The primary reason for a Police check, on the Sponsor for an Australian Partner Visa, appears to be to protect the visa applicant.
Some wording from the Immigration website on the subject.
We will not refuse a visa application if you have a conviction for a relevant offence but no … Read the rest
Some people think that quarantine is not required for some overseas arrivals into Australia.
An example of this is the Spanish Tennis player, Paula Badosa, who posted on Twitter complaining about having to go into hotel quarantine after arriving in Melbourne on a flight from Abu Dhabi, that had a … Read the rest
There are thousands of Australian citizens trying to get home to Australia, together with many foreign citizens holding a visa permitting travel to Australia.
With so few flights available, many of these intending travellers are having great difficulty in finding a flight … Read the rest
I just received a call from this number, where a recorded message began to say they were the Australian Tax Office, and telling me that a charge had been started against me.
I knew immediately that this was a scam.
If you get … Read the rest
The Dubai-based Emirates airline are stopping many of their international flights into and out of Australia.
All flights to and from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne will stop until further notice, with the last flight being into Melbourne on the 20th January 2021.
Their current schedule into Perth will remain in … Read the rest
Many countries specialise in certain products or groups of products, this can create a situation of dependency on, or for, some countries.
China – which imports 60 per cent of its iron ore from Australia – is looking at sourcing … Read the rest
Some Prospective Marriage visa holders may be eligible for an extended period to enter Australia, or a refund, if unable to travel to Australia due to COVID-19 travel bans.
On 10 December 2020, regulations … Read the rest
News reports today, 13th January 2021, are stating reports such as:
Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ‘is not good enough’.
Phase three clinical trials show the AstraZeneca is around 62 per cent effective in preventing COVID-19.
Infectious Disease expert Professor Ananda-Rajah said the AstraZeneca results showed … Read the rest
Australian National University infectious diseases expert Peter Collignon has said that Brisbane’s short lockdown would not advantage health authorities.
He said “The average incubation period is five days, and mostly it can go out to 12 or even 14 days. If you’re going … Read the rest
A recent Freedom of Information request has revealed that there were 6,784 subclass 309 applications, still not finalised by the Dubai office as at 30th October 2020.
The vast majority of these were lodged before the 2018/19 year.
4,437 unfinalised applications were lodged in the years … Read the rest
