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Colin Adno
Solicitor & Partner at Batten Sacks Lawyers Melbourne Bachelor of Laws, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Colin enjoys simplifying the legal process for his clients. “I make it clear there’s no such thing as a stupid question so they feel free to clarify or discuss any issues – it’s the best form of engagement.”…
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Hanna, our indispensable internal advisor, excels in creative accounting and precision number-crunching. A Holmes Institute alumna since 2009, she brings a wealth of experience from her roles in various accounting firms and in-house bookkeeping. Despite her initially demure appearance, Hanna is a resilient fighter, surprising everyone with her robust attitude and steadfast dedication to accounting…
Read MoreMake a submission to include an occupation on the Core Skills Occupation List
Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) have begun consultations to review the occupations on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) for 2025. The CSOL applies to the Core Skills stream of the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and the Direct Entry stream of the Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186). If an occupation is not on…
Read More482/494 Conditions Visa Conditions 8107, 8607 and 8608 are Changing
From 1 July 2024, visa conditions 8107, 8607 and 8608 are changing in response to the Australian Governments Migration Strategy. These changes address the commitment to help tackle worker exploitation and drive productivity. Holders of these visas who stop working with their sponsoring employer will have more time to find a new sponsor, apply for a…
Read More189 Invitations issued on 13 June 2024
Invitation rounds will be run periodically during the program year for: Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored. In each round, invitation numbers may vary depending on the number of on hand applications. State or territory government nominations for skilled visas will not be affected by the…
Read MoreWe go the extra mile (there are no traffic jams on the extra mile)
AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP RE-INSTATED FOR OUR CLIENT This is an extract of the decision by the Australian Dept. of Home Affairs after we made representations to them they incorrectly revoked our client’s Australian Citizenship. We have deleted our client’s name for confidentiality reasons. Dear Mr Silver Thank you for your email to the Department of Home…
Read MorePhillip Silver wins spouse visa cancellation case in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia
Revollo v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2011] FMCA 899 (25 November 2011) Last Updated: 30 November 2011 FEDERAL MAGISTRATES COURT OF AUSTRALIA REVOLLO v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION & ANOR [2011] FMCA 899 MIGRATION – Review of Migration Review Tribunal decision – cancellation of temporary spouse visa – where applicant claimed to be victim of domestic…
Read MoreIs sponsoring skilled immigrants really that complicated?
By Phillip Silver, Solicitor in New South Wales. Phillip has 25 years of experience as a lawyer in Australia and South Africa. Phillip represents Australian Farming enterprises to sponsor skilled farmers from South Africa to work on Australian farms. I read with interest the article in a recent edition of Agricultural Appointments by Professor Jock…
Read MoreSouth African farmers get out of their bakkies and into an aeroplane
Andre made contact with us in October 2018. We assessed him as being eligible and introduced him to a Sugar Cane Farmer in Northern Queensland. To his credit Andre travelled to Australia to meet the farm owner personally. The farm owner offered him sponsorship and we processed the application. This week the sponsored visa was…
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Dear Phillip Your advice guided us through a very difficult time where we had to make life changing decisions. Your experience and knowledge about immigration and law helped us to make informed decisions. Your friendly approach helped us to feel a bit more at ease and you were always willing and available via Skype and…
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