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Introduction to Migration Legislation & Procedures
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- Immigration powers, Migration Act 1958, Australian Citizenship Act 2007 & other migration related legislation
- The ‘Department’ – role and structure
- Relevant tribunals and Courts
- Migration Regulations 1994
- Department of Home Affairs Procedural Instructions
- Resources
- ImmiAccount, VEVO, Legendcom, Lexis Nexis, Case Law, Austlii, Jade.io
- Migration Agents Registration Authority
- Registration and current issues
- MARA Code of Conduct
- Visa processing procedures - general
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Family Visas including Partners & Parents
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Outline the options available for Australian citizens/PRs/ENZC to sponsor partners to Australia
- Describe the main features of available visas
- Be aware of proposed changes
- Outline visa options & eligibility requirements for other family members – parents, children, etc.
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General Skilled Migration including Skilled Regional Visas
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- General Skilled Migration Visas - subclass 189, 190, 491,489, 887,191
- Time of application requirements
- Schedule 6D and threshold requirements
- Regulations and policy Issues
- Time of decision requirements
- State/ Territory Nominations
- Strategies for efficiently managing an application under GSM
- Best practises in evidentiary requirements
- Case Studies
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Student Visas
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- Overview of Student Visa Program
- Schedule 1 requirements
- Schedule 2 requirements
- Qualifying visas
- Packages and principal courses
- English language requirements
- Genuine Temporary Entrant
- Financial capacity
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Unlawful Non-Citizens
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- Statutory Bars
- Notifications
- Schedule 3 provision
- Compelling policy
- Detention and Removal
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Bridging Visas
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- Identify the different types of Bridging visas and their purposes
- Advise clients on when and how to apply for a Bridging visa
- Advise clients on what conditions may apply to their Bridging visas (and how to lift certain conditions)
- Explain to clients when a Bridging visa comes into effect and when it ceases to be in effect
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Temporary Employer Sponsored Visas
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- Subclass 457 – Replaced with TSS 482 visa on 18 April 2017
- Subclass 482
- Subclass 494 (this visa will be covered in next presentation, Permanent employer sponsored visas)
- Short summary of other temporary work visas to consider for your clients – Subclasses 400, 408, 485, and 407 visas
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Overview of the streams – Direct Entry and Temporary Residence Transition Stream
- Nomination applications
- Visa Applications
- Understand key requirements for the 494 visa
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Fundamentals of Labour Agreements
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- Understand context of Labour Agreement (LA) program
- Identify scenarios for use of LA
- Understand legislative / regulatory requirements:
- Agreement
- Nomination
- Visa
- Source and analyse LA policy / information
- Prepare LA submissions and supporting documents
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PIC 4020 and other ban period provisions
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Describe the Schedule PIC provisions (PIC’s 4013, 4014 and 4020) allowing visa refusal and exclusion periods on various grounds
- Summarise the similarities and differences in these PIC provisions
- Describe the meaning/interpretation of the key elements of PIC 4020 and case law & Policy (Policy reissued on 1 January 2018)
- Discuss the ‘waiver’ provisions in PIC 4020 using case law/Policy and explain the grounds on which a waiver can be successful
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