Immigration Department has published a post on their migration blog in regard to “What to expect from a registered migration agent’. Here is the summary of the things mentioned in the post: It’s against the law for anyone who is not registered to advise about eligibility for a visa or provide assistance Registered migration agents…
In order to prevent people from abusing partner visa program, the migration regulation has placed some limitations on partner sponsorship. A 5 years ban is one of such limitations, that is, Your sponsorship might not be approved if you: a) were sponsored for a Partner or Prospective Marriage visa within the past five years or…
Today I like to address a type of question I often got from my clients: “I don’t have a skills assessment and I only work for my 457 employer for 3 months, when can my employer nominate me for PR?” Here are the summary to answer this type of question: There are a number of…
From 28 July the provision of visa medical examinations and assessments to clients in Australia will commence with Bupa Medical Visa Services. Medibank Health Solutions (MHS) will no longer provide this service when its contract with Immigration Department expires on 25 July 2014. For more details, please visit Immigration website at: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/health-requirements/arranging-health-exam.htm
How Long Is Your Skills Assessment Valid For Migration Purpose? This is supposed to be a straightforward question. However, in reality, it is a bit complicated. In the past, it was forever, in other word, even, it stated it is valid for 5 years on your assessment result letter and those 5 years has passed,…
Given the current economic condition, particularly in WA, we see more and more 457 visa holders made redundant by their sponsors. With only 90 days to find another employer, some of them manage to lodge an onshore partner visa SC820/801. Although they will a Bridging Visa A (BVA) automatically granted by doing this, but it…
I often got asked can I lodge the visa application before receiving my skill assessment result. The answer is we need to read the Time of Application Criteria, some visa categories only require evidence of lodging skill assessment (e.g. 485 Graduate Visa) at the time of application while other visa categories require you must have…
Here is a common mistake made by the 457 employer. When your employer wants to change its business structure from a sole trader to a company or a trust, they need to apply for a new sponsorship and new nomination for their 457 employees, even the owner, premises, employees remain the same. This is because…
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