paulhand

Misleading headline: No one is being "deported" which is the forcible removal of a permanent resident (or certain Kiwis) and which requires a deportation order to be issued. If you are subject to a deportation order you are automatically arrested. Based on what is in the article, it appears they have overstayed their visas and been issued BVEs on the basis that they will 'voluntarily' leave Australia. Not the preferred outcome, but not the same thing by any stretch.

Subclass 651 eVisitor. Apply any time you wish - they are valid for a year and allow a three month stay.

If they were on, for example, a temporary work visa, a graduate visa or a working holiday visa and wanted to gain permanent residence. The WA (and some other) state migration teams take the view that if someone is already in-state and working, they have demonstrated both commitment to the state and employability. This makes them a better, and better known, prospect for a limited resource.

If you are not an Australian citizen, you will need to factor in that, to be a sponsor, you need to be "usually resident" in Australia.

1. Answered above 2. Three to four months seems to be the norm at the moment for applications that do not meet the residence requirement

Nor is there a requirement for an Australian citizen to have an Australian passport (43% didn't in 2019-20) - they just need one if they want to leave and return.

That's not possible as Australia isn't an option in the additional citizenship drop-down box for an online eVisitor passport.

… if they have spent 2 years in Australia in the previous 5, they will get the automatic 5 year grant, so on their timeline, there may be a period when they need a one year RRV …

As I said in my post, an Australian visa cannot be legally granted to an Australian citizen. There is an emergency “visa” which is not actually a visa that is meant to fill-in in such circumstances. It’s called an ADV. How did he answer the question “f you hold citizenship of any countries other than the country listed in your passport, provide details” on the 651 application form?

The difference with Australia is that all non citizens require a visa to enter Australia and an Australian citizen cannot, by law, be granted an Australian visa. Therefore you cannot enter Australia on a foreign passport if you are an Australian citizen. They cannot turn you away if you are an Australian citizen and do not have an Australian passport but expect significant hassle with the airline and some time wasting at the border as your identity and status is confirmed.

You can do either.

I do the complete application for clients and lodge it from my account. Obviously, the applicant needs to provide me the required information, which is collected using an online questionnaire that covers all the information needed for the application and supporting paperwork. I also offer one-off consultations if people just have a number of questions they want answered.

For partner visa supporting stat decs, there is a specific format that is preferred, Form 888: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/form-listing/forms/888.pdf

They might do.

There are a lot of questions here, but in summary … permanent residence ceases if you are offshore and your permanent visa expires. It can be regained by being granted an RRV. RRV legislation changed some years ago to limit 5 year grants to applicants who had spent 2 years of the previous five years in Australia, everyone else gets a year in most circumstances. We could easily fill an hour’s consultation with all the details!

As it says in the manual: “ACS can only assess work experience that has the required information provided in the employment reference. To ensure each employment episode is suitable for assessment, please ensure all the required information is provided for each employer. Any applications where these requirements are not met, the employment episode will not be assessed. All Employment References must be on a company letterhead and signed and dated by an authorised person from the organisation (digital signatures are acceptable [preferred] and must be verifiable) and all references must contain the following specific information from the employer. ☐ Start and Finish Dates of Employment – these should be specific dates in a DD/MM/YYYY format. If your role is ‘current’ the employer reference should state, the start date and the finish date to state “CURRENT”. ☐ Position title – i.e.: “Software Engineer” ☐ Description of Duties Performed – Required to determine the relevance of the experience to the nominated occupation and should be unique for each employment episode. ☐ Hoursworked-FulltimeorParttimeandactualhoursworkedperweek ☐ CountrywhereEmploymentwasundertaken ☐ Contact details of signatory i.e. phone number and official email address (no personal email addresses)”

Then it's a strange request ...

To sponsor someone for a partner visa, you need to be an "Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen" where Australian permanent resident means "a non-citizen who, being usually resident in Australia, is the holder of a permanent visa." So, yes, she needs to hold an in-effect permanent visa to be a sponsor. Based on what you write, I assume she is offshore?

I agree that the OP needs a decent agent/lawyer with experience in these matters to get an opinion on what may be possible, as it's definitely not something for an internet forum to solve. There is no such thing as a "spent" conviction for immigration purposes, but there is a consideration of the nature and severity of the offences. Ministerial Direction 90 is a good place to start.

It will depend on what you actually did and whether that occupation/skill is in demand. How the skills assessing authority looks at the paperwork will depend on what the occupation is.

A new visa will replace the existing one, giving a full 12 month validity.

You’d be surprised!

It depends on where you are and the details behind the refusal. There are too many variables to give accurate advice on a public forum.

The current health declaration you are asked to sign for the medical says, inter alia: “I may be offered a COVID-19 vaccination or asked to submit proof of my COVID-19 vaccination, by the panel physician (or the IOM). I acknowledge that it is entirely voluntary to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, or to submit proof of my COVID-19 vaccination during the health examination. My decision on this will not impact on whether or not I meet the health requirement for the purposes of being granted a visa. However, I will be required to submit proof of vaccination status as an entry requirement when entering Australia;”

Have you considered which state might actually nominate you for a 190?