jess6
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Is there public visibility of all other politicians'citizenship? I did not know that. I agree, on the principle, politicians should obey the law and not feel that they are above it. Can we give them the benefit of the doubt though? I am not Australian so I cannot vote but being from France, I have seen politicians doing things way worst than this - like using public money in a dodgy way. Really I find it's a bit of a drama for nothing, especially because they are from NZ and Canada. It's not like they were some kind of active spy. I admit It's not cool for the electors who voted for them and wanted to be represented by them because they believed in their ideas. I'd be their elector, I'd be a little annoyed because of that.
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My MA contacted me - I haven't checked my account.
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Thanks for sharing!
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Why do you call people lazy? How would you know how hard it is to check a citizenship status? She was crying on TV and she apologised. What else do you need to excuse her? Have you never made any mistakes in your life to feel so superior to the rest of humanity?
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Just sharing the following to give hope and positive energy to everyone: my file has just been allocated to processing ***fingers crossed*** My info are in the spreadsheet - I applied June, 20 2016 - DE Marketing specialist
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Congrats and thank god!! I hope we will see approvals going through now.
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Regarding the Greens, I do believe it was a mistake I do not think they were intending to game the system. That being said, it's all a question of flexibility and seeing the world as a whole rather than countries against countries. That's obviously the European in me talking and I get that for people who haven't grown up in EU, this can be difficult to see as loyal or acceptable.
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I guess it would depend on countries relationships. Technically, it could be ok for a NZ citizen to be dual but not for a Chinese citizen. Not saying that I agree with this but it could be possible. You can get dual citizenship with Germany if you are a EU or Swiss citizen for example. As a French, I could have got dual citizenship (German - French) for example, I just did not ask. But I do not think it applies to other countries. Then if the Constitution stipulates that you can be a representative if you are an Australian Citizen - and does not put any restriction on dual citizenship or on having acquired the citizenship from birth - then you could have dual citizen (Australian-Canadian) as national representatives. I am not saying it will happen and I am not specifically advocating for any of this - I just want to put out there that everything is possible really
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Fair enough - I guess it still feels weird to me that some dual citizen from Canada, America, New-Zealand, the UK or even EU to a certain extend - although I can understand Australia feels closer to the UK, New-Zealand or Canada than EU - can't keep they their dual citizenship and be national representative. Regarding the Queen, this is an interesting point: do you think Australia will become a Republic after her passing? Would it require some changes in the Constitution?
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Good point - my bad - thanks for flagging
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I am happy to see that you are connected to over 10 million people By the way, if you are so convinced it won't work why are you trying to discourage people to do it then? You see I have been living in Australia several years, my partner is Australian and I have a complete different experience. Finally to answer your points: 1) Many Australians are aware of the visa system for a simple reason: Many of them are immigrants, partners of immigrants or immigrants' children... 2) Immigrants are not stealing Australian people jobs - companies hire skilled immigrants when they have no other choices. 3) Temporary immigrants do not have access to the social system in Australia. I still believe that if you present information in the right way, people will see people realities and be compassionate. I do not believe that Australians are not a bunch of heartless people...
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Verystormy - may I challenge you here and wonder if it is not your own opinion you are expressing instead of the opinion of "the majority of Australians"? The governement has approved an intake of 190,000 permanent residents for the year 2017-2018: http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/hindi/en/article/2017/05/10/2017-2018-skilled-migration-intake-announced There is absolutely no reasons for them to slow down processing visas. When things are presented correctly to people, then people are unlikely to disagree. So I do not think that reaching out to the press or creating a petition is such a bad idea. Applications should be processed in a timely fashion because humans are behind these applications. Each human deserve a minimum of respect and consideration. Immigrants are a huge source of revenue for Australia like they are for any country. So it would be great if immigrants could be seen as people instead of being treated like some kind of unwelcome plague. This is starting to become quite inappropriate.
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there are approvals going through on the 186 Spreadsheet - they are very rare and slow at the moment though. I just wonder if simply fewer people are sharing their timelines on the spreadsheet...
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Thanks again for sharing your knowledge - learning about different cultures is certainly what I love the most about being an expat.
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Sorry - I have no idea - I just guess and make assumptions like most of us Immi did not come to my workplace.
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The French constitution does not forbid it. The below article in English (sorry it's Vogue :)) features Naja Vallaud Belkacem, dual citizen and ex-minister in France. http://www.vogue.com/article/najat-vallaud-belkacem-minister-of-education-france In the US, Arnold Schwarzenegger was the 38th Governor of California from 2003 to 2011 - also a dual citizen. I personally find it surprising that Australia - which is built on multi-culturalism - prevents dual citizens to sit in parliament. This is my personal opinion. I guess I have this position because I am European and on my passport you can read European Union first and then French Republic. I believe in an open peaceful world with open perspectives that's probably why I am not shocked to see dual citizens in a goverment. When someone choses to represent people, clearly they love the country because representing people is such a hard work. It really requires passion and commitment. Thanks again for always giving context - I am learning so much at the moment! :-)
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Yeah - I have seen this - last time they updated it on a Wednesday so maybe they crush the data on Monday and process on Tuesday before releasing it on Wednesday. I guess the good thing is: I am getting more and more understanding into Australian Politics and culture through that painful experience.
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I am French and it literally blows my mind - not in a good way - I seriously do not understand Australia's positioning on this. This is a multicultural country. How much sense does it make to exclude dual citizens from public fonctions??? That's certainly not representative of what the Australian population is made of.
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I personally follow these additional threads to get a sense of what the big picture is: https://www.pomsinoz.com/topic/193574-ens-subclass-186-rsms-subclass-187-timelines/?page=720 https://www.pomsinoz.com/topic/193918-changes-to-pathway-to-citizenship/?page=31 The following articles are quite interesting: http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/punjabi/en/article/2017/07/17/australia-privatise-visa-system-save-cost http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-28/immigration-department-vulnerable-to-cyber-attacks-experts-fear/8659548
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We can expect the CO to be still internal and not outsourced. So there will still be some personal judgement in the process which is actually good and not bad as circumstances are different from people to people.
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Are there legal instruments in Australia for Migration Agents or applicants to lobby the DIBP?
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I am so sorry. Is it a transition visa? Do you have a migration agent? Can immigration agents on this forum explain why the department can treat applicants like that? That does not sound right from a legal perspective. People have entered the country legally, have sponsors, work for their sponsors, pay taxes and have paid fees for their application. Why is the department not processing the files??!! This is really dysfunctional. How is that even possible from a legal perspective? I mean if something is wrong with a file, why don't they just give the feedback instead of leaving people in the dark. There is absolutely no empathy or consideration for people in that process. Are migration agents not championing to make that process better? Why is a maximum timeline not set? This is sad and disappointing to see one of the richest democracy in the world treat human beings like numbers because they think they can... I can understand that they may encounter some background check delays but almost two years... really? Come on...
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That's a good news It'd be great to see the department prioritising all the files which have been stuck in their system for a while. ***fingers crossed***
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Congrats!!
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Congrats!!
