| Visa condition 8503 (No further stay) - waive |
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| What condition 8503 means
If condition 8503 (no further stay) has been imposed on your visa, it means you
cannot apply for another visa (other than a protection visa or a temporary visa
of a specified kind) to extend your stay while you are in Australia.
What visas is condition 8503 imposed on?
Condition 8503 can be... |
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| Sponsorship accreditation eligibility (Subclass 457 visa program) |
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| From 7 November 2011, the Department of Immigration & Citizenship have decided that
businesses with an excellent record of legal compliance and a long and positive
history of lodging subclass 457 visa applications for overseas employees, will be
able to make application for “accredited sponsor” status. Accreditation will qualify
them for “priority processing” of all subclass... |
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| Proposed skilled migrant selection register (SkillSelect) |
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| The Department of Immigration & Citizenship (DIAC) has decided to implement a new
skilled migrant selection register based on an Expression of Interest (EOI) and
invitation to apply. The proposal is in an early stage of development and consultation.
Although the key features are settled, further changes are possible and the following
information is subject to change. The... |
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| Partner visa update |
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| For the purposes of migration, the term 'partner' means the husband, wife or de
facto partner (opposite or same-sex) of the Australian sponsor (‘partner category’
includes partner and prospective marriage visa classes).
The parties in a married or de facto relationship must have a mutual commitment
to a shared life together, to the exclusion of all other persons.... |
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| Parent visa update |
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| Overview
There are two visa categories for parents wishing to migrate to Australia:
the parent category
the contributory parent category.
To apply for any parent or contributory parent visa, you must be the parent of an
Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen,
who is ‘settled’ at... |
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| Family (Domestic) violence |
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| The Family Violence Provisions (FVP) of Australia's migration program allow certain
people applying for permanent residence in Australia to continue with their application
after the breakdown of their married or de facto relationship, if they or a member
of their family unit have experienced family violence by their partner.
The FVP were introduced in response to... |
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| Business visa categories |
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| BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT – PERMANENT
1. Business owners
Business Owner Residence (Subclass 890):
For a temporary business visa holder applying for a permanent visa on the basis
of owning a new or existing business.
State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Subclass 892):
For a temporary... |
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| Subclass 457 visa specialists |
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| Australian businesses often need to recruit overseas workers to meet their business
requirements and ‘human capital’ needs. Nevett Ford Lawyers provides tailored solutions
in relation to all business sponsorship arrangements.
Our immigration law and visa services include:
Advice on business sponsorship obligations and undertakings
Obtaining... |
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| Contributory Parent Visas |
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A new Parent visa, called the Contributory Parent visa, was introduced in 2003 and was designed to “fast track” applications for Permanent Residence by parents of Australian citizens or Permanent Residents who were prepared to pay a significant application fee and security bond.
The number of visa places available in any year is capped by the Government and due to this, and... |
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| Recent changes to Foreign Investment Policy |
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| "There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know."
Donald Rumsfeld former Defense Secretary
When Donald Rumsfeld uttered these words on February 12 2002, he had no way of... |
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