And once again it's an 'open to the public' SURVEYMONKEY.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FT32PQY

Remember last time? (click here to view the last time this happened)

Below is a picture of a fake member filling in their fake responses and using Kevin Lane's details and a fake MARN to complete the MIA member survey, followed by a 'successful completion notice':

Certified migration advice professionals who are currently working or have previously worked in the Migration industry are invited to participate in a study about the experiences of this profession.

The purpose of this study is to gain understanding the role migration intermediaries play in facilitating their clients' migration processes to Australia.This study is a Master of Research student project being conducted by Marina Khan and will be supervised by Dr. Shanthi Robertson from the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University.

If you decide to participate, you will be required to attend an interview of approximately 60-90 minutes duration, which will be recorded and transcribed.

Participation is voluntary and can be terminated at any time. This research has no foreseeable risks. Any information or personal details gathered in the course of this project will remain confidential (except as required by the law). No individual will be identified in the publication of results. Your decision to participate in this study will have no bearing on your relationship with Western Sydney Univesity.

This study has been approved by the Western Sydney University's Human Research Ethics committee and the Institute for Culture and Society. The Approval number is H11776. If you have any complaints or reservations about the ethical conduct of this research, you may contact the Ethics committee through the Office of Research Services on Tel +61 2 4736 0229, Fax +61 2 4736 0013 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

If you wish to participate, please contact:
Marina Khan
HDR Student
Telephone: 0435 351 358
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

What if your client flunks the character test due to having a substantial criminal record in Australia, and has a checkered immigration history to boot? 

Does that mean that his Partner visa application is, as lawyers love to say: “Doomed to failure”? 

A decision that was handed down by the AAT last week tells us: “Not necessarily”! 

Update 13 Sept 2016:  Notice of a new date for MA AGM: 27 September 2016 at 2pm, Level 1, 73 York Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

Following the nomination and election period, Migration Alliance's new Management Committee for 2016-2017 consists of the following four (4) agent members:

• Michael Arch
• Mark Northam
• Kristie Morgan
• Liana Allan

The Migration Alliance AGM will be held on Tuesday 6 September at Suite 302, Level 3, 276 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000 at 5pm AEST.

If you don’t believe that the specific words that are used in the Migration Regulations can make a difference to the prospects for success of a visa application, then a case that came out of the Federal Circuit Court yesterday, Nawaqaliva v Minister for Immigration & Anor (2016) FCCA 2080 (17 August 2016) is “proof of the pudding”! 

And if you are assisting a client with an application for a Carer visa – Subclass 116 – that was made before 9 November 2009 – then, as we like to say back home in Brooklyn, New York: “Do I ever have a case for you!”.  

You betcha!