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New Law Proposed to Make Automatic Visa Cancellation Easier
The Morrison Government is, for the third time, trying to pass new laws in relation to visa cancellations of people who live in Australia. Currently, the Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) has the power to cancel a visa if the visa holder does not pass what’s known as...
What’s the Crack with Novak Djokovic?
If you have heard about the recent Novak Djokovic visa/vaccine debacle, you’d be forgiven for not understanding exactly what’s happened and why. Media coverage has been plentiful, but not always easy to follow. So, we thought we’d explain what happened to Mr Djokovic...
Stronger powers to cancel and refuse visas on character grounds blocked
Law to hand the government greater visa cancellation powers blocked by Senate The Opposition raised concerns over the bill, saying that low-level offending could be caught up in its remit and there was the potential for unintended impacts on domestic violence victims....
Temporary Skill Shortage (Subclass 482) Visa
Introduction This visa is a temporary (between 2 to 4 years) visa that allows Australian employers to sponsor a person from overseas to work for them in Australia. Depending on the circumstances, it may lead to permanent residence (which may then lead to citizenship)....
New OFFSHORE visas available for South Australia state sponsorship
To manage South Australia’s COVID recovery response, an additional 70 occupations are now open to applicants currently residing outside Australia. These occupations can be viewed here:...
Expanded Scope of Outbound Travel Restrictions
Over the past month, we have seen an increase in queries about the rules relating to leaving Australia by people who are ordinarily resident overseas. Previously, if you were ordinarily resident’ of another country (other than Australia) you were not required to...