Australian Immigration Daily News

What is the proper interpretation of the Australian Citizenship Act? 

More specifically, how is section 12(1)(b) of the Act, which enables a person to acquire “citizenship by birth” if they are “ordinarily resident in Australia throughout the period of 10 years beginning on the day” the person is born (even if a parent of the person is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident) to be applied? 

Is it ok for the person seeking citizenship to live in another country for a period of time during the first 10 years after she/he is born? If it is, under what circumstances?  Must the person have a visa allowing her or him to return to Australia during the times that she/he is living outside Australia? 

For members looking to expand their global reach the 2016 China Investment Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) is an exciting opportunity to meet a broad range of business people from around the world. For the second year, the ABF Australian Pavilion will be showcasing Australian products and services, a range of investment projects and Australia as a migration destination. 

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Whether you agree with it or not, the cancellation of visas on character grounds certainly seems to have become a real “cottage industry” of the Department. 

There certainly does seem to be a significant number of cases coming before the Federal courts involving such cancellations!! 

And a case that was decided last Friday, 12 August 2016, illustrates yet again that once the wheels have been set in motion to cancel a visa on character grounds, good luck trying to stop the process.  That seems to be the case even if the visa holder is a longstanding resident of Australia and even if the criminal convictions prompting the cancellation occurred many years before the cancellation decision was made. 

BSMQ is organizing an information session at  NAB Head office in Melbourne on 19^th August (Friday).

A/Principal project officer Ms Lin HAN will provide updates and clarity on the latest Business innovative Visa Stream (188) and Business Talent visa stream (132) changes by Queensland State government.

Registered migration agents are welcomed to register you interest for participation through Ms Victoria Xia of NAB Migrant Banking team (email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

How strictly will Public Interest Criterion 4020 be applied? 

Will a claim by a visa applicant that there was fraud on the part of a “migration agent”, and that the applicant himself played no part in submitting a “bogus document” to the Department, be effective to get an applicant “out from under” the operation of PIC 4020? 

Or is it the case that PIC 4020 is virtually a brick wall, and that PIC 4020 will result in the refusal of a visa application even if a visa applicant claims that she/he was unaware of the fraudulent conduct perpetrated by a “migration agent”?