Sydney Migration Specialists in Waverley, New South Wales, Australia | Immigration lawyer

Sydney Migration Specialists

Locality: Waverley, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9340 1225

Address: 326 Bronte Road 2024 Waverley, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.sydneymigrationspecialists.com.au

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23.01.2022 Researchers say that Australia will be relying heavily on migrants to rebuild once the pandemic has passed: https://www.sbs.com.au//coronavirus-has-halted-immigration

22.01.2022 Budget: Major changes are in the works for Partner visas, the exact timeline is yet unclear. "The Government will apply the family sponsorship framework to Partner visas which will mandate character checks and the sharing of personal information as part of a mandatory sponsorship application, and subject the sponsor to enforceable sponsorship obligations. These changes will complement existing family violence provisions within the Partner visa program... The Government will introduce English language requirements for Partner visa applicants and their permanent resident sponsors. These changes will help support English language acquisition and enhance social cohesion and economic participation outcomes. https://budget.gov.au//conte/bp2/download/bp2_complete.pdf

20.01.2022 NSW Treasury will begin accepting nominations for the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa - Subclass 491) for a limited time from a very limited range of candidates. Applications will open on Monday 15 June 2020 and close at 5pm on Tuesday, 23 June 2020. Applications will be assessed by the end of the financial year, Tuesday 30 June 2020.... Only applicants who meet the following criteria will be assessed: all Department of Home Affairs’ criteria requirements for this visa, and have an occupation on the NSW Stream 1 Regional Skilled Occupation List, and have been living in a designated regional area in NSW for at least the last 12 months, and have been working in a designated regional area in NSW for at least the last 12 months, and have been working in their nominated occupation, or a closely related occupation, for at least the last 12 months. Further information on applying for NSW nomination for the Subclass 491 visa will be published on the NSW Treasury website on Monday 15 June 2020.

19.01.2022 Finally, some good news for international students in NSW-the NSW Government will fund temporary crisis accommodation for stranded international students as part of a $20 million package protecting the vulnerable and maintaining the state’s track record as a leading global study destination: https://www.nsw.gov.au//nsw-government-supporting-internat

18.01.2022 Expert opinion: "Like much of the COVID response, Australia’s immigration system has been put into a form of temporary hibernation and the most likely response will be to revive it with as little change as possible... once the borders open, immigration and visas are likely to return to business as usual." https://lsj.com.au//covid-19-impacts-on-immigration-law-a/

16.01.2022 A new Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) of 17 occupations has been announced, aimed to allow entry of certain employer-sponsored applicants into Australia to assist in the COVID recovery. The Acting Minister stated in a joint media release with Senator Michaelia Cash that ...These occupations in the health care, construction and IT sectors will supercharge both our health and economic response to COVID-19". Such visa holders will be able to request an exemp...tion from Australia’s travel restrictions, but will still be subject to a strict 14 days quarantine on arrival at their own expense. The 17 occupations are: Chief Executive or Managing Director (111111) Construction Project Manager (133111) Mechanical Engineer (233512) General Practitioner (253111) Resident Medical Officer (253112) Psychiatrist (253411) Medical Practitioner nec (253999) Midwife (254111) Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (254412) Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) (254415) Registered Nurse (Medical) (254418) Registered Nurse (Mental Health) (254422) Registered Nurse (Perioperative) (254423) Registered Nurses nec (254499) Developer Programmer (261312) Software Engineer (261313) Maintenance Planner (312911)

11.01.2022 "Australians are being warned against calls to turn away skilled foreign workers when the nation recovers from the coronavirus crisis, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison backing a return to the migration levels of recent years" https://www.smh.com.au//cutting-immigration-would-hurt-the

09.01.2022 Opinion: "Migrants can keep economic downturn at bay" https://www.afr.com//migrants-can-keep-economic-downturn-a

08.01.2022 Some good news amidst the chaos-visa outsourcing deal scrapped: https://www.afr.com//visa-outsourcing-deal-dead-20200319-p

06.01.2022 Migration Program Planning and Delivery 2020-21 - Questions and answers

06.01.2022 AAT - COVID arrangements (credit: MIA Notice 26 - 25 March 2020) Deputy President Jan Redfern, Head of the AAT Migration and Refugee Division, today provided information to stakeholders on the operational arrangements to be put in place from 25 March 2020 in response to the COVID crisis. In common with all public authorities and employers, the AAT is implementing measures to protect tribunal members, registry staff, appellants and support services workers. To this end the fol...lowing measures have been put in place: the AAT will not be conducting any ‘in person’ hearings for the foreseeable future hearings will be conducted by telephone, where the matter is suitable to this format of hearing, including taking witness evidence and interpreted proceedings applications are being triaged and where these are suitable, complete and able to be decided 'on the papers', this will be done where cases are decision/hearing ready members may email the AAT to notifying that the case is ready for consideration a single central email address will be provided shortly by the MRD for this purpose, members are asked to only use that address and refrain from emailing tribunal members or other AAT officers protection visa hearings where face to face hearings are less essential, ie where appellants' credibility is not at issue in the case and the risk of harm well established by other means, the Tribunal wil attempt to continue to hear these cases by telephone or possibly even on the papers. Tribunal registry staff and members will be commence working remotely and patience is requested during these challenging times. those who may have difficulty in participating in a telephone conference/hearing due to disability, location, etc should contact the Tribunal to discuss other ways the case may be decided. The Registry will be shutting to the public tomorrow and members should continue to lodge applications online or by post. Further updates will be provided by the Deputy President Redfern at a meeting on 9 April 2020. See more

04.01.2022 The Department has published the detailed outcomes from the 2019-20 Migration Program. The total places granted for the permanent migration program in 2019-20 is 140,366. Seventy per cent of all visas were granted through the skilled stream with 95,843 places in total. The media release provides a snapshot: https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au//Outcomes-of-the-2019- The detailed report can be accessed here: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au//report-migration-program-2

03.01.2022 Hmm, I wonder if Mr. Barkla would donate part of his $38 mln salary to help out the international students that his company brings to Australia https://www.abc.net.au//idp-education-ceo-andrew-/12531862

01.01.2022 Interesting viewing: SBS is promoting a new show scheduled for 4 weeks in July, called ‘Who Gets to Stay in Australia?’ The stories follow 13 migrants and their families to show the challenges all migrants face trying to meet. https://tvblackbox.com.au//promo-sbs-reveals-the-emotiona/ https://tvtonight.com.au//airdate-who-gets-to-stay-in-aust