It has been brought to our attention from joint MIA-MA members, that LexisNexis are advertising learning sessions via the MIA.

We would like to remind RMAs that it is our honest belief that the best professional library is still LegendCOM.  LegendCOM is the RMA professional Library product offered by the DIBP.  LegendCOM is a cost-neutral professional library and is offered for sale on a cost-recovery basis only by the DIBP.

To the best of our knowledge, for every RMA that signs up to LexisNexis, and has been referred by the MIA, the MIA is earning commission on sales.  Migration Alliance was once offered commission by LexisNexis but declined, and cut ties with LexisNexis citing 'the product fell short of the expectations of the profession'. 

MIA members who are joint members of Migration Alliance (MIA-MA members) have complained in writing to Migration Alliance about the email from Angela Chan.  The main complaint RMAs provide is the 'lack of consultation before the meeting'.

Migration Alliance is in receipt of the following information from an RMA:

"Dear Sir/Madam,

I have a client currently under consideration for a Health Waiver in respect of a spouse application and she received the attached email  to her personal email address yesterday. 

It's official.

The Office of the MARA staff now refer to one another and to us as case officers.

Make no mistake.  We are now having our repeat registrations decided by DIBP case officers.

Please review the email we have received this morning from an RMA who is chasing up how their repeat registration application is going.

This is the response that the RMA received from the OMARA (which no longer use mara.gov.au emails by the way).

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "YYYY YYYYY" <yyy.yyyyThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. > [removed to protect privacy]
Date: 00/10/2015 0:00 AM [time and date removed to protect RMA]
Subject: [...........]Update on registration application CRM:0000000 [details removed to protect privacy]
To: "XXX XXXXX" <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. > [details removed to protect privacy of agent]
Cc: "ZZZZ ZZZZZ" <zzzz.zzzzThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. > [Office of the MARA case officer's details removed to protect privacy]

HOW AUSTRALIA is a magazine to be launched in November in Australia and 50 countries around the world. The magazine  targets  Students, Travelers, Job Seekers, Skilled Migrants and people with interest in moving to Australia.

For you to promote your business, HOW AUSTRALIA has kindly offered 60 - 70% discount on advertisements if booked by the 14th of October. And 50% discount if booked by the 20^th of October. This offer is  exclusively for MA members. The offer also includes free Artwork for the Directory page only, worth $250.

For details on the HOW AUSTRALIA magazine, media kit, prices and discounts, please follow this link.