Australian Immigration Daily News

Recent legislative changes to skilled migration particularly those relating to the introduction of subclass 482 visa placed further restrictions on student visa holders’ ability to remain in Australia on completion of their studies.

The Graduate Work stream is one of the streams which is open to graduates with an eligible qualification, including those from the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector, who graduate with skills and qualifications that relate to an occupation that is considered in demand in the Australian labour market on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL). 

To add to the burden, the complexity of subclass 485 visa lies in the fact that there are six “Schedule 1” requirements (or time of application criteria):

Officers from the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Queensland Police Service yesterday detained a senior member of a high profile outlaw motor cycle gang (OMCG) at Beenleigh near the Gold Coast.

The man, who is a New Zealand citizen, had his visa cancelled under s501 of the Migration Act and will remain in detention until his removal from Australia, which will be facilitated as soon as possible.

Commander ABF Investigations, Graeme Grosse, said the ABF is committed to protecting the Australian community from those involved in serious criminal activity.

Crack. Crack. Crack. Crack!

Is the entire edifice of visa cancellation on character grounds in danger of collapse?

Maybe, but probably not.

Nino Bucci, a reporter at the ABC is working on a story regarding immigration from Malaysia.

If you are aware of any interesting cases involving Malaysia, particularly the ETA system, he can be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visa encrypted email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

A total of six individuals have now ceased to be Australian under changes to the Australian Citizenship Act in 2015 to strip dual nationals of Australian citizenship for actions contrary to their allegiance to Australia.

Under section 35 of the Act, a dual national’s Australian citizenship automatically ceases if they act contrary to their allegiance to Australia by engaging in terrorism-related conduct. This includes those who fight for or who are in the service of a declared terrorist organisation overseas.

Source: Five-foreign-fighters-lose-Australian-citizenship.pdf