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Visa Applications Involving Children

26th January 2024

The Convention on the Rights of the Child provides at Article 3 – “In all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration.” Children, especially Australian children play an important part in:…

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New visa requirements

11th December 2023

The Immigration Minister, and Prime Minister has announced a commitment to Australian business of a visa system that will grant approvals in seven days to highly paid overseas staff. The promise of a seven-day grant (to include processing of a nomination and visa) appears limited to a new visa stream for employers to bring in…

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Preventative Detention

5th December 2023

Have you recently been released from Villawood? The Government’s new preventative detention regime could see you taken back into custody on an order from the Court. IMPORTANTLY, you will be able to oppose any application to the Court to have you taken back into detention. Please contact us using the form on this page if…

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New proposed criminal offense provisions for BVR holders

17th November 2023

The BVR (Bridging Visa Conditions) allows eligible non-citizens, for whom removal is currently not reasonably practicable, to lawfully remain in Australia until removal becomes feasible. The Department of Home Affairs (the Department) may issue a BVR when a non-citizen in the NZYQ-affected cohort lacks entitlement to stay in Australia and is unlikely to qualify for…

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Good news for employers and skilled workers to take effect from 25 November 2023 – changes to the Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186) Temporary Residence Transition Stream

16th November 2023

One of the bad laws we have been fighting to see and end to is the law dividing workers into a good list (with a pathway to permanent residence), and a bad list (with no pathway to permanent residency). We are not just immigration lawyers living in a vacuum, we are also ourselves employees, consumers,…

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