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Non-citizens charged with an offence need a criminal lawyer working with their migration lawyer

The cancellation of visas on character grounds has become a busy area within the Department of Immigration, with over 1000 cancellations this year alone, and… Read More

Foreign Doctors and nurses may be removed from the skilled visa lists!

The Department of Health has lobbied to have 41 Medical Occupations removed from the Skilled occupations List! A formal submission has been made to remove… Read More

Australia Cracks Down on Refugees

A leaked, confidential Department of Immigration document reveals that the government intends on implementing a more intense screening process for refugees. The… Read More

Universities Providing Support to Refugees

NSW (New South Wales) universities are doing their bit to help Syrian and Iraqi refugees have a better life by providing support programs and scholarships… Read More

Australia Can Lawfully Detain People in Other Countries

The High Court of Australia has recently ruled the government’s offshore immigration detention regime is lawful, rejecting a legal challenge… Read More

Buying Sponsorship Can Now Lead to Imprisonment

Have you ever been tempted to pay an employer to sponsor you? Perhaps you’ve been solicited by an employer looking to gain an advantage by… Read More

The Department of Immigration is Cracking Down on Self-Sponsored 457 Visas

New applications for Subclass 457 Visas will contain increased identity checks at the sponsorship, nomination, and application stages as of 20 November 2015. These ramped-up… Read More

Chinese Workers No Longer Require Mandatory Skills Assessments

The much-hyped China-Australia Free Trade Agreement will remove the mandatory skills assessment requirement for Chinese citizens working in certain occupations. This news has been followed… Read More

Dreams of an Australian future shattered by using fraudulent Migration Agent

The importance of securing an registered migration agent was made clear Wednesday night in a scathing expose by the 7.30 report. The… Read More

Don’t Be A Copycat: Homeowners, Builders and Architects Beware!

You don’t normally hear about copyright disputes relating to a house, but a recent court case saw a couple ordered to pay for copyright infringement… Read More