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The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Means Stricter 457 Visa Requirements

June 20, 2016 A compromise deal has finally been struck between the federal government and opposition over the China-Australia free trade agreement. As a result, the free trade… Read More

Study stress can lead to overlooked visa deadlines!

June 18, 2016 Students – did you know that you are one of the most common types of visa holder to overlook your visa expiry date? Be… Read More

Australia’s Immigration Department is cancelling Kiwi visas on “character” grounds – this can be successfully challenged!

June 17, 2016 Over the last 6-10 months, the Immigration Department has cancelled over 1200 visas (mostly held by Kiwis) on “character grounds”. This is unprecedented and it… Read More

Will Australia still be “The Backpacker Destination”?

June 14, 2016 Australia is known as the most competitive “backpacker destination”. However, it is now in doubt if that will still be the case! The Federal Government’s… Read More

Australia and Hungary sign a new Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa arrangement

June 14, 2016 On 24 February 2016, Australia and Hungary signed a Work and Holiday Memorandum of Understanding, establishing a reciprocal Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) arrangement… Read More

Kiwis are being deported from Australia at a Rate of Knots – what about their Australian children? Some of the issues….

June 13, 2016 Recent immigration cases have proven that long-term residency in Australia does not prevent a New Zealand citizen from having their visa cancelled. Under new laws,… Read More

Prolonged Detention Labelled as ‘State-Sanctioned Child Abuse’

June 12, 2016 The morality of processing asylum seekers offshore has been under fire for a long time, and even more so now with the anticipated return of… Read More

Exemptions from waiting periods canned for migrants seeking Centrelink

June 10, 2016 A lump of coal has appeared under the Christmas tree of many new Australian residents, with the Government’s mid-year budget update containing a new cut… Read More

Controversial New Laws Mean Dual Nationals can be Stripped of Australian Citizenship

June 8, 2016 In the final night of Parliamentary sitting for 2015, the Australian Government passed the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill. This controversial Bill means… Read More

Federal Court Decision – Still time to lodge Review applications against old 457 Visa refusals

June 6, 2016 The Full Federal Court has now overturned the widely unpopular decision in the case of Lee v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Previously,… Read More

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