Aussie Tier 1 refusals
11 September 2008
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It sounds from various internet forums as if the British High Commission at Canberra is getting tough on applicants for Tier 1. Where applications have
It sounds from various internet forums as if the British High Commission at Canberra is getting tough on applicants for Tier 1. Where applications have
Favourite shortage occupation: meteorologists It’s official: we don’t have enough home-grown talent in the weather forecasting department and need to import skilled weatherpersons from abroad. In
UPDATE: THIS RUMOUR DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE TRUE There is a reasonably credible rumour doing the rounds amongst lawyers as well as Zimbabweans themselves
I took no risks as I walked through immigration control. No point in aggravating them with a ‘nice uniform’ remark or other such wise cracks.
Normal service will resume in September – sorry folks!
The House of Lords have just issued four judgments today, three of which are good news for immigrants. The first is Beoku-Betts. In a surprisingly
I just came across a surprising Home Office press release. Usually, Home Office immigration press releases are recycled and re-used dribble. The ‘new’ ‘points’ based
News from the front line is that Entry Clearance Officers (ECOs) are overturning refusals under immigration rule 320(7B) that were made before the string of
One of the annoyingly frequent changes to the immigration rules has just been issued and can be found here. These sometimes come out as often
Thanks for those who posted comments pointing the way to updated guidance to visa officers on the issue of contriving to frustrate immigration rules. The
It sounds from various internet forums as if the British High Commission at Canberra is getting tough on applicants for Tier 1. Where applications have been submitted that include evidence (e.g. payslips) that show the person has worked for more than the permitted 12 months while on a working holiday...
Favourite shortage occupation: meteorologists It’s official: we don’t have enough home-grown talent in the weather forecasting department and need to import skilled weatherpersons from abroad. In order to tell us that it will rain again. The other highlight is ballet dancers. The full list is here. It relates to the...
UPDATE: THIS RUMOUR DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE TRUE There is a reasonably credible rumour doing the rounds amongst lawyers as well as Zimbabweans themselves that Zimbabwean asylum seekers can apply for permission to work – presumably with a reasonable expectation of the application being granted. The application is to...
I took no risks as I walked through immigration control. No point in aggravating them with a ‘nice uniform’ remark or other such wise cracks. They mainly bother poor and black people, although as I passed through ‘nothing to declare’ a young and affluent-looking black couple were being taken to...
The House of Lords have just issued four judgments today, three of which are good news for immigrants. The first is Beoku-Betts. In a surprisingly short judgment the Lords tell the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal to stop messing around and get on with assessing the rights of all family members...
I just came across a surprising Home Office press release. Usually, Home Office immigration press releases are recycled and re-used dribble. The ‘new’ ‘points’ based ‘system’ (I’d question the accuracy of all of these words) has been announced again and again and again, for example. This one might just be...
News from the front line is that Entry Clearance Officers (ECOs) are overturning refusals under immigration rule 320(7B) that were made before the string of concessions was announced. Just ask for a review, you shouldn’t have to make a second application and pay the whacking great fee for their ‘service’...
One of the annoyingly frequent changes to the immigration rules has just been issued and can be found here. These sometimes come out as often as fortnightly, and I can remember a number of occasions when they have been so ill conceived they’ve had to withdraw them immediately. They once...
Thanks for those who posted comments pointing the way to updated guidance to visa officers on the issue of contriving to frustrate immigration rules. The guidance is here and reads as follows: ‘Contrived in a significant way to undermine the intentions of the immigration rules’ is where an applicant has...
