If you have been living in Australia since 2 February 1984 and have not departed, you could be holding an absorbed person visa. Absorbed person visa (APV) is, by operation of law, taken to have been granted to certain people on 01 September 1994. Usually, non-Australian citizens entering the country is considered to be “immigrants”...Read More
Bogus document or false or misleading information will not meet PIC 4020 Withdrawing doc prevent PIC4020 – when applying for a visa, you may be required to satisfy PIC 4020. What is PIC 4020? PIC 4020 (Sch 4) is also known as the integrity PIC (Public Interest Criteria). PIC 4020 is to prevent visa applicants...Read More
You can apply for a permanent visa if you are living and working in a target sector in Victoria Subclass 190 Victoria STEMM nomination starts on 07 July 2021 (for financial year 2021 – 2022) with 3,500 places for permanent subclass 190 visas for those who are currently living and working in Victoria. Subclass 190...Read More
You can request for Ministerial discretion or waiver if you are not able to meet the general residence requirements Australian citizenship residency discretions & exemptions – residence requirements or having lived in Australia is necessary to ensure that a person who wishes to become an Australian citizen has spent sufficient time in Australia to gain...Read More
To be granted Australian citizenship, the Department must be satisfied with your identity. Citizenship by conferral and identity requirement – if you are applying for Australian citizenship by conferral under the Australian Citizenship Act 2007, the Department must be satisfied as to your identity pursuant to s. 24(3). Section 24(3) states that the Department must...Read More
If you are currently living in Regional NSW you could apply for Subclass 491 visa Subclass 491 NSW nomination, if you are nominated you can live and work in regional NSW for up to 5 years. This is a provisional visa and there is a PR pathway after 3 years (click here to learn more...Read More
PR cancellation & citizenship cancellation PR cancellation & citizenship cancellation – can the Department cancel or revoke a child born in Australia to a PR (permanent resident) parent the child’s Australian citizenship if the parent’s PR is cancelled? In the case of Shaheen (Migration) [2020] AATA 2568, the child’s mother, Shaheen, first came to Australia...Read More
Subclass 190 nominated by NT allows you and your dependant(s) to live, work and study in the Northern Territory Subclass 190 NT nomination – if you are nominated by the Northern Territory (NT) government, you will be invited to apply for the Subclass 190 visa allowing you to live, work and study in the NT...Read More
Onshore protection subclass 866 visa claims To apply for 866 protection or refugee visa, you must satisfy the definition of a “refugee”. To be a refugee, (1) you must fear persecution in your home country; (2) the persecution that you feared must be for reasons of your race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social...Read More
You can live and work in Canberra on a Subclass 491 visa Subclass 491 ACT nomination | How to apply Subclass 491 ACT nomination is for those who are interested in living and working in ACT or Australian Capital Territory on a Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa. This visa is valid for 5 years with...Read More
