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Mar 1, 20241 min read
Two-year extension of post-study work rights on subclass Temporary Graduate 485 visa to end later this year
Department of Education made an announcement about the ending in about mid 2024 of the option for two-year extension of post-study work...
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Feb 17, 20242 min read
Significant Investor Visa is not axed or is it?
Newsagencies like the Australian and BBC recently reported that the Labour Government has 'quietly axed' the Business Innovation and...
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Feb 16, 20242 min read
Greater protections for vulnerable migrant workers from July
On 7 February the Federal Labor Government said it has now delivered greater protections for vulnerable workers who speak up against...
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Feb 13, 20242 min read
Losing high-level talent in the new Temporary Graduate visa program
The recently announced changes to take place in the Temporary Graduate visa stream, reducing the age limit for eligibility for the...
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Jan 25, 20243 min read
New citizenship laws rushed through in December 2023
There are Australian citizenship ceremonies scheduled to take place tomorrow, on Australia Day granting Australian citizenship to a...
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Dec 23, 20231 min read
Happy festive season
Assent Migration Lawyers wish all our clients, their families and friends a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year All the very best for 2024...
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Dessie
Dec 12, 20233 min read
Ups and downs of Australian migration and proposed reforms
After years of migration ups and downs the Albanese government says it will fix Australia’s broken and ignored migration system. Over the...
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Nov 20, 20232 min read
Changes to the employer sponsored visa programs
Changes are expected to be made by the Department of Home Affairs to the Temporary Skill Shortage subclass 482 (TSS visa) and the...
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Nov 14, 20232 min read
High Court of Australia rules indefinite detention is unlawful
On Wednesday last week the High Court ruled that a stateless Rohingya man from Myanmar who was being held in detention had been...
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Nov 14, 20232 min read
Urgent visa help for the civilians in the Hamas – Israel conflict
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has provided emergency information for those impacted by the Hamas – Israel conflict and is...
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Dessie
Nov 13, 20232 min read
New permanent residency pathway for Pacific Islanders
Early next year the Australian Federal Government is expected to introduce a new visa category, the Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) which...
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Oct 10, 20232 min read
International student graduates’ report offers new options for career pathways
The new Grattan Institute report whose title is Graduates in limbo: International student visa pathways after graduation focuses...
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Dessie
Sep 19, 20231 min read
Assent Migration wins Best Boutique Law Firm Australasia
Assent Migration Lawyers has taken out the APAC Insider Magazine Legal Awards for the Best Boutique Law Firm Australasia for 2023. Now in...
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Dessie
Aug 31, 20232 min read
Pandemic Event visa subclass 408 closure
The Pandemic Event (subclass 408) visa was created by the Australian Government in response to the borders closures in 2020 and it...
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Dessie
Aug 28, 20231 min read
State & Territory allocation of skilled migration 2023-2024
Each fiscal year the Federal Government allocates certain number of spots available to the Australian states and terrotories under the...
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Dessie
Aug 21, 20232 min read
Federal Court ruling on Australian Citizenship in Kaur case
Recently the Federal Court of Australia, one of the highest authorities available to appellants, reviewed a decision in the case of the...
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Dessie
Aug 14, 20231 min read
Migration Makes Australia Stronger – a welcome report
A recently released report Migration Makes Australia Stronger by the Business Council of Australia has received a warm welcome from the...
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Dessie
Jul 21, 20232 min read
Hotels as places of detention is not appropriate
This week the Australian Human Rights Commission released a report The Use of Hotels as Alternative Places of Detention (APOD) compiled...
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Dessie
Jul 11, 20232 min read
Extensions for temporary graduate (Subclass 485) visa holders
A Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) is a visa for eligible international students to live, study, and work in Australia after their...
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Dessie
Jun 28, 20232 min read
Australian visas to cost more in the new financial year
From 1 July 2023 visa application charges will increase by the 2023-24 forecast CPI of 3.25% and more. Visitor visa, working holiday...
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