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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.
New Workplace Justice Visa
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Workplace Justice Visa

New Workplace Justice Visa

The Department of Home Affairs introduced a “Workplace Justice Visa” for the purposes of enabling a temporary migrant worker to remain in Australia, to undertake a workplace justice activity in relation to a matter of workplace exploitation. This was achieved via the passage of the Migration Amendment (Workplace Justice Visa) Regulations 2024 (Workplace Justice Visa Regulations) which amended the Migration…
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8 August, 2024
Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) to commence in October 2024
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Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) to commence in October 2024

Relevant legislation that will abolish the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) and replace it with the new Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) passed Parliament in May 2024, and received royal asset in June 2024. The Attorney General has announced that the new ART will commence from 14 October 2024. What about existing matters with the AAT? All matters that are currently before…
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8 August, 2024
Visa Exclusion Periods (Public Interest Criteria 4020)
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Visa Exclusion Periods (Public Interest Criteria 4020)

The Department of Home Affairs (Department) have various measures to ensure the integrity of its immigration program, and to deter those who have done the wrong thing for the purposes of trying to secure a visa. This article addresses what happens when the Department believe that a person has provided a bogus document, or information that is false or misleading…
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1 August, 2024
Increased visa application charges from 1 July 2024
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Increased visa application charges from 1 July 2024

The Australian government increased visa application charges (VACs) from 1 July 2024. Most VACs saw an increase per the 2024-25 forecast CPI, however the Student (subclass 500) visa saw a significant increase, with the base application charge now amounting to $1,600. A summary of the changes for some common visa types is included below: Temporary Skill Shortage (Subclass 482) (TSS)…
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24 July, 2024
Conditions imposed on a Bridging Visa A (BVA)
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Bridging Visa

Conditions imposed on a Bridging Visa A (BVA)

A Bridging Visa A (BVA) is granted to individuals in Australia who, while holding a substantive visa, lodge a further substantive visa. The BVA would remain “out of effect” until the individual’s current substantive visa ceases, and come “into effect” the day following the visa expiry permitting the holder to remain in Australia during the processing of the new substantive…
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19 July, 2024
What is the Subclass 159 visa?
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What is the Subclass 159 visa?

By law, only Australian citizens have an automatic right of entry to Australia. Holders of permanent visas have the right to remain in Australia indefinitely, however if they choose to travel internationally, they must ensure they have a right of re-entry. Typically, when any permanent visa is initially granted, it allows for “multiple entries” to Australia for up-to 5 years.…
Immigration blog
11 July, 2024