Australian Immigration Daily News

Migration Alliance is happy to announce its newest partnership with Apply 4 Study, an Education & Migration Consultancy, which is based with offices in Sydney, Canberra and India and has a client base from all parts of the world. Apply 4 Study provides a range of services to International Students who aspire to study in Australia.

Migration Alliance recommends Apply4Study as its preferred number one education consultancy partner in the Australian educational consulting arena. This is based on client satisfaction, quality of services, competence of the management and team, employee work culture, excellence in services, client service, technology driven approach, and decent incentives for associated industry agents.

Migration Alliance: is a membership organisation made up of Registered Migration Agents in Australia. MA aims at: Leading the Migration advice profession through the provision of expert advice to Government and consumers; Providing effective representation of both the Alliance and consumers to the Government; Providing practical assistance and support to the membership; Fostering co-operation between members for the betterment of the Profession and to discharge the trust vested in the Profession to provide expert and independent advice to consumers in the National Interest; Assisting the consumer through practical support to the non-commercial sector in the provision of expert pro-bono advice; & Promoting a culture of integrity. 

We are pleased to announce that Allianz Partners is launching a 6 Week Free~ offer on AGA working visa cover on 1 October.

From 1 – 31 October 2019, your customers will receive 6 weeks Free^~ if they join any new working visa cover with Allianz Global Assistance.

Perfect for working visas 482, 485, 417, 188, 403, 407 and more.         

The TOEFL iBT® test is just AU$298 when purchased with an online voucher, making it the most affordable English-language test in Australia. Clients can purchase online vouchers easily from ACE Testing Hub, the exclusive TOEFL® Market Ambassador in Australia, at https://toefl.acetestinghub.com.au/.

Or, your clients can buy vouchers from you. As a member of Migration Alliance, you have the opportunity to become a TOEFL iBT® Authorised Voucher Reseller and purchase TOEFL® test vouchers for a dramatically discounted price. To become a Voucher Reseller, please contact Jake Foster at ACE Testing Hub on 0417 990 079.

There are test places available at TOEFL iBT test centres conveniently located across Australia including Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Jimboomba, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

Do you think it could cause a problem if a visa applicant does not disclose details of a significant change to her/his medical condition following visa grant?

Or is it the case that once a visa is granted, the applicant has no obligation to provide any further information to the Department, that they are, so to speak, "home free", and can come to Australia without consequence to their visa status?

Well, a recent decision of the Federal Court, in the case of Mitra v Minister for Home Affairs (2019) FCA 1590 (27 September 2019) illustrates that it can be exceptionally risky to "remain silent", and not to disclose a significant change in circumstances to the Department.

Migration Alliance has received the following message from the AAT.  We are able to extend this expression of interest to our members:

Expressions of interest are now open for the Administrative Appeals Tribunal’s (AAT) annual migration and refugee stakeholder forums. Deputy President Jan Redfern PSM will chair the forums in five locations across Australia. They will also feature presentations from other senior representatives of the AAT and the Immigration Assessment Authority (IAA). 

These forums are a great opportunity for professionals with an interest in the migration and refugee area to come together to receive updates from the AAT and discuss caseload issues. They will be particularly useful for those who support applicants in the Migration and Refugee Division, the IAA and in relevant matters before the General Division.