Australian Immigration Daily News

The following email has been received from the DIBP:

The Department advises that from 1 December 2017 all requests for Ministerial Intervention under sections 351 and 417 of the Migration Act 1958 will be centrally processed by the NSW Ministerial Intervention team.  Agents will be advised of any active Melbourne cases transferred to Sydney.  There is no change in the process for lodgement of requests.  

From 1 December 2017 all case enquiries should be addressed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Are you ready for an example of the casual cruelty, heartlessness and total lack of empathy that can infect a visa cancellation decision made on character grounds?

One that reflects a total lack of humanity and lack of respect for basic human rights?

One that could make your blood boil (it does mine!!)

What do you think?

Or to pose the question appropriately “in ‘stralian”, waddya reckon?

Do you imagine if you had a client with a lengthy record of offences in both Australia and his home country, including a conviction that indisputably causes him to fail the character test, that the client’s visa application would be “DOA”, or “dead meat”?

Have you ever been treated rudely by an employee of the Department (hahaha)???

I just thought I would share an experience that I had recently and test to see if it resonates with anyone in the RMA/migration lawyer community!

Ask any small business owner about the most difficult aspect of running a business and you’ll most likely get an array of answers. However, one thing in common that most discover when venturing down the path of business ownership is trying to cope with the never-ending task of balancing business expenses and managing the cash flow. Just as you get your head above water and take a few deep breaths, along comes another unexpected expense!

Starting off as a small business back in 2008, BizCover knows all too well the lengths that a small business needs to go to in order to stay afloat, let alone the extra effort and expense it takes to grow a business and take it to the next level. So they set out to be the fairy godmother for the world of SME’s. But instead of turning a pumpkin into a carriage, they’ve been granting wishes of small businesses around Australia since 2014 with their BizGiver Grant, which aims to give back to the small business community who have helped fuel their business.

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