Migrating from South Africa to Australia: A Client Testimonial

Our Clients Claudia and Neville who we had helped to get a visa and move from South Africa to Australia sent us a letter that we would like to share with you: Once upon a time in 2016, the Smith family decided to pack up and move to Australia. So our journey started in Phillip Silver…

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Partner Visa Approved Within Three Months!

                If you ever applied for a Partner Visa (subclass 820/309), you know that a processing time for this visa subclass can be up to 20 months. This means that partner visa applicants and their sponsors have to wait for a decision for almost 2 years before they…

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The 17 January 2018 Changes to Lists of Eligible Skilled Occupations

On 17 January 2018 the Australian Government released another set of important changes to the lists of eligible skilled occupations for Australia’s skilled visa programs.             The following changes have already taken effect: three occupations were added to the lists of eligible skilled occupations (Property Manager, Psychotherapist, Real Estate Representative);…

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November 2017: Grandfathering Provisions for 457 Holders and Applicants

Good news for the 457 Visa Holders and Applicants! In November 2017, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection has announced in its official communication that 457 holders and applicants as of 18th  April 2017 will NOT need to meet all of the new requirements.  Namely, the transitional provisions still apply to so called “grandfathered” 457 holders,  which…

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Congratulations! Your visa has been approved!

Last week was incredibly successful for our team of immigration lawyers and migration agents. The Department of immigration and Border Protection have approved Permanent Residency for several of our clients. Namely, we have received three PR visa approvals for the following types of visas: the subclass 186 employer sponsor approval the subclass 189 skilled migration…

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457 Visa Updates: Are You Affected?

  As you may probably know, certain legislative changes to the 457-visa program have been introduced by the Australian Government in the last several months. We have summarised below the most important provisions affecting new applicants and current 457-visa holders. Changes affecting new 457-visa applicants    Occupations The Department of Immigration have reviewed the Occupations…

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457 sponsor fined $180,000 for ‘exploitative’ cashback scheme

A Brisbane-based Australian Business sponsor was  investigated by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) for allegedly ordering an overseas worker on a 457 skilled worker visa to pay back $18,000 of his wages through an unlawful cash-back payment. The sponsor was ordered to pay more than $180 0000 in penalties. The worker’s contract stated he was to…

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TIMELINE OF CHANGES TO AUSTRALIAN 457 VISA

By now, you would probably have heard about the recent changes to the 457-visa program introduced by the Turnbull Government and its eventual abolition which will come in March next year. Some of these changes have already taken effect while others are being incrementally introduced. By March 2018 the 457-visa program will cease and will…

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Partner Visa Application Successfully Remitted by Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Another successful Partner Visa story:  Big Win for Phillip Silver and Associates at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal   Last week the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) remitted a Temporary (Subclass 309) Partner Visa application for one of our clients (Jacob) and his spouse (Maree) whose initial visa application was refused by the Department of Immigration (DIAC). Maree, a…

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