News & Insights
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...
Travel Exemptions now available for Prospective Marriage Visa holders in certain circumstances
Travel Exemptions now available for Prospective Marriage Visa holders in certain circumstances. New category of individual exemption: a Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) visa holder in the following circumstances: where the subclass 300 visa has been granted;...
Afghanistan Humanitarian Crisis
Our hearts ache as we watch the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. If you are an Afghan national who is here in Australia but who is not an Australian permanent resident or citizen and you are concerned about your visa status, we may be able to help. In...
What is a Proxy Marriage and how can this help you apply for a partner visa?
COVID-19 has, devastatingly, ruined a lot of couples’ plans for getting married. This can have equally devastating results on couples’ plans to reunite in Australia. In my last article Travel Exemptions & Partner Visas – What’s Going On? (available here:...
The Importance of Judicial Review – Protection Visa
On Wednesday, our clients were successful in their Federal Court appeal with the Court quashing the decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal which had affirmed the Department of Immigration’s refusal of their Protection visa applications (CZT16 v Minister for...