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25.01.2022 There are lots of reasons for visiting Australia, whether you're staying for a holiday, to see friends or visit relatives, or to work or study for a short time. An important criteria you must satisfy when applying for a Visitor visa (subclass 600) is the genuine temporary stay requirement. Have a read of my latest blog listing some helpful hints for meeting this requirement.... Contact me via my website Bruce Kimball Migration Services if you have any questions or would like some more information.

24.01.2022 Thinking about registering your relationship? 6 pitfalls to look out for The Immigration Department’s 12 month rule requires permanent visa applicants (and some temporary visa applicants) and their de facto partners to have lived together for 12 months? Following recent Federal court decisions, many applicants and their partners are aware that it’s now possible to have this 12 month rule waived aside by registering their relationship. This registration option is slightly more complex than it seems particularly given that it is in fact, a legally recognised committed relationship. If you are thinking about registering your relationship, I’ve identified 6 pitfalls for you to look out for. Have a read of my latest blog on my website and then contact me Bruce Kimball if you have any questions or need more information.

22.01.2022 How do you prove to the Immigration Department that your relationship with your overseas partner is genuine and continuing? There are a number of mistakes visa applicants and their sponsors make when lodging their partner visa application. For example, many couples start their relationship and wait far too long before they begin collecting evidentiary documentation that demonstrates the genuine intent of their relationship. I have listed this as one of my 7 BIGGEST mistakes couples make when they are applying for a partner visa on my latest blog that I have posted on #BruceKimballMigrationServices. Contact Bruce Kimball Migration Services if you need to start organising your partner visa application and would like to discuss how you can meet the Department’s criteria.

22.01.2022 Why do I need to tell the immigration department about my new address? I’ve often been asked this question (or questions like it) by my clients. While it is an important question for a visa applicant to ask, I don’t think there’s any quick answer to the question as it greatly depends on the person asking the question and their particular circumstance. For a start, the department does not want or need to know an applicant’s every change of circumstance before a decision is mad...e on their application. What constitutes a change of circumstance, when the Department should be informed, and what happens if you don’t inform the department are questions all visa applicants need to understand and appreciate. I have answered these questions on my latest blog that I have posted on my website. If you know someone who is lodging a visa application, ask them to read my blog, and to contact Bruce Kimball Migration Services if they have any questions or would like to discuss their circumstance with me. See more

22.01.2022 A new temporary parent visa has been flagged by the Federal government to be introduced in November 2017, subject to passing of legislation through Parliament during the current Winter sittings. As either a parent or their sponsor, there are at least nine important things you need to know about this new visa important things such as only one set of parents (maximum 2 people) per household able to be sponsored at a time. Have a read of our latest blog on the new temporary parent visa that is posted on #http://www.kimballmigration.com.au/blog/ and contact us if you would like to discuss further..

21.01.2022 A couple of key messages to skilled visa applicants, 1) do your homework on your assessing authority’s requirements well before hand - don’t leave it to the last minute. 2) Think seriously about the benefits of engaging the professional services of a Registered Migration Agent to help you navigate your way through the skilled migration minefield. Go to my websiite http://www.kimballmigration.com.au/blog/ and read my latest blog post on skilled migration.

19.01.2022 Old Chinese proverb, one step forward, two steps back. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton advises last night that citizenship bill set to be revised. Good news, applications lodged after original April announcement to be processed. http://www.sbs.com.au//dutton-offers-easier-english-test-d

17.01.2022 The Federal Government has significantly strengthened Public Interest Criteria 4020 for responding to visa applicants who provide false or misleading information. The Government has effectively closed a loophole whereby people could avoid PIC4020 by withdrawing their application which was suspected to be fraudulent and reapply after 12 months. These changes mean if you provide false or misleadding information in your visa application, it could affect future applications for u...p to 10 years. To find out more about these PIC4020 changes, have a read of my latest blog that I have posted on Bruce Kimball Migration Services. if you are concerned about information you have/have not previously provided to the Immigration Department regarding a visa application, contact Bruce Kimball and make an appointment for a face to face or online consultation.

14.01.2022 What are some of the 10 biggest mistakes visa applicants make? How about relying on information obtained from the internet? My Migration Agent colleague, Margie Dizon from Migration Corporation Australia has listed 10 biggest mistakes that her clients made. I certainly have had clients who have tripped and stumbled and made very similar mistakes. Have a read of my latest blog on my website www.kimballmigration.com.au where I have posted Margie’s list and contact Bruce Kimball Migration Services if you would like me to help you navigate your way safely through the migration minefield.

13.01.2022 Protect your profits hire legal workers Australian employers face costly infringements or civil penalties if they allow illegal work regardless of whether they knew someone was an illegal worker or not. A single check confirming a person’s Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residence status at the time of their employment is all that may be required.... An illegal worker is a "non-citizen" who is working without a valid visa or working in breach of a visa condition. Not everyone who comes to Australia on a visa has permission to work. Read my latest blog about the steps you need to take to ensure you are employing legal workers, and contact Bruce Kimball Migration Services to discuss how you protect your profits by hiring legal workers.

13.01.2022 North of Bribie Island and west of the Gold Coast and Ipswich think regional Australia. This was one of my tips for getting a job in Australia that I recently offered to a group of temporary visa holders and their families. The Presbyterian Church invited me to address migrant family members who were being supported by the Church. They were mainly student and temporary graduate visa holders uncertain about recent visa changes and wanting some clarification. Discussion centr...ed around skilled migration how they could best increase their points, which occupation list their nominated skilled occupation was on, and what the new Temporary Skilled Shortage visa will mean for them. Most simply wanted advice about what they could be doing as either a student or temporary graduate that would maximise their ability to remain in Australia. Have a read of my latest blog on my website www #kimballmigration.com.au where I have posted my top 5 tips for getting a job in Australia, including Tip #5 - Think regional, and contact Bruce Kimball Migration Services if you would like to discuss your migration status and future employability in Australia.

11.01.2022 Defusing a ticking time bomb - tictictic Does a secondary holder of a permanent skilled visa need to inform the Department of Home Affairs about the breakdown of his de facto relationship? Some key questions:... * What would be his visa status if he was no longer living with his partner? * Would he be able to continue living and working in Australia? * Most importantly, would he need to inform the Department of his change in circumstance? As the holder of a permanent SC190 skilled visa, there is no legal obligation to inform the Immigration Department about any change in his circumstances. Section 104 of the Migration Act requires non-citizens to inform the Department of the new circumstances as soon as practicable if and when an answer to a question on their visa application form is incorrect, eg, marital/spousal relationship question. However, this only applies to change in circumstances before the visa is granted (AND for visa applicants who are in Australia at the time the visa is granted). Worst case scenario would be if his ex-partner informed the Department of the change in their circumstances, AND he receives a notification of intention to consider cancellation of his visa. Many people including permanent residents are unaware of the visa cancellation provisions under the Migration Act. Under section 109, circumstances enabling the grant of a visa no longer existing may be grounds for cancellation. This is a discretionary power which may/may not be exercised by the Minister for non-prescribed circumstances. The Minister’s decision whether to cancel his visa (or not) would be based largely on the response provided to the Notice. This would indeed be the time to engage the services of an experienced Registered Migration Agent.

09.01.2022 some helpful hints how to meet the genuine entry stay requirement...

07.01.2022 Important changes to training benchmark requirements for employers wanting to sponsor overseas skilled workers were introduced by the Federal government from 1 July 2017. Key Highlights (1) Training Benchmark A (2% of annual wage bill), previous practice of private education providers accepting payment will be discontinued. Many of these providers would pay commission to migration agents referring clients. (2) Training Benchmark B (1% of annual wage bill), payment of external... training providers to deliver training to Australian employees is now excluded, unless it leads to a formal qualification. The changes affect employer sponsored temporary 457 and permanent ENS 186 and RSMS 187 visas, and many employers will need to restructure their training to comply with the new requirements. Go to our website #http://www.kimballmigration.com.au/blog/ and read our latest post on Training Benchmark changes for more specific details about what the Department of Immigration and Border Protection will accept as training expenditure. See more

07.01.2022 A distressing migration enquiry I received this week from an Australian citizen. Her parents relied on advice from family friends and got it horribly wrong. Lesson learnt - shipwrecks can happen with the simplest of migraiton matters.

07.01.2022 More changes to Australia’s employer sponsored visas to be introduced by March 2018 are looming. Immigration law specialist Peter Bollard has flagged some key questions about transitional arrangements for overseas skilled workers who have lodged 457 visa applications that are undecided when the 457 visa is replaced by the new TSS visa. We will be keeping a close eye on any government announcements in relation to the new TSS visa and communicating directly with our clients wh...o may be directly affected by these changes. Contact Bruce Kimball Migration Services if you would like to also be kept informed of any developments.

03.01.2022 The clock is ticking....tic...tic...tic.... With three sitting weeks remaining in 2017, the clock is ticking for the Senate to approve the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016 enabling a new Temporary Sponsored Parent visa to come into effect. Originally announced to be available from late 2017, the new visa will allow Australians to sponsor their foreign-born parents to stay in Australia for up to five years.... There is a lot of interest in the new visa. You can keep informed and up to date with the progress of the Bill through the Senate via this link. http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au//display.w3p;query%3DId%3A%22le Alternatively, contact Bruce Kimball Migration Services to answer your questions about the visa.

03.01.2022 Introduction of a new training levy The Federal Government is introducing a new training levy from March 2018 for employers wanting to sponsor overseas skilled migrant workers on short-term and permanent residency visas. To be known as the Skilling Australians Fund, employers will be required to contribute to the training of Australian workers through payment of a flat levy at the time the worker is nominated.... Have a read of my latest blog that I have posted on my Bruce Kimball Migration Services website, and contact me if you have any questions or need more information.

03.01.2022 Ahoy! Warning to the Un-Informed. Have you been granted a visa allowing multiple journeys, and you need to temporarily leave Australia to satisfy a short stay (3 months) requirement? The Migration legislation specifically provides for any person taking a round-trip cruise of less than 30 days duration as not having left Australia. This has had very serious consequences for elderly parents visiting their Australian citizen daughter. Mum and Dad took a round-trip cruise to V...anuatu on the advice of family friends as a way of satisfying the short stay requirement. They were found to have over-stayed their visit by some 3 months and consequently banned for 3 years from applying for another visa to enter Australia. Have a read of my latest blog about this shipwreck on my website, and contact Bruce Kimball Migration Services if you or your friends would like to discuss how you can avoid a migration shipwreck. See more

03.01.2022 The deadline date of Wednesday 18 October for debating controversial changes to Australia’s citizenship laws in the Senate is looming loud and large. The Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) have claimed the Citizenship bill is dead in the water and called for it to be scrapped. @https://www.theguardian.com//citizenship-bill-dead-in-the- Changes being proposed in the current bill include increasing waiting times from one year to four years before permanent residents can apply for ci...tizenship, tougher English language requirements, and additional powers for the Immigration Minister. The Greens successfully passed a motion last month that set the deadline date for debating the bill in the Senate, otherwise it will be struck from the Notice Paper. The government could move another motion to re-introduce the bill but would need the support of the crossbench. I expect ethnic communities and permanent residents affected by the changes will be closely watching the bill’s progress through the Senate this week.

01.01.2022 Do you take pride in your work and make sure that you get the basics right? Attending to detail will mean customers have confidence in the product you’re selling or the service you’re providing. It’s one of my top 4 skills greatly valued by Australian employers that I have posted on my blog page. http://www.kimballmigration.com.au/top-4-tips-that-make-yo/ ... If you are an overseas student wanting to extend your stay in Australia and are looking for a job in your area of study, having these skills might help you stand out from other candidates. Read my blog and contact Bruce Kimball to discuss your employability in Australia.