Australian Immigration Daily News

There are now a number of Facebook groups sprouting up for RMAs, Students, Action Groups for RMAs, Capstone Groups, Class Action Groups, and the list goes on and on.

Migration Alliance keeps an eye out across all of the available groups and can vouch for the professionalism, friendliness and mentoring shown within the following Facebook group for RMAs.  With around 2000 members this is the group we suggest:

• Support Network for Migration Professionals  An excellent Facebook group for RMAs established by Joey Barnard.  RMAs must provide their MARN when applying to enter the group.

These groups, in our view, also adhere to the "Relations Between Agents" requirements in the Code of Conduct and are effectively moderated so that they do not bring the migration industry into disrepute.

The purpose of the instrument is to amend a drafting error, where the option for an application for a dependent child outside Australia to be made outside Australia, was removed from the principal instrument16/051when it was amended by 20/049. The amending instrument, Migration (LIN 20/049: Arrangements for child visa applications) Amendment Instrument 2020, was signed on 27 March 2020and will be in force until this amending instrument is made. This amendment instrument provides further guidance on how such an application is to be made.

Source: LIN20179.pdf and LIN20179-Explanatory-Statement.pdf

GRANTS TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE TEMPORARY VISA HOLDERS AND SPECIALIST MIGRANT AND SETTLEMENT NGOS DURING COVID-19

NSW Treasury has sent this information to Migration Alliance this afternoon:

As part of the NSW Government’s stimulus package in response to COVID-19, Multicultural NSW is running a $4 million emergency relief grants program. The program will support vulnerable temporary visa holders and specialist migrant and settlement NGOs across metropolitan and regional NSW. 

New fees schedule for skills assessment application and appeals process, applicable from July 2020. 

Old fees:

Skills assessment application: $292