Becoming an Australian Citizen is the end step in your Australian immigration process and is the evidence you have that you have a commitment to Australia and it's values.

Becoming an Australian citizen is a wonderful opportunity for people from all parts of the world to claim Australia as their own country and call themselves a 'true blue Aussie'.

The reward of being an Australian citizen is amazing.  To become a citizen of this great land, you join in the rich fabric of society made up of many creeds and colours. We are people from all over planet earth but we have one voice.

As the national airline Qantas' theme song states 'I am, you are, we are Australian'.

Migration Alliance members might be interested in the news today in the Sydney Morning Herald where Mayor of London, Boris Johnson says:

'It is time for Britain and Australia to set up a bilateral free labour mobility zone.'

The issue that Johnson sees is that world growth has taken place everywhere else but not especially so in Britain.  Now Britain is looking at Australia, which Britain snubbed back in 1973 and seeing our growth.  I dare say Britain is a little jealous!

Johnson thinks that Britain needs to stop focussing on Europe and the EU and instead create and grow relationships with countries such as Australia that are going to grow in the years to come.  Countries such as Australia offer great opportunities for British people, goods, services etc. 

Johnson says:

Applicants need to make a designated investment of AUD $5,000,000 to be eligible to be granted a four (4) year visa (Subclass 188) that provides a pathway to gaining Australian permanent residence.  To view this information in Indonesian please click the following link: Informasi-migrasi-ke-Australia-visa-provisional-kategori-Investor-1.pdf

To make an application for an Australian Significant Investor Visa there are five stages:

Stage 1:
SIV applicants submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) via the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's online system which is called SkillSelect.  If successsful, visa applicants will then receive an invitation to submit a visa application.  Contact a Registered Migration Agent for more information.

Stage 2:
The SIV applicant submits an application to request nomination by a designated State/Territory government agency. Each state/territory has its own requirements to nominate applicants.  Contact a Registered Migration Agent for more information.

Stage 3:
On receipt of the Nomination approval from the State / Territory government agency, the SIV applicant submits a formal visa application with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.  Contact a Registered Migration Agent about this step.  Contact PwC to complete the SALP before lodging your visa application.

Stage 4:
SIV applicants found to meet the eligibility criteria will be notified by the Department of Immigration and invited to make a AUD $5,000,000 complying investment within 70 days.  Contact an approved company from our list of our approved investment options for SIV applicants.  Contact PwC regarding all taxation implications surrounding the significant investment.

Above: Kathryn Magnolia Feeley presented subjects on day 1 at the Seminar for Migration Agents at Parliament House.

Below:  Agents have lunch together at Parliament House last weekend.

Migration Alliance is conducting a survey of the migration advice profession on DIAC's Agent's Gateway.   Information will be collated and sent to the DIAC as part of the consultation process between Migration Alliance and the DIAC.  This survey is for migration agents only.  Thank you for participating. 

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