IMMIGRATION

Extending the Pathway Student visa pilot to 24 November 2019 (effective 1 May) - Any Pathway Student Visa made after 24 November 2019 will be declined

Updating the income thresholds that parents must meet in order to support dependents for certain visa categories as follows:

Samoan Quota and Pacific Access Category has increased from $38,199.20 to $38,577.76

Essential Skills and Religious Worker has increased from $42,944.20 to $43,322.76

IMMIGRATION

PROPERTY

From 1st of July 2019, Lawyers and Conveyancers have to comply with the New Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (AML/CFT). This requires Lawyers to comply with certain requirements of the Act and obtain and verify the information received from prospective and existing clients about a range of things. We will be required to do some background checks before we are able to offer our services to you our clients. We will require information such as:

Your name; and

Date of birth; and

Address

To enable us to confirm and verify the above information, we will require you to provide us with a copy of your driver's licence or a valid passport or birth Certificate and documents showing your current address such as your bank statement or utility bills in your name. If you are a company or a trust, then we will require information and documents about the company or trust including details about the directors, shareholders, trustees and beneficiaries. To meet our legal requirements, we may ask you for further documents or information and the nature and purpose of your work for which you are requesting us to do and the source of funds for a transaction. If you are unable to provide us with any of the information as required, we may not be able to act for you.