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Month: December 2018

Happy New Year!

It has been a busy year for the team here at TranQuill. We have had a name change, had some staff changes AND an office move (granted only to a bigger space across the corridor but a move nonetheless) – all the while ensuring we lodge visa applications, assist our clients in and out of …

Changes to partner visa legislation hopes to reduce family violence

In a bid to tackle family violence, the Australian government has introduced a new requirement for those sponsoring their spouses for a partner visa. The Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016 was recently passed by the Senate, meaning it will be harder for people with a history of domestic violence to sponsor a …

Great News

The Labour party will abolish temporary protection visas (TPVs and presumably SHEVs) and grant immediate PR with full work and welfare rights to the remaining 10,600 RALC candidates. Its unclear what impact that will have on the complex caseload we are used to dealing with but at least for our RALC clients this is great news. …

Potential good news for those seeking citizenship

For everyone who is hoping to apply for Australian Citizenship now or in the near future, there could be some good news on the horizon, with the processing times decreasing.  However, it must be stressed that if you in any way fail to include in your application something that later proves important (i.e a conviction …