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The Office also assists people to find a migration agent, [2] [3] provide advice about fees [4] that agents might charge and assist with making complaints about agents. [5] Under Australian law (Migration Act 1958, [6] Part 3) any person who gives "immigration assistance" must usually be a Registered Migration Agent. The term "immigration ...
The Migration Act 1958 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that governs immigration to Australia. [2] It set up Australia’s universal visa system (or entry permits). Its long title is "An Act relating to the entry into, and presence in, Australia of aliens, and the departure or deportation from Australia of aliens and certain other ...
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 18 September 2013 [3] and replaced the majority of the functions previously performed by the former Department of Immigration and Citizenship; with the exception of most settlement and multicultural affairs programs that were assumed by the Department of Human Services.
The system allows visas to be issued electronically and linked to the applicant's passport, eliminating paper application forms. [13] Australia was the first country in the world to launch electronic visas. [12] Australia officially ceased the issuance of visa stickers on 1 September 2015, and all visas are issued and recorded electronically. [10]
In 2004-2005 the department was responsible for the unlawful 10-month detention of Cornelia Rau, a German citizen and Australian permanent resident as part of the Australian government's mandatory detention program. Rau's detention became the subject of a government inquiry which was later expanded to investigate over 200 other cases of ...
IRS Direct File is a popular free program that offers guidance and support as you fill out your tax return and file your taxes directly with the IRS. And it may not be long for this world. On Feb ...
Each appeal reached the High Court via the appeal process written in Part 8 of the Migration Act. Each appeal argued that insufficient reasons had been provided by the decision makers who had denied the plaintiffs visas, under the act. Section 430 of the act mandated that decision makers provide reasons for their decision.
Graham v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection was a case heard by the High Court of Australia at the same time as Te Puia v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, which held that section 503A of the Migration Act 1958 is invalid to the extent that s 503A(2)(c) would apply to prevent the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection from being required to divulge or ...