Advice from Immigration lawyers Sydney

There have been continual changes made to immigration regulations in Australia over the years. The expected changes in 2019 are:

Partner Visas

The process is expected to be longer, with the sponsorship needing approval before it is lodged. This requires a character, health and history check of the partner, which may be difficult (or at least even more time consuming) for those still overseas.

Partners may also be excluded if the relationship is not seen as genuine, or if the Australian partner is not eligible for sponsorship.

A two year wait for approval is expected. Advice from an immigration expert will not reduce this waiting time, but is can prevent waiting in vain. Expert immigration advice prevents application mistakes or situations where immigration is unlikely to be approved. This prevent individuals wasting their A$7000 application fee.

Parent Visas

Permanent residents and Australian citizens will be able to bring parents form overseas on a visa. The visas are valid for 3 to 5 years, renewable for a total of no more than 10 years.

Students visa finance.

Any students applying for a visa will need to provide evidence of A$20,290 in funds. Additional funds of A$7100 are needed for a partner, and A$3040 for each dependent child.

ATO tax file Records for employer sponsorship

To prevent underpaying of workers all individuals on 457/482 visas will require ATO tax file numbers to certify the correct payment and work allocation from their employers.

South Australia Entrepreneurs

To encourage start up businesses in South Australia the state government has fairly modest financial and IELTS requirements for any foreigner with a viable business idea.

Immigration Lawyer Sydney

With the ever changing Australian Immigration law the best advice, and the best change for legal immigration. Comes from an experienced immigration lawyer.

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