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Migration Newsletter 742 by Lewis & Bollard
Migration Newsletter 742 has been released and makes excellent reading.
Australian Immigration Daily News
Breaking Australian immigration news brought to you by Migration Alliance and associated bloggers.
Liana - Allan
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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Look who's back!
After much effort and convincing Fernando Tostado, also known as "Fer" amongst the migration agent community, has left Bupa and joined the team Allianz Global Assistance as the National Business Development Manager, International Health.
Fer is the most energetic and helpful health insurance partner that any migration agent could want to do business with. I can personally vouch for him. I even suggested that Allianz Global Assistance bring him on board! My wish for us all has come true. Fer is back!
MA and Allianz Global Assistance are working together with Fer's brilliant ideas so that we create the best deals the RMA profession has ever seen.
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Anonymous tip-off re Eddy Kang - he's apparently on the run
This week I received an anonymous call to my mobile phone from a male person. The male, who refused to identify himself, claims to have been in the courtroom some time in the the past week, where he was expecting Eddy Kang to show up and face charges.
Eddy Kang did not show up and and has now disappeared. It seems he is now 'on the run'.
If anyone happens to run into Eddy Kang or knows of his whereabouts please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Ban unregistered immigration agents - my submission to the Minister
In my capacity as the Founder of Migration Alliance, I have made the following submission in writing to the Minister, Hon Jason Wood MP, who is responsible for the Office of the MARA:
I suggest the banning of unregistered immigration agents.
By law, any person that gives immigration advice about Australia should be Registered with the Office of the MARA.
This includes people giving Australian immigration advice from India, China, Europe, or anywhere else in the world.
Only Agents Registered with the Office of the MARA should be able to give immigration advice, because only Registered Migration Agents have demonstrated sound knowledge in Australian Immigration Law and Practice.
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RMAs: Doing all 10 CPD as Distance Learning/Private Study no longer possible for re-registration purposes
Many agents are still trying to complete all their annual 10 CPD points via distance learning (private study) then submitting their re-registration application to the Office of the MARA.
The Office of the MARA are asking RMAs who have done this to go back and do 5 extra CPD from Category A activities. The law changed on 1 January 2018 and transitional exemptions no longer exist.
Distance Learning (Private Study) is a Category B activity and RMAs must only do a maximum of 5 Category B Activities per registration year towards their 10 points for re-registration.
At least 5 CPD activities should be from Category A every registration year. Examples of Category A activities would be webinar workshops and face-to-face workshops.
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