LML5001 Applied Australian Migration Law And Practice

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19-07-2021

Question:

You are a registered migration agent working in a migration firm. You are going to conduct a twenty minute telephone interview with a potential client of the firm (your instructor/ assessor) at an agreed time. The client has made some initial contact with your firm and you have been provided with the following file note:

“Ruth Fitzgerald, citizen of Canada, is currently visiting her children in Australia on a Visitor visa (Subclass 600). Ruth wants to discuss whether she has any onshore Parent visa options to remain in Australia permanently.”

Before meeting your client, it will be in your interest to do some research on the Migration Regulations and Act, so that you are prepared when you phone your client to ask the necessary questions and be well placed to answer her questions and to advise her. However it is important that you remember whilst it is primarily your communication skills that are being assessed in this part, you are expected to provide accurate advice to the client. You must establish a professional relationship with the potential new client and demonstrate an ability to elicit relevant information and facts and provide correct information. If you are unable to answer the questions the client asks then you must respond appropriately. Use an appropriate interview structure: clear opening, listening to the client, information gathering, advising and closing.

Answer:

Introduction:

Greetings

Hello, my name is John and i am happy to meet you Ruth. I work with Grants Immigration, a company that helps the immigration people get to their preferred destination within Australia and its neighboring countries like New Zealand. We help you in any immigration advice you may want to be furnished with. I am glad to tell you that we strictly follow the MARA’s code of conduct. We will help you and send you a copy of the consumer’s guide which also explains the services we provide you.

Before we go any further, I must explain to you that I am a registered migration agent and I can help you with immigration advice.
I must tell you that I am bound by MARA’s Code of Conduct and I will send you a copy of the Consumer Guide which explains the services I can provide for you.
Explain about confidentiality.

We are also confidential with your personal details and information that you leave with us. This is because any information out there may be used by the wrong people to do illegal activities against your will.

What can I actually do for you?

I am here from Canada and I am coming to visit my children in Australia on an Australian subclass visa 600. I would want to ask if I have an onshore parent visa option to remain in Australia permanently.

Before we begin, I need to know some personal details eg.

Name; Ruth Fitzgerald

Current address +43/56666

Telephone +43677777762

Email address, [email protected]

Marital status: Married

What is your nationality? Canada

My nationality is Canadian.

What is your native language?

My native language is English

Do you have a passport? Yes,

Name: Ruth Fitzgerald

NUMBER: 60123

Nationality: Canadian

Date of Birth: 12-4-1963

Date & Place of Issue: Sydney Australia

Expiry: 31-12-2018

Do you have an Australian visa? Yes

Class? Visitor visa

Subclass? 600

If applicable, Date entered Australia? 12-11-2017

Expiry date? 31-2-2018

Are there any conditions on your visa? No

...Conditions should be on the right hand side of the visa and start with number 8.

The conditions of the visa is

Do you have academic qualifications or work experience? Yes

If so, please list. Master in linguistics- University of Toronto

Bachelors in English literature

Diploma in applied linguistics

Do you speak and write English well?

Yes, I speak and write English well

Do you have any formal English qualifications? Yes, IELTS

Academic? College level

Do your immediate family such as wife/husband or children live with you in Australia? Please provide names –

My husband lives in Australia, while the children also live, work and study in Australia. I live in Canada and I am on a visitor’s visa.

Husband name: Frank Fitzgerald

Children: Ann Fitzgerald

Tony Fitzgerald

Charles Fitzgerald

Do you have any family living in Australia? Please provide names, addresses, relationship and whether citizens or PR or eligible NZ citizens?

Husband name: Frank Fitzgerald

Children: Ann Fitzgerald

Tony Fitzgerald

Charles Fitzgerald

Sister; Lucy Walker

Address; 36752- Melbourne Australia

Citizen: Australian

Eligible New Zealand citizen

Sister; Kylie Walker

Address; 67354- Melbourne Australia

Citizen: Australian

Eligible New Zealand citizen

Do you have a domestic relationship (married or defacto)? If so, name and address of spouse or de facto and of any dependents and whether citizens or PR or eligible NZ citizens?

I am married.

Husband name: Frank Fitzgerald

Children: Ann Fitzgerald

Tony Fitzgerald

Charles Fitzgerald

Do you have any other information that you think may be useful for your application?

I am a freelance journalist corresponding to different media houses. My skills and expertise in both journalism and linguistics may be useful in application of this visa. I am also a volunteer fire fighter, with extensive skills in fighting bush fires which frequently occur in Australia and New Zealand forests. I am perfectly healthy and in good shape.

On the basis of the information you have given me and subject to further consideration, I believe that you may well qualify for

A visitor’s visa subclass 600 where you can stay and visit your family in Australia for an unspecified period of time. Since most of your family are situated in Australia and are eligible for citizenship in New Zealand, as a Canadian resident you should be familiar with the commonwealth laws which applies to the three countries.

(If necessary) before we go further, however, we need to discuss the conditions on your visa, how they will affect your situation and what needs to be done

Within the next two days, I will write to you outlining your visa options in detail and advising you as to what documents you might need to provide.

There are various documents that might be needed in outlining the visa option. The first document is the passport or the national identification card. This is necessary as it gives the necessary details of an individual willing to take the visa. Another document needed is the colored passport. The importance of the colored passport is to help in easy identification of the applicant. Also required is the medical checkup certificate from an accredited medical institution.