Australian Immigration Daily News

If you ever deal with or advise on Protection visas, you should be aware of a decision that was handed down by the Full Court yesterday, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v CTW17 (2019) FCAFC 156 (5 September 2019).

The issue that was addressed in this case involved whether it is possible to make a valid application from onshore for a Protection visa if a previous application has been refused.

Readers may recall that in 2013, an earlier decision of the Full Court in SZGIZ had effectively opened the door for renewed applications made on complementary protection grounds even if a previous application made on "refugee" grounds had been refused.  

The Department of Home Affairs has announced transitional arrangements for replacing the Subclass 489 with Subclass 491.

10th September 2019 - The last day to issues invitations on the submitted EOIs by any State and Territory Authority.

15th November 2019 - The last day for any invited applicant to lodge their visa. After 15th September 11:59 PM, Subclass 489 will ceases and no further lodgements can be made via the Immi Portal.

I have just received some feedback from the first cohort of Capstone preparation trainees and the preliminary indications are that over 60 percent of my trainees have passed the written part of their exams.

(Parts A, B and C)

This is very good news and represents a substantial improvement on the 14 percent passmark being reported for the Capstone overall.

We are still accepting contributions for the following: 

• 457 VISA, the training benchmark obligations apply and need to be met by companies.
• 186 VISA, the training benchmark obligations apply to applications lodged before 12 August 2018.
• 482 VISA, the training benchmark obligations apply to sponsors lodged on or before 12 August 2018.

On Behalf of TAFE NSW, we would like to thank your business for the years supporting the Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (Subclass 457) Program.

Reflecting back from 2010 training Benchmark A contributions received has made a significant difference to students, either as a Scholarship or a in training at TAFE, specifically in your nominated industry area. 

The federal government has launched a major review into the skilled migration occupations list, with hopes that new tech job categories will be included in the mainstream program. The skilled occupation list is used for a number of the government’s immigration schemes, including the Temporary Skills Shortage visa.

Employment and skills minister Michaelia Cash launched the review on Wednesday in an effort to ensure the list is “responsive to genuine skills needs”.

The skills shortages and talent gaps facing Australian startups and tech firms is a central issue in the sector currently, and more needs to be done to improve access to overseas talent until it is on offer locally, Techvisa registered migration agent Sam Bricknell said.