Australian Immigration Daily News

The Instrument operates to specify the approved forms for making a valid application for a Business Skills Business Talent (Permanent) (Class EA) visa; Business Skills (Permanent) (Class EC) visa; Business Skills (Provisional) (Class EB) visa; Business Skills (Residence) (Class DF) visa; Distinguished Talent (Migrant) (Class AL) visa; Distinguished Talent (Residence) (Class BX) visa; and Business Skills (Provisional) (Class UR) visa. The Instrument further operates to specify the place for lodgement and the manner in which an application must be made to ensure a valid application is made for the relevant visa class.

The purpose of the Instrument is to specify the manner in which a Distinguished Talent (Migrant) (Class AL) visa application can be made. In addition to the existing arrangements of lodging an application by post or courier service delivery, the added option, which provides an additional benefit to applicants, is an applicant can lodge an application through the Department of Home Affairs online lodgement portal at the following address: https://immi.homeaffairs.com.au/global-talent-contact-form.

Source: LIN19189.pdf and LIN19189-Explanatory-Statement.pdf

Invitation round number: 18

Details of the Canberra Matrix invitation round is as follows:

Invitation date: 17 September 2019
Number of Invitations Issued: 106
Matrix score range: All Matrix submitted with 130 to 70 points

The AAT Bulletin has been released today.

Citizenship decisions are on page 3.  Migration Decisions are on page 4.

Source: AAT-Bulletin-16-September-2019.pdf

A report published by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has revealed shocking evidence that the average Australian consumer is paying far too much for their currency transfers.

During 2017-2018, consumers who used the four big banks for their international money transfers (IMT) could have collectively saved around AUD150 million if they had used a more competitively priced service.

Consumers and small businesses are defaulting to their bank or using airport currency providers for last minute currency transfers, but these are far from being the cheapest option.

Legal Training Australia is hosting a State Migration Summit on 1 November 2019 in Melbourne: