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The purpose of this instrument is to amend a drafting error in the repealed instrument LIN 19/186 that added Form 1008 (Internet) as an approved form for a Bridging A (Class WA) visa and removed Form 1008 (Internet) as an approved form for an application for a Bridging E (Class WE) visa.

LIN 20/068 ensures Form 1008 (Internet) is an approved form for a Bridging E (Class WE) visa where an applicant does not have another pending application for a Bridging E (Class WE) visa. This enables a valid Bridging E (Class WE) visa application to be made.

The instrument replicates all other arrangements from LIN 19/186.

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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.

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.

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 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.