Points Test Visa Refusal: Migration Tribunal Reasons
Matter Refused: Points Test Visa
This decision considered relevance to occupation.
The applicant applied for a points test based subclass 880 (Skilled – Independent Overseas Student) visa, which...
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DFAT Issues Warning On Dodgy Visa Websites
THE Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is warning of dodgy websites offering visa services.
“The Australian Embassy in Belgrade (Serbia) has received an increase in calls regarding companies...
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Families Always Called Australia Home
WHEN the 2012 Olympic Games begin later this year, it will be the Aussies that British ex-pats Bill and Margaret Beshaw will be cheering on, despite hailing from Hackney, where Olympic Park will be.
“No...
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Family That Surfs Together Stays Together
THE family that surfs together, hangs (10) together.
That seems to be the philosophy of an increasing number of mums, dads and kids who are taking up surfing as a family pursuit.
Mark Richardson, a world...
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Tax Changes Could Hit IT Sector
THE tightening of a tax benefit widely used to lure overseas talent could make Australia less attractive, a peak industry group says.
Treasurer Wayne Swan announced changes to the living away from home...
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Probe Over Fly-In Teen Brides
Hundreds of teens flown in to marry older Australians
Hundreds of 17-year-old girls have been brought to Australia to get married under a government visa program.
Australian law allows minors to wed only...
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Immigration Compliance
Tribunal Appeals On The RiseAustralian immigration tribunal appeals on the rise Foreign citizens desperate to live in Australia are swamping refugee and immigration tribunals by appealing...
Why ‘Tiny’ Tewao Had to Go. ‘Gentle Giant’ Sent Packing‘Gentle giant’ and armed robber: why minister is deporting opera-loving 2.1m tall ‘Tiny’ A 2.1-metre tall Kiwi is being deported...
Ex-Con May Have Citizenship RevokedA man who migrated from New Zealand may have his Australian citizenship revoked because he did not declare several criminal convictions. The man was sentenced...
Students Failing Visa TestThousands of students failed the Australian visa test Foreign students caught skipping class or flunking courses are being deported in record numbers,...
Tough Sentences For Visa Test Scam WelcomedTough sentences over English visa scam The Immigration department has welcomed the “tough” sentences given to nine men involved in a scam to...
Deportation Flight Could Kill Bed-Ridden 96YO: FamilyA northern Tasmanian family is worried their 96-year old relative could die on the flight to the United Kingdom if she is deported. Gladys Jefferson wants...
Immigration Law
Migration, Globalisation and Gender: Some Key LessonsFor many, globalisation and migration go hand in hand. A closer look reveals some interesting trends, notably concerning women. Just how significant is...
Migrant Figures Jump The SlumpImmigration has soared to record levels, even with the country in recession. Figures show that in the year to March, permanent and long-term arrivals outnumbered...
Constitution Poses No Obstacle To National Human Rights ActConcerns that a national Human Rights Act would fall foul of the Constitution can be confidently put aside, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission...
Wanted: ICT SkillsIT and telecom skills are still in short supply across Asia, despite the economic crisis. The gap is particularly sharp in Australia, where the Australian...
Unlawful? Maybe Not. What You Need To Know About Absorbed Persons VisasSome ‘unlawful’ people may not be. Here are some reasons. An immigration officer should consider if a person is the holder of an absorbed person...
Judges Have Their PlaceONE of the main reasons advanced against a legislative charter of human rights in Australia is that it would disturb the balance of power in our democracy....
