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Liana Allan is probably Australia's best known migration agent. Liana is the owner of Legal Training Australia Pty Ltd which is a professional development firm training Australian migration agents and owner of Visacorp Pty Ltd migration agency. Liana's main passion is serving the needs of the migration agent community and providing migrants with information that can truly assist them as they seek to create a new life in Australia. Liana plays netball twice a week and enjoys great food and the occasional glass of Shiraz. Liana lives in Sydney, Australia and has two children. Liana is married.
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While not a major change for most cases, MA members should be made aware that the EOI selection dates for skilled migration appear to have changed to the 2nd and 4th Friday, instead of the previous (until October) 2nd and 4th Monday.
I haven't seen any official announcement but this change is already in effect. Selections for November were Friday 14th and upcoming Friday 28th.
Thanks to James Alan Hall for providing this information to Migration Alliance (source).
Below are the latest SIV statistics.
490 primary SIV visas have been granted as at 31 Octoer according to official data from the Department of Immigration.
The Assistant Minister for Immigration announced on 17 Nov that the 500th visa had been granted. (equating to $2.5 billion in investment inflows to Australia…or about half the Medibank IPO)
In an effort to showcase the northern area of NSW to RMAs, and to encourage the growth of regional migration applications to the area, LTA has put on a CPD workshop event from Byron to Nimbin.
A luxury coach has been hired, complete with personal lighting for each chair and bathroom facilities and a microphone to take RMAs from Byron Bay Beach Hotel to Nimbin. Nimbin is a city in the Northern Rivers area, which is in the State of NSW.
Representatives from Northern Rivers Regional government will make their way from Lismore to Nimbin today to speak with agents as a part of the workshop.
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