Australian Immigration Daily News

Police in the Indian state of Punjab are investigating a brother-sister duo, believed to be currently living in Australia, who are accused of forgery and marrying each other in order to get Australian visas.

The Conservative Party has long called for urgent reform of the visa system with rorts and scams abounding. SBS reports, the pair’s cousin complained to the police earlier this month that they had forged a bank account, a passport and other documents in her name and used them for getting an Australian spouse visa.

Source: Marry-your-sister-visa-racket-exposed.pdf

The instrument revokes Migration (IMMI 18/054: Granting of Contributory Parent, Parent and Other  Family Visas in the 2017/2018 Financial Year) Instrument 2018 (F2018L00683) in accordance with  Subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, which states that where an Act confers a power to make, grant or issue any instrument of a legislative or administrative character, the power shall be construed as including a power exercisable in the like manner and subject to the like conditions (if any) to repeal, rescind, revoke, amend, or vary any such instrument.

The instrument operates to determine the maximum number of visas that may be granted in the financial year commencing 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 for the specified classes of visas.

The purpose of the instrument is to determine the maximum number of visas for specified classes of visas. The maximum numbers of visas for the specified visa classes in the instrument has not yet been reached. Those classes of visas are as follows:

The AAT Bulletin dated the 14 January 2019 shows recent Citizenship decisions on page 3, and Migration decisions on page 4.  

It is recommended that the Bulletin be read on-line. This has the advantage of allowing the reader to use hyperlinks to access the full text of cases and other internet sites mentioned in the Bulletin.

http://www.aat.gov.au/AAT/media/AAT/Files/AAT%20Bulletins/02-19.pdf

I have just read the statement put out by the Australian Chamber-Tourism and was quite frankly, appalled to learn that the Unions would be applying strong pressure on a possible Labor Government to wind back the Working Holiday Maker Scheme.

Firstly, the only reason the ACTU would make this stupid announcement, and apply strong pressure to a Labor government (and not apply pressure to the the current government), is because the ACTU have little to no power to influence the current government.

The ACTU is so desperate for a Labor government.   Labor leader, Bill Shorten is dirtily described by the current Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, as "union bred, union fed and union led" so there's little doubt that the ACTU's coffers will be wide open to Labor during the election campaign period.  Now with that in mind, let's have a look at the attack by the ACTU on Working Holiday Makers.

NSW has reopened applications for nomination under the federal government’s Business Innovation and Investment Program.

Applications now open 

Applications for nominations for the following visas have been reopened:

• Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) – Business Innovation stream
• Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) – Investor stream
• Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) – Significant Investor stream
• Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) – Entrepreneur stream
• Business Talent (Permanent) visa (subclass 132) – Significant Business History stream
• Business Talent (Permanent) visa (subclass 132) – Venture Capital Entrepreneur stream

Applications for the following visas continue to be open and will be assessed:

• Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) – Business Innovation Extension stream
• Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) – Significant Investor Extension stream
• Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (subclass 888) – Business Innovation stream
• Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (subclass 888) – Investor stream
• Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (subclass 888) – Significant Investor
• State / Territory Sponsored Business Owner visa (subclass 892)
• State / Territory Sponsored Investor visa (subclass 893)

For more information visit the Visas and Migration section of the department's website.