The immigration minister still retains ‘god-like’ powers in visa matters, but the ruling is at least an opportunity to make the process clearer, fairer and more transparent.
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Character grounds have long been cited as a reason for denying visas to visit Australia. And politics is usually just beneath the surface.
A passport from the United Arab Emirates will get you into far more destinations than one from Afghanistan. Gaps like this have big implications for people’s ability to travel, reside and work.
Colombia is an important South American regional hub and potentially important trade partner for Africa.
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare says migration is one ‘practical’ solution to get classrooms staffed. But there are also signification teacher shortages in the UK, US and Canada.
After years of court battles, the Nadesalingam family will finally be allowed to call Australia home.
Although it has been extended by two more weeks, the decision to end the visa program is disappointing given heavy fighting continues and the humanitarian crisis worsens.
The UK is offering an elite visa for well-off graduates from elite institutions to stay temporarily in the UK.
African countries are struggling to implement the African Union’s protocol on free movement four years after its ratification.
Foreign graduate students in the US face a slew of obstacles when it comes to advancing their research careers. Four international Ph.D. students in neuroscience offer some suggestions.
A new study shows how migrant families struggle to get the childcare they need and how an easier visa system would help.
Canada is offering to resettle 20,000 Afghan refugees, including women’s leaders and journalists. Why has Australia so far been unwilling to make the same declaration?
Our migration policies can prevent people with disabilities from becoming permanent residents, even if they can show an ability to contribute to society.
Deportations of non-citizens living in Australia not only tear families apart, they ignore the fact a person has already paid for their crime.
Some do so of their own accord, using airport amenities to meet their basic needs. Others, however, would rather be anywhere else – and find themselves at the mercy of bureaucratic wrangling.
If only 1% of the Pacific’s population was permitted to work permanently in Australia, this would bring more benefits to the region than Australia’s annual aid contribution.
During the Nazi era, roughly 300,000 additional Jewish refugees could have gained entry to the US. But the immigration law’s ‘likely to become a public charge’ clause kept them out.
When visa services are run in the interests of profit rather than border governance, corrupt tactics can be used to benefit the providers’ bottom line.
Was the ban a Muslim ban – or was that just an anti-Trump narrative? A political scientist combs through the data for answers.
During the Nazi era, roughly 300,000 additional Jewish refugees could have gained entry to the U.S. But the immigration law’s “likely to become a public charge” clause kept them out.
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Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
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Professor of Social Policy, University of Sheffield
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Senior Research Fellow New South Institute, Emeritus Professor at The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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