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The MIA is running a survey for all joint Migration Alliance-MIA members regarding lawyer RMAs and the MIA Rules following the Kendall Review.

The survey is open to the public (not locked and no member login required).  If the MIA doesn't permit lawyers (who are not RMAs) to be members of the MIA then the MIA will lose revenue from membership fees.  Therefore, it is likely that the MIA may seek to change their rules to ensure the MIA has no drop in income.  The email to our joint members reads as follows:

"The Kendall Review of the OMARA recommended that lawyers be removed from the regulatory system and not be permitted to be registered migration agents.

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Tuesday 15th December 2015

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The AAT has asked Migration Alliance to distribute the following message:

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) will be operating at limited capacity over the Christmas and New Year period. 

Many of our offices will close from 5.00pm on Thursday, 24 December 2015 and will reopen at 8.30am on Monday, 4 January 2016.  We will not be scheduling conferences or hearings during this period.

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Parliament has passed the Bill introducing criminal and civil penalties for sponsors, employers or other third parties who make a personal gain from their position in a ‘payment for visas’ arrangement.

Under the Bill a visa holder could lose their Australian permanent resident or temporary resident visa at any time, if they are involved in ‘payment for visas’ arrangements.

These sanctions are not limited to the 457 visa programme but also extend to other temporary and permanent skilled visa programmes where there is potential for ‘payment for visas’ activity to occur.

The Bill will affect ‘payment for visa’ arrangements in place after the commencement of the new legislation which is currently awaiting assent.

“Benefits” for the purposes of the amendments will be not be limited to monetary payments and include deductions of amounts, real or personal property and anything deemed to be an “advantage”, noted immigration minister, Peter Dutton in his second-reading speech.

In its definitions the Bill states that ‘benefit’ includes:

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How can an applicant satisfy the criteria for the grant of a “Temporary Graduate” (Subclass 485) visa? 

More specifically, how can an applicant who seeks a visa under the “Graduate Work Stream” meet the criterion of clause 485.222 of Schedule 2 of the Migration Regulations that they demonstrate that the degree, diploma or trade qualification that is used to satisfy the Australian study requirement be “closely related” to the applicant’s nominated skilled occupation? 

This is a question that is of obvious importance to students who wish to remain in Australia to work for a period of time after they have completed their studies.  

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