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At Allianz Global Assistance (AGA) we live and breathe assistance. We’re passionate about helping international students and visitors make the most of their time in Australia without worrying about how to access or pay for health care if they become injured or unwell.

Each year we manage more than 300,000 Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) and Overseas Visitors Health Cover (OVHC) memberships and process more than 800,000 claims.

Here are just some of the reasons AGA OSHC and OVHC are a great choice for both your clients and you.

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THE NEGATIVES OF CATEGORY B ACTIVITIES

NEGATIVE NUMBER ONE: CATEGORY B TAKES LONGER TO COMPLETE

The thing about CPD points is this:  Category B points require agents to spend more time to achieve 1 CPD point.   Instead of spending 1 hour to achieve 1 CPD point as is the case with Category A activities, Category B points require an agent to spend 1.5 hours to get one CPD point.  That means if an agent is going to do 5 Category B points, then they are going to spend 7.5 hours to achieve 5 CPD points.   Not very attractive.  In comparison if an agent does 5 Category A points then it would only take them 5 hours to get 5 CPD points.

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As far back as May 2014 we covered a story on the best 'professional library' service for Migration Agents.

We are prompted to give our opinion on which professional library service we still think is best and most reliable for RMAs in 2020.   An email came in yesterday from a RMA, which has caused us to write another article on LexisNexis v LegendCOM professional library for RMAs

The email describes a situation where,with LexisNexis,  RMAs are sent the bill for the next subscription just prior to the subscription end date.  If the RMA doesn't want to renew, its too late.  Apparently, under the terms of the LexisNexis contract, an RMA should have given 90 days notice BEFORE the end of the contract year that they were not going to renew their LexisNexis subscription.  So, RMAs are effectively forced to pay for the coming year even though they advise LexisNexis prior to the expiry date, that you they do not want to renew. 
 
We don't believe many agents would be aware of the small print in the LexisNexis contract or be aware of this.

The winner for the most reliable service is still the DIBP's own government product, in our opinion is still LegendCOM.   It's also less expensive and more functional.  They also provide free training from time to time and a free help desk.  LegendCOM is produced on a cost-recovery basis only.

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The Migration Agent Activity Report has been published on the OMARA website:

https://www.mara.gov.au/media/682329/MAAR_Jul_Dec_2019_Web.pdf

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Migration Alliance has received correspondence from the AAT's Deputy President, Migration & Refugee Division Head, regarding the new COVID-19 Special Measures Practice Direction.

This Direction comes into effect on 29 April 2020. It makes changes to the operations and procedures of the Migration & Refugee Division of the AAT and to obligations of parties to reviews in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This Direction may take precedence over other Directions that deal with the same matter.

For more information: https://www.aat.gov.au/landing-pages/practice-directions-guides-and-guidelines/covid-19-special-measures-practice-direction-migra

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