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Businessman who produced fake work visa jailed for nearly two years

A "narcissistic" businessman who defrauded the Commonwealth and faked a work visa for a migrant has been jailed for at least one year and 10 months.

Abel Kalpi Nand Prasad, 29, pleaded guilty to four Commonwealth fraud charges.

The court heard he also faked a work visa for an Indian citizen who had been living in Australia on a student visa.

Becoming a Registered Migration Agent (RMA) and helping others to achieve their dream of chasing new opportunities and life in Australia can provide a rewarding career – albeit a career that requires many hours of hard work and determination. 

Like nearly all sole traders and small business owners you are likely to be conscious of your cash flow, particularly considering the expense associated with establishing yourself as a RMA, as well as the costs of the continuous training that is required. So there’s no doubt you’ll want to make sure every dollar goes as far as possible.

That’s why we’ve compiled a list of 5 top tips to help you make the most of your business funds whilst still allowing your business to grow.

Migrants from the UK are feeling the financial implications of the recent EU referendum following the so called ‘BREXIT’.

As stock markets and currencies fell around the world, nothing felt it more than the Great British Pound (GBP). Sterling is currently at a 31 year low against the US Dollar and has lost more than 10% in value against the Australian Dollar over the last 2 weeks.

The Pound is currently at an 18 month low against the Aussie at $1.74, remember during September last year it was at $2.20, so that is a 20% fall in value in under 12 months.

If your clients are taking the TOEFL iBT^® test for skilled migration or other visas, they need to know what to expect on the test, especially the Writing section. 

What is the Writing section like?

The total time for the Writing section is 50 minutes. Test takers are asked to write responses to 2 writing tasks: the Integrated Writing task and the Independent Writing task.