August 15, 2017
Blog by Joan Cuss The general rule is that unless a skilled applicant can score at least 60 points as a subminimum on the points test, […]
June 13, 2017
Blog by Joan Cuss A current question from our practice: Can a 457 sponsor transfer a 457 employee to a different branch without further legal ado, […]
June 2, 2017
Blog by Joan Cuss A true case study we are currently advising on: Background John (fictitious name) is currently employed by our client, ABC Pty Ltd […]
May 15, 2017
Blog by Joan Cuss CHANGE IS NEVER EASY… Charles Darwin has been quoted as saying that it’s not the strongest of species that survives but the […]
April 28, 2017
Blog by Joan Cuss On 18 April 2017, the Australian Prime Minister, the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull, called a press conference where he and the Hon. Peter […]
February 21, 2017
Blog by Joan Cuss When Bob Dylan first sang ‘Cause The Times They A-changin’ he never thought that an Australian immigration agent, would some 50 years […]
February 8, 2017
Blog by Joan Cuss Often I’m asked this question by partner visa applicants: “CAN WE APPLY FOR A PARTNER VISA BEFORE WE HAVE LIVED TOGETHER FOR […]
January 27, 2017
Blog by Joan Cuss A question asked of me many times by partner visa applicants is: “AM I A PERMANENT OR A TEMPORARY RESIDENT AS AN […]
January 8, 2017
Blog by Joan Cuss Despite the best endeavours of the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP/the department) to make immigration to Australia simpler, this […]
January 4, 2017
Launching into the New Year, Lattice Migration launched their new website. Although the website is loaded with useful info, the navigation was kept simple and very […]