The 12 Most Common Mistakes That Kill Visa Applications
When I was a kid, I was given a fish tank for my birthday. I spent the best part of a day setting it up. I laid out the rocks […]
Why You Should Join a Chamber of Commerce
“How’s business?” the old greeting goes. But these days, one might do better to ask: “Where’s business?” Thanks to advances in technology, we now operate in a global marketplace where […]
How Do I Choose the Right Immigration Lawyer?
A decision to move to or stay in another country is a Really. Big. Deal. You’ve read all there is you can online. You’ve read our previous article on whether […]
Major Shake-Up to Regional Visas
Subclass 489 Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa to be replaced by Subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa on 16 November 2019. Like the 489 visa, the 491 will be a […]
New Temporary Parent Visa to be Income Tested
From 17 April 2019 the Department of Home Affairs will start accepting applications to sponsor parents for the new Temporary Sponsored Parent visa. Sponsors will need to have a taxable […]
Do You Even Need an Immigration Lawyer?
You fancy yourself as being pretty switched on. You do your own tax return each year. You’re one of those people who actually enjoys filling in the form for the […]
The “Inside Information” on 400 Series & TSS Employer-Sponsored Visas
Our Principal Lawyer, Ariel Brott, was thrilled to chair a session last week on 400 series and TSS visas at the 2019 Immigration Law Conference in Canberra. Many thanks to […]
Australia’s Most Business-Friendly Foreign Missions
Have you ever imagined your Australian products being consumed on the banks of the Seine? Have you developed a technology that you just know would change the way business is […]
New 5 Year Sponsored Parent (Temporary) Visa to Commence Shortly
On 1 March 2019, Minister Coleman announced that applications to sponsor a parent for a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa will be open from 17 April 2019. Once a sponsorship application […]
Anatomy of an Immigration Officer: The Subtle Art of Reading Your Case Officer’s Mind
“I probably have mildly sociopathic tendencies” – Christopher Levingston, former Immigration officer The Immigration Department is pretty fond of ethnic (and other) profiling. Immigration officers analyse the behaviours of past […]