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Can the Tribunal rely on that information as the basis for affirming the refusal of a visa application?

This interesting question was presented in a case that was decided by Judge Riethmuller of the Federal Circuit Court late last week, Gill v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2018) FCCA 1726 (29 June 2018).

The background of the case was that the applicant was seeking a “Skilled (Residence)” visa, subclass 887.

This compilation takes account of the disallowance of amendments by the Senate on 25 June 2018 at 20:01, compiled on 1 July 2018.  The compilation includes the most recent amendments.  The document below has been prepared by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra.  It is complete as at the current time and was registered on 2 July 2018.

Australian-Citizenship-Regulation-update-2-July-2018.pdf

Global Talent Scheme (GTS) is a pilot program launched on 1 July 2018 by the Department of Home Affairs. The scheme will run for approximately 12 months and if successful, full implementation is expected by June 2019.

Briefly, GTS is part of the longer term strategy by the Australian Government to attract talent, the world’s best and brightest. In March 2018, the Government announced 2 pilot schemes targeted at supporting talent and innovation in Australia. These schemes are the Global Talent Scheme and Supporting Innovation in South Australia. Together, these aim to support business growth, skills transfer and job creation by attracting highly-skilled global talent to help foster innovative businesses in Australia.

These will support innovation in different ways:

Is applying for a subclass 485 – Temporary Graduate visa as “easy as pie”?

The criteria in Part 485 of Schedule 2 of the Migration Regulations 1994 would “seem” to be straightforward, wouldn’t they?

Step One: Meet the common criteria of clauses 485.212 – 485.215:

Do miracles, or at least unexpected outcomes, ever happen in migration cases? 

Is it worth pursuing an application for judicial review even where it might seem at first blush that the Minister might have an “open and shut” case? 

Is the Genuine Temporary Entrant criterion for the grant of student visas an insurmountable obstacle?