Many migrants from different origins have been ‘restless’ since April 20 this year, the day the Turnbull government announces an overhaul of Australia’s citizenship laws in April this year. Under the new draft law, migrants were required to be in Australia for 4 years as permanent residents instead of 1 year. The government also wanted them to score 6 Bands on International English Language Testing Systems exam (IELTS). And when the reserve law has not become a formal law, the government claims that registrations from April 20, 2012 will be reviewed under the new law with 7 more synchronized requests!
Migrants across Australia are celebrating what they term a “huge win” for them and multicultural Australia on Wednesday 18/10/2017 when Shadow Minister for Citizenship Tony Burke announced the government’s citizenship was struck from the notice paper of the Senate. He said:
“This is a great victory for every person who wants to pledge allegiance to this country and make a commitment to Australia,” Mr Burke said in the Senate.
“The delay would mean that for some people may wait more than a decade before they make a pledge to Australia has been rejected. The demand for university level has been rejected”
Migrants who were going to be affected by the proposed changes are calling it a “great victory”.
Mr Burke called on those eligible to apply for citizenship under the current law to make an application and advised the government to start processing the citizenship applications
A spokesperson for Mr Dutton has confirmed to SBS News that migrants who have already put in applications for citizenship, and those who still plan to, will be assessed under current requirements rather than the tougher measures announced by the government earlier this year.
On July 29th 2017, S&W Consulting Group (SWCG) organised a Business Seminar at Lotte Legend Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Partnering with IFIG, SWCG is the first professional consulting agent that dedicated to provide insight about Australia’s most prestigious migration pathway information to Vietnamese business owners and investors.
The event attracted more than 100 business owners and investors. SWCG had received few case applications and recently one case has get invitation for Visa 188B. Inspiring from that success, SWCG hopes to bring the event back for Vietnamese community next year.
National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI)
NAATI is a company that is jointly owned by the nine governments of Australia. The mission, as outlined in the NAATI Constitution, is to set and maintain high national standards in translating and interpreting to enable the existence of a pool of accredited translators and interpreters responsive to the changing needs and demography of the Australian community.
NAATI accreditation can help people wishing to migrate to Australia in a number of ways:
– Through a skills assessment (generally open only to those who have been sponsored by an employer, or nominated by a state or territory government)
– By allowing them to claim points for certain qualifications obtained overseas, or for skilled employment as a translator or interpreter, which may be used towards a points-based migration visa
– By allowing them to claim Credentialed Community Language (CCL) points, which may be used towards a points-based migration visa
This section contains information about claiming the Credentialed Community Language (CCL) points. For other aspects of NAATI, please kindly contact us for more information.
How to claim CCL points?
The two common pathways are:
Attempt a translator or interpreter accreditation test directly with NAATI
Complete an approved course in Australia (generally only available for a limited range of languages)
For an accreditation test with NAATI, please visit HERE
For the list of approved course in Australia, please visit HERE
Paraprofessional or Professional – Interpreter or Translator
Most people doing a NAATI test for Credentialed Community Language purposes opt for either the Paraprofessional Interpreter test or the Professional Translator test.
Para-professional Interpreter
This represents a level of competence in interpreting for the purpose of general conversations. Paraprofessional Interpreters generally undertake the interpretation of non-specialist dialogues. Practitioners at this level are encouraged to obtain Professional level accreditation
Professional Translator
This represents the minimum level of competence for professional translating and is the minimum level recommended by NAATI for work in settings including banking, law, health, social and community services. Translators at this level work across a wide range of subjects involving documents with specialised content.
Partner institutions
At S&W Consulting Group, we partner with institutions that provide the highest quality approved NAATI courses. In Victoria, we highly recommend students to undertake NAATI courses at either the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) or Sydney Institute of Interpreting and Translating(SIIT).
Advanced Diploma of Translating (RMIT)
RMIT is a leader in delivering translator training programs that produce work-ready graduates. For general information about RMIT, please visit [RMIT LINK].
The Advanced Diploma of Translating is a professional level translator training program approved by NAATI
Course duration: 6 months full-time
Language available: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese (Other language might be available bases on interest and minimum enrolments)
Location: Melbourne CBD
Intake: February & July
Diploma of Interpreting (SIIT)
Sydney Institute of Interpreting and Translating (SIIT) is a registered training organisation for training interpreters and translators. For general information about SIIT, please visit (SIIT LINK)
The Diploma of Interpreting is a para-professional level interpreter training program approved by NAATI
Language available: Mandarin and English, Cantonese and English, Nepali and English, Punjabi and English, Arabic and English, Hindi and English, Korean and English, Vietnamese and English
On or after 18 November 2017 the following changes will occur to Partner and Prospective Marriage Visa (PMV) application arrangements:
• Partner and PMV visas must be lodged online.
• Paper applications received after COB on 17 November 2017 at any office of the Department, Service Delivery Partner, overseas embassy or High Commission will be invalid.
The following policy will be applied to applications lodged before and after 18 November 2017 and not finally decided:
• Undocumented or poorly documented applications lodged by RMAs, eg applications that only meet the basic Schedule 1 requirements for lodging a valid application, may be refused without notice and without requests for further information.
• Where natural justice letters have been sent to RMAs, no follow up or subsequent reminders will be sent. The Department will decide the application on the information before it, unless an extension of time has been requested and granted.
• For applications lodged prior to 18 November 2017, the Department will provide only ONE opportunity to submit additional information and/or documents or respond to a natural justice letter.
These measures have been implemented by the Department because of the high level of incomplete and undocumented applications lodged and are aimed at freeing Departmental resources to address the second stage processing backlog.
The Department has also indicated that it will prioritize well documented and low-risk applications in 2017 – 2018. AAT applications will also be remitted to one central office to speed up processing.
