Talent visas making up for government mistakes: lawyers
Migration law experts have called out the government’s new global talent program visas as “policy by press release”, saying the government should not be praised for simply rectifying its earlier mistakes in scrapping 457 visas and bungling new skilled migration visas. Last week the Coalition announced that it would introduce a fast-track program for 5000 […]
Migration Appeals – A short update
Migration Review Division – Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) The Hon Ian Callinan AC QC recently handed down his Report on the Statutory Review of the Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015. The report covered a number of matters relevant to the conduct of migration review applications including processing times (ie. Backlogs), bridging visas for certain applicants, qualifications of […]
Grandfathering Arrangements for 186 visas (5 Case Studies)
The significant changes to the Employer Sponsored visa categories in March 2018 limited access to permanent residency for many applicants. The assessment of eligibility for a Subclass 186 – Employer Nomination Scheme (186 visa) visa under the Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) stream has become increasingly complicated, and requires a comprehensive analysis of an applicant’s circumstances. […]