Immigration Gems

Australian federal government’s proposed law to use secret evidence to cancel visas

The Migration and Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Information Provisions) Bill could have “disastrous consequences” for migrants facing visa cancellations. There are widespread fears that the proposed law allowing visas to be canceled based on secret evidence could deny migrants their right to justice. The Australian Federal Government says the...

14-NOV-2018 Migration Amendment (Seamless Traveller) Regulations 2018

These regulations amend the Migration Regulations 1994 to create greater efficiencies in border processing at international ports. In particular, the amendments will reduce the processing burden for travellers at international ports using a SmartGate (or other authorised system) by removing the requirement to present a physical passport if details...

Visitor Visas – “Genuine Temporary Entrant” Criterion

It is a common belief that applications for “visitor visas” to Australia (Subclass 600) should be simple and straightforward. However, according to the number of reviews related to the Department’s decided to grant a Subclass 600 visa published by the MRT it is far from the case that visitor...

Children born at the merits review stage

Children born to visa applicants who are seeking merits review of a decision cannot be added to the review application-below is an extract from the Procedures Advice Manual. 58.9 Cases at merits-review stage In the case of a child born when its parent’s application for a visa is with...

Valid passports

Australian visa holders often forget to renew their passports and then run into problems with Schedule 4021 of the Migration Regulations which applies to many visas and requires the applicant to have a valid travel document. However Schedule 4021 contains a waiver provision: Waiving the PIC 4021 passport requirement...

Reduce Fraudulent Documents

Рекомендации MARA по предварительной проверке всех документов поступающих от клиента: Fraudulent documents and false or misleading information threaten the integrity of Australia’s migration program. It is in the best interest of clients, migration agents and the department to take steps to reduce the level of fraudulent documents or false...

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