Australian Immigration Blog - Grant Williams

2015-02-25

I come into contact almost daily with International Students who want to change courses. Many want to make this change shortly after they have arrived...

2015-01-29

Two and a half years ago I put the following post on my Blog about the plight of Priority Group 5 GSM applications… https://immigrationptyltd.wordpress...

2015-01-05

The Department of Immigration & Border Protection has increased the application fees for partner visa subclasses from 1 January 2015 by 50%. * Offshore...

2014-07-25

If you are lodging an onshore Partner visa application (820/801) and you are either (i) unlawful or (ii) hold a bridging visa You must satisfy Schedule...

2014-07-17

From 1 July 2014 all Skills Assessments will have a default expiry date of 3 years. This applies to the following visas… 189 Skilled Independent 19...

2014-06-17

The 2014 Federal Budget announced yet another attack on the family reunion aspirations of migrants to Australia. The government has decided to cease applications...

2014-05-05

I get many questions on my Blog about the “last” Remaining Relative visa and I see many cases that have been refused by DIBP for failing to...

2014-02-28

Migration Review Tribunal (MRT) One of the features of Australia’s Immigration system is that we have a robust process that allows for the independent...

2013-11-19

I have been working as a Registered Migration Agent since 1997 (MARNs 9795459  & now 0854799) – so around 16 years and there are times...

2013-10-16

Recent times have seen a huge amount of angst; political, trade union, business, employer and I’m sorry to say personal surrounding the role of...