Hundreds sit new citizenship test
More than 400 people will sit the new citizenship test today at Department of immigration attorney and Citizenship offices.
The test assesses applicants’ knowledge of Australian democracy and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
There are no questions on Australia’s sporting and cultural heritage, which were a feature of the first test introduced by [...]
Baillieu weighs in on Vanstone visa case
State Opposition leader Ted Baillieu would refer the cash-for-visa scandal involving former Howard government immigration attorney minister Amanda Vanstone and three sitting federal Liberal politicians to the anti-corruption commission he has promised to establish if elected premier next year.
Mr Baillieu’s office has also confirmed he was at a [...]
Country ‘faces skills shortage by 2025′
Australia will be lumbered with a skills shortage of 1.4 million workers by 2025 if governments don’t raise the retirement age and boost immigration attorney, a new report says.
The report by the Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce, to be presented at a summit in Melbourne on Tuesday, said unless changes were [...]
Andrews call for debate on slashing immigration attorney
Senior Opposition frontbencher Kevin Andrews has called for a debate on slashing Australia’s immigration attorney from 180,000 people a year to a ‘’starting point” of just 35,000.
In his first interview since returning to the shadow cabinet as spokesman on families and community affairs, the former immigration attorney minister questioned the ”blithe” [...]
New Changes to the Form G-28 and how it impacts US Immigration from Thailand. At the time of this writing the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service is in the process of promulgating a new G-28 form. This form is used to indicate the presence of a licensed attorney or representative in a case pending before USCIS or another branch of the Department of Homeland Security.
I first met Vahan Mirakian at his beautiful Pacific Ocean villa outside Tijuana, Mexico in a small town called “San Antonio”. He was sitting on the balcony eating Armenian jerky, a delightful treat I had yet to try but now eat often, and had a sad look on his face. I had been introduced to him by a mutual friend, his immigration attorney.
I met Vahan Mirakian through a mutual friend, his attorney, almost two years ago for the first time in a small tourist town, a paradise of sorts on the Pacific near Tijuana called “San Antonio”. The town was gorgeous as was the ocean view from Vahan’s Villa patio. Vahan’s face looked old and tired, as if he had given up. I would find out later, he virtually had.
If you’ve ever known someone who has gone through the immigration process, you understand how complicated and sometimes frustrating immigration law can be. While it’s possible to research immigration law yourself, it is basically a full time job as immigration laws change frequently.
Worker Scam Exposed
An underground network of labour agents is procuring illegal workers in Asia and India to supply Australia’s growing blackmarket for contract labour.
The Department of immigration attorney and Citizenship has confirmed that investigators have pinpointed foreign agents who collude with ”gang master” labour contractors and corrupt migration agents in Australia to evade tough new [...]
San Jose Mercury News, USA -He fought for looser immigration attorney rules that outraged grass-roots activists. He made a deal with Democrats to break a deadlock on judicial nominations that …