The Ministry of Home Affairs has by notification issued on March 4, made changes to some definitions, rules and regulations governing the entitlements given to the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card holders. Post March 4 2021, all OCI cardholders will be required to take a special permission from theRead More →
The Sri Lankan Tamil family of Priya and Nades Murugappan seeking asylum in Australia have been allowed to remain on Christmas Island by the decision of the full Federal Court upheld a previous ruling relating to the immigration status of their youngest child. Priya and Nades Murugappan are both unauthorizedRead More →
Melbourne, February 15: A 36 year-old Tamil refugee, who was the victim of an alleged deliberate hit and run attack, was transferred by air ambulance to Australia late on Friday, 12 February. The incident which caused serious injuries – reportedly fractures to the back, shoulder, leg, hand and hip ofRead More →
Are you a spouse partner of Australian citizen waiting for your partner visa to stay in Australia indefinitely? Under the law, if you had moved an offshore visa application for partner visa, you would have to be offshore – outside Australia to get your visa, once your application is finalizedRead More →
The Australian Values Statement was introduced in 2007 and has just been updated also making it a requirement for anyone applying for permanent, provisional or temporary visa to now have to it before being allowed into Australia. Big deal! A lot of noise is being made by the spin doctors asRead More →
Governments and countries all over the world are preparing themselves for a post-COVID new normal. A lot of housekeeping is going on and much to the delight of IT companies, many things and processes are going digital. One of them is the ‘Incoming Passenger Card’ we all have to fillRead More →
The Morrison Government is strengthening the Partner visa program to further protect vulnerable migrants from people who commit family violence and crimes against women and children. Family violence is unacceptable and will not be tolerated under any circumstance. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from, whether youRead More →
The Morrison Government is introducing new requirements for partner visa applicants and their permanent resident sponsors to make reasonable efforts to learn English. Their knowledge of English will pave their way to permanent residency in Australia. For some commentators this will introduce new pains into an already hard road toRead More →
As NRIs the Indian diaspora are known for their industrious nature and persistence in pursuit of their dreams. But they run the risk of running into legal issues if they do not take due care of their assets back home. One such issue can be – having a property inRead More →
Is PDWL decision judicial activism challenging political intent? The Acting Minister for Immigration Alan Tudge is under fire from the Federal Court for not allowing an Afghani asylum seeker who can only be referred to as PDWL out of detention, when the refusal to grant him protection visa by theRead More →