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Our staff have the knowledge to deal with all immigration problems, no matter how complex. Keep abreast of immigration updates with our blog posts below.
Changes to Australia’s Working Holiday Maker Program for British Nationals
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Changes to Australia’s Working Holiday Maker Program for British Nationals

On 31 May 2023, the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) entered into force, giving effect to a significant trade agreement (see here). Amongst other things, this improved access for UK citizens under Australia’s Working Holiday Maker program and reciprocated some of these arrangements for Australia under the UK’s Youth Mobility Scheme – see the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and…
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31 May, 2023
Australia-India Migration and Mobility Partnership Arrangement
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Australia-India Migration and Mobility Partnership Arrangement

The visit of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to Australia, also resulted in the signing of an Australian-Indian Migration and Mobility Partnership Arrangement which forms part of the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA). For more information about the ECTA, see here. This agreement provides greater access for Indian nationals to come to Australia, including access to the Work…
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30 May, 2023
Visa Exclusion Periods (Public Interest Criteria 4014)
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Visa Exclusion Periods (Public Interest Criteria 4014)

In certain circumstances, a foreign national may be prevented from being granted a visa to Australia, known as a visa exclusion period. These exclusion periods can be: permanent – for example, individuals who have been deported from Australia or had their visas cancelled for reasons of their character; or temporary - for example, certain people who have had their visas…
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25 May, 2023
General visa cancellation powers (s 116 visa cancellation)
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General visa cancellation powers (s 116 visa cancellation)

The Department of Home Affairs (the Department) have various powers to cancel visas under the Migration Act 1958 (the Act). This most commonly includes “character cancellations” and a broader “general cancellation” power. This article discusses the general cancellation powers under s 116 of the Act, and outlines the process when the Department are considering exercising this power. What are the…
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25 May, 2023
Ministerial discretions for the general residence test in Australian citizenship by conferral applications
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Ministerial discretions for the general residence test in Australian citizenship by conferral applications

Broadly speaking, s 21 of the Australian Citizenship Act (2007) (Cth) (Citizenship Act) allows for applications for Australian citizenship by conferral in 7 situations, with the most common being that an applicant satisfies the general eligibility criteria. Within the general eligibility criteria, applicants are required to pass one of the four residence requirements at the time of application, being the:…
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22 May, 2023