:

We regret to advise that RDA NORTHERN INLAND is no longer a Regional Certifying Body for the 491 SKILLED WORK REGIONAL (PROVISIONAL) VISA.

For all enquiries in relation to the NSW Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) subclass 491 visa please contact:

Immigration Minister, David Coleman MP has written a letter to the President of the Senate stating the following:

In accordance with Order for production of Documents- Financial Reports (356) moved by Senator Keneally and passed by the Senate on 5 December 2019, I advise that the documents ordered for production are available at; https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-statistics/statistics/visa-statistics/visit https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-statistics/statistics/visastatistics/l ive/m ig ration-program (NB this link doesn't work)

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-statistics/statistics/visa-statistics/work

Do you ever handle student visa applications?

If you do, then you need to know about the recent decision of the Full Court in the case of Inderjit v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (2019) FCAFC 217.

This decision addressed an important question involving the Genuine Temporary Entrant criterion: