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This information has been taken from the NSW government website:
NSW is introducing a selection-based invitation process in 2015. This will be implemented from February 2015 onwards.
Under the selection and invitation process for the 190 program, prospective candidates can only apply for NSW nomination if they have been selected from SkillSelect and invited by NSW Trade & Investment.
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The DIBP would like to improve its visa processing times by increasing the number of assessment-ready (decision-ready) visa applications. These are often called DRCs or complete applications with required supporting documents included in the initial application.
The DIBP would like to provide recommendations and tools that will be of benefit to clients, RMAs and DIBP's visa processing sections.
Migration Agents are in a unique position to have their say and explain that 'decision ready applications' (DRCs) need to be given priority going forward.
We ask all Migration Alliance members to complete the survey. Responses are anonymous and take about 7 mins.
Cutoff date for responses: 11 February 2015.
Please start the survey below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RMAARA
Migration Alliance Inc does not support or endorse Praveen Goyal in offering CPD for Migration Alliance members at a reduced rate. Emails coming from Praveen Goyal's business, ME Alliance Pty Ltd and offering our members discounted CPD are not from Migration Alliance Inc.
Who and what is ME Alliance Pty Ltd?
ME Alliance Pty Ltd is a private company made up of 12 ordinary shares. All 12 shares are 100% owned by Mr Praveen Goyal, born in Taraori, India.
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Apparently, Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove missed Australia Day commitments and flew to Saudi Arabia to represent Australia following the death of King Abdullah. To read more about this click here.
Some may say that Tony Abbott awarding Prince Philip a knighthood was a brain snap, mad, crazy etc. What seems to have missed the main headlines was that our GG, Sir (yes another Sir) Peter Cosgrove, was attending to the death of a man who Anonymous calls a Despot, Tyrant and Monster.
Was Australia in Saudi Arabia because of the smell of oil?
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From 31 January 2015 the tribunals will only accept applications for review made on M1, M2 and R1 paper forms with design date 10/14.
Applications lodged on forms with any other design date on or after 31 January 2015 will be deemed invalid and will not be accepted by the tribunals.
The electronic forms generated by the tribunals’ online application system will remain valid.
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