The Immigration Kit is a comprehensive, step-by-step, plain language guide to Australia's immigration, refugee and citizenship laws, including: how the system works; who can enter or remain in Australia; the rights and obligations of people who are unlawful; the difference between permanent and temporary visas; the criteria for each visa; how to apply for a visa and what information to include; how applications are processed; how to challenge or appeal an immigration decision; what to do if a visa is cancelled; the rights and entitlements of visa holders; who can get Australian citizenship; where to get help. The 8th edition highlights court cases which shape the application of parts of migration legislation, and provides a detailed contents list at the front of each chapter to assist with the easy location of information.

Table of Contents

Contents Preface Immigration Advice and Rights Centre Acknowledgements Table of Statutes Introduction 1 The Immigration System 2 Migration Agents 3 Visas and Visa Applications 4 Visas - General Requirements 5 Unlawful Non-citizens and Immigration Offences 6 Bridging Visas 7 Partner Visas 8 Family Visas 9 Skilled Migration 10 Employer Nominated Migration 11 Business Skills Migration 12 Refugee, Humanitarian and Protection Visas 13 Other Permanent Visas 14 Resident Return Visas 15 New Zealand Citizens 16 Rights of Permanent Residents 17 Temporary Workers 18 Students 19 Visitors 20 Other Temporary Visas 21 Cancellation of Visas and Deportation 22 Review of Migrant Decisions 23 Australian Citizenship 24 Contacts for Referrals, Information and Assistance Appendix A - Schedule 8 Visa Conditions Appendix B - Visa Subclasses - Alphabetical List with Corresponding Classes Appendix C - Visa Subclass - Numerical List with Corresponding Classes Appendix D - Student Visa Conditions: Summary of Conditions on Student Visas Appendix E - MRT Review Table: Making a Valid Review Application Index

Reviews

The book has benefited from having multiple authors, as each topic is able to be presented in more depth than if a single practitioner were to attempt such a mammoth task .. Suhad Kamand, Rowena Irish, Peter Bollard, Kerry Murphy and Mark Webster are all well-respected experts in the field ... the book is an extremely valuable plain English guide to this quite complex areas of the law. - Australian Law Librarian, Vol 17 No 3, 2009, 205 A noteworthy feature this time is that, unlike the previous editions, every visa subclass is identified by its number. This is a useful addition. The Kit is an excellent guide of immigration law and its machinery. It covers the entire range of Australian immigration laws, with emphasis given to the most popular visa subclasses. The good thing is that the Kit is written in simple, easy to understand language. This will greatly help the lay person who is faced with an immigration enquiry. - Ethos, ACT Law Society Journal, June 2009 While there is no substitute for primary sources such as legislation and case law, this work is an excellent resource and will assist lawyers to unravel Australia's migration law. The final chapter includes a comprehensive list of contacts, referrals and websites which should prove very useful for most practitioners. For practitioners already familiar with previous editions of this work, be aware that this latest edition should be even more useful as it now includes relevant court cases and reports. These were notably absent from older editions and may well, themselves, justify an upgrade to this latest edition. As with most publications from this publishers, The Kit is reasonably priced. - Hearsay, The Journal of the Queensland Bar Association, November 2008 While there is no substitute for primary sources such as legislation and caselaw, this work is an excellent resource and will assist lawyers to unravel Australia's migration law. The final chapter includes a comprehensive list of contacts, referrals and websites which should prove very useful for most practitioners. For practitioners already familiar with previous editions of this work, be aware that this latest edition should be even more useful as it now includes relevant court cases and reports. These were notably absent from older editions and may well, themselves justify an upgrade to this latest edition. As with most publication from this publisher, the Kit is reasonably priced. - Emmanuel Samios, November 2008 The Immigration Kit continues to provide an accessible entry point into the complex area of migration law in Australia. It is a much valued tool ... - Law Institute Journal, Victoria, June 2005 What would you advise a family law or criminal law client wanting to know what their rights and obligations are as a permanent resident or citizen of Australia? Fortunately this weighty tome ... has the answers. ... Now in its seventh edition, The Immigration Kit is a useful resource in respect to many aspects of migration law, including various categories of visas and forms of migration ... The criteria for various types of immigration are outlined in each chapter together with a summary of the relevant legislation and migration regulations, the correct forms required to be submitted to DIMIA and the applicable fees. The book also contains a plain English list of definitions and acronyms that helps to decode immigration law parlance. ... - Law Society Journal of NSW, Vol 43:5, June 2005