Melbourne family planning private jet flight to New Zealand to secure Australian visa
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A Melbourne family is looking at hiring a private jet to fly from Australia to New Zealand in a desperate bid to secure an Australian visa.
Key points:
The requirement to be abroad when a visa is issued has been waived for some visas during the pandemic
The Coalition has refused to extend the concession to more categories
Australian permanent residents can access many services unavailable to short-term visa holders
Chinese couple Dong Liu and Lixia Wang, both in their 60s, want to settle permanently in Australia with their son, Can Liu, his wife, Julie Jin, and their two-year-old granddaughter.
Peter Arvanitis and his wife Areti reportedly left Melbourne two weeks before Christmas after receiving a travel exemption from the Australian Department of Home Affairs to attend to “essential business” in Athens.
The backlash over poor conditions at Epping Gardens where 103 residents tested positive to COVID-19 and 86 staff got infected has been overwhelming. The news of the Arvanitis’ departure has infuriated grieving relatives and affected staff even further.
“[Mr Arvanitis] has never taken any responsibility or shown any compassion. We want him to come back to Melbourne and face up to the families who have been destroyed by this,” Sam Agnello, who is lead plaintiff in a class action involving Heritage Care, said to
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On Friday, it was revealed that the federal government’s famed Global Talent Independent (GTI) visa program, which promised fast-tracked visas for 15,000 so-called highly-skilled specialists working
“at the top of their field”, has been systematically defrauded:
The [GTS] scheme is being lauded by some for its swift processing and flexibility.
But as it gets up and running, concerns have been raised that the scheme may be a magnet for fraud.
Leaders from the visa’s target sectors including one in their 20s have told the ABC they are being approached out of the blue to provide nominations for applications for the Global Talent visa. In one case, cash was offered in exchange…
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Young leaders in emerging sectors are being approached out of the blue to provide nominations for a new visa at the heart of the Government s migration revolution.
Key points:
Applicants for the new Global Talent visa need a nomination from a person or organisation with a national reputation
People in industry associations have reported to the ABC they have been approached out-of-the-blue for nominations
Australia faces competition from other countries to attract talent, but currently offers a relatively COVID-free environment