Australian Immigration Daily News

I have just received an extraordinary piece of correspondence from DIBP asserting that an Australian Birth certificate and possession of an Australian passport is not proof of Australian citizenship.

If you click on the link you will see this amazing piece of correspondence.

The-Citizenship-Question.pdf

Is it utterly futile to try to overturn a decision made personally by the Minister to cancel a person’s visa on character grounds? 

If you have been following the discussion of visa cancellation cases on this blog, that may certainly appear to be the case. 

For a short time, it seemed that a small window might be opening through the decisions of Judge Logan of the Federal Court in the Eden and Stretton cases.   In each of those cases, Justice Logan had essentially concluded that the exercise of the visa cancellation power was legally unreasonable when it was “disproportionate”, or, in His Honour’s “pithy phrase”, when the visa cancellation power was used in a way that was analogous to using a sledgehammer to crack a note.

What will the consequences be if a Standard Business Sponsor breaches its sponsorship obligations and exploits its employees?

A decision that was handed down on 8 June 2016 by Justice Buchanan of the Federal Court in the case of Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Hallmark Computer Pty Ltd (2016) FCA 678 suggests the answer. The case also provides a cautionary tale to sponsors of 457 visa holders and should provide a strong deterrent message:

If you breach your sponsorship obligations, you run the risk of paying very heavy monetary penalties!

Do Registered Migration Agents really add value to the process of preparing a visa application? 

Are they really worth the extra cost? 

Since most visa applications are now made over the Internet, do you really need a migration professional to complete the application for you? 

Accounting professionals who wish to achieve a positive migration assessment will need to meet the English proficiency requirements set by the professional accounting bodies for the general skills assessment.

There are 3 professional accounting bodies in Australia that assess qualifications and experience for applicants: 

• CPA Australia
• Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)
• Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) 

All 3 organisations accept TOEFL iBT® scores to meet the requirements for their general skills assessment.