Australian Immigration Daily News

People wishing to make a visa application to Australia are encouraged to use a Registered Migration Agent.  In the Balkan countries, such as Macedonia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia it is important that people are made aware about the existence of Registered Migration Agents and what they do.  To this end Migration Alliance is doing a special feature on Danijela Stojanovic who will be hosting a series of professional consultations and visa and migration seminars in August 2014 across Eastern Europe.    This includes presentations in Croatia and Greece.  

Danijela is an example of a Registered Migration Agent who goes out of her way to spread the word about using a professional RMA in areas of the world where unregistered and dodgy immigration practice is rife.   Take a look at the great strategies Danijela is using to promote her services as a RMA and also the profession as a whole.  The video clearly shows the MARN.   Migration Alliance wishes Danijela all the best for the trip ahead.  A schedule of Danijela's trip and presentation dates is below.

Migration agents have faced difficulties with NSW nominations which opened today and are experiencing issues faced due to their website and the payment system.

We are currently trying to establish whether the NSW processing office received 1000 applications within one hour of opening or whether it is closed temporarily due to technical glitches.

An agent has reported as follows:

Dear registered migration agent

In July 2014 the department will change to a new migration medical services provider.

The current Onshore Medical Services Contract between the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) and the current service provider Medibank Health Solutions (MHS) will expire on 25 July.

THE China state broadcaster CCTV has launched an extraordinary attack on the Bank of China, one of the country’s most powerful government-­controlled financial institutions, accusing it of money-laundering in Australia and other countries.

Australia has emerged at the centre of the allegations bexause of the Significant Investor Visa program, which offers an accelerated pathway for wealthy ­investors to gain permanent residency by investing $5 million in Australian bonds, funds or a small business.

Chinese nationals account for nine out of 10 applicants since the program was introduced under the former Labor government.