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Subclass 489 (Skilled — Regional (Provisional)
Subclass 190 Skilled — Nominated Visa
Schedule 2 Criteria Subclass 189 Skilled — Independent
Subclass 189 Skilled Independent Visa
Permanent Residence Skilled Visa Application
Charges Follow From Presenting False Documents To Immigration
Getting Someone Else To Sit The IELTS
Visas Cancelled For Bogus Work References
Substantial Compliance And Living In A Regional Area
Tribunal Saves Applicant From Error
Minister for Immigration & Citizenship v Li and Another
Early MRT Cases Regarding Subclass 189 Visas Are Starting To Arrive
Some Relief On Condition 8503 (No Further Stay)
Practice Point – Always Engineer A Situation Where One Applies For This Visa Onshore
Staleness Of A Skill Assessment Is Now Defined By Law
Website And PAM Do Not Bind Immigration
Must Be Present In Australia To Apply For A Subclass 485 Visa
Some Recent Practice Decisions & Practice Points
NSW Sponsorship Subclass 190 Visa
Various State & Territory Criteria
The End of Subclass 175, 176 and 475
Although a temporary visa the subclass 476 Recognised Graduate visa is a valuable one. It is a 4 year visa with unlimited work rights but is limited to only one profession, engineering. Here is the basic criteria:
The applicant has completed a course:
(a) in the period of 24 months ending immediately before the day on which the application is made; and
(b) at an institution specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this paragraph;
for the award of a degree or higher qualification in a discipline specified in an instrument in writing for this clause.
Legislative Instrument F2014L00130 [07/02/2014] IMMI 14/010, specifies ‘engineering’ as the only discipline but as far as institutions are concerned states:
- SPECIFY, as an institution for the purposes of paragraph 476.212(b) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, each institution:
(a) whose name is published on the website of an accrediting body that is a signatory to the Washington Accord; AND
(b) that conducts a course that is accredited by that accrediting body under the Washington Accord; AND[re The Washington Accord see http://www.washingtonaccord.org/washington-accord/– LEGEND note]
It also specifies
CountryInstitution
ArgentinaCatholic University of Argentina
BrazilFederal University of Minas Gerais
ChileUniversidad Catolica del Norte Catholic University of Chile -Antofagasta
University of Chile
University of Concepcion
FinlandHUT, Helsinki
GermanyRWTH, Aachen
Technical University of Berlin
Technical University of Clausthal
TU Bergakademie Freiberg
University of Hannover
HungaryUniversity of Miskolc
IndiaAnna University—Chennai
Banaras Hindu University—Varanasi
Indian Institute of Science—Bangalore
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Indian School of Mines—Dhanbad
IranAmir Kabir University of Technology
University of Tehran
PRC ChinaBeijing Normal University
Beijing Petroleum University
Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Beijing University of Technology (formerly Beijing Polytechnic University)
China University of Mining & Technology—Beijing
Guangzhou University
Shanghai University of Engineering Science
Shanghai Jiaotong University
Tongji University
Tsinghua University
University of Science and Technology—Beijing
Philippines University of the Philippines
Poland Wroclaw University of Technology
Slovakia TU Kosice
Sweden Lulea University of Technology
Tanzania University of Dar es Salaam