Office Manager and Consultant at Voitin Walker Davis

United Arab Emirates, Dubai

From October 2012 to March 2014

• Advice to prospective client’s on their prospects to immigrate to Australia on Skilled Regional ( Provisional ) Visa (Subclass 489 ) and Skilled Permanent Residence Visa ( Subclass 189 and 190) • Collate and prepare applications to lodge with skills assessment bodies like, AIQS, ACS, IEA, ICAA, CPA,AIM,VETASSESS, etc. • Ensure that clients are well represented to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection in Australia. (DIBP) and other authorities in Australia. • Keep up to date with the changes in DIBP policy and ensure clients who are affected by the changes are informed. • Liaise with various State nomination bodies in Australia and lodge applications for state nominations. • Advice documentation and lodge application for visa with DIBP. • Prepare and lodge child visa applications (Subclass 101) at the Australian Consulate in Dubai through VFS Global. • Prepare and lodge partner visa applications at the Australian Consulate in Dubai, Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309) and Partner (Migrant) visa (subclass 100) through VFS Global. • Prepare submissions to address adverse information to DIBP and Ministerials for clients on DIBP decisions. • Advice walk in prospective student visa applicants on SC 500 series visas. • Advice visa applicants affected by Priority 5 group processing, ( Subclass 175,176 and 475) regarding possible immigration options. • Advice documentation and lodge RRVs and Visitor visas. • Manage client files in the absence of paralegals.

Visa Officer at Royal Perth Hospital

Australia, Perth

From February 2011 to August 2012

• Liaise with overseas qualified medical professionals, DIBP and Australian Health Practitioners Regulatory Authority ( AHPRA ) for visa applications and registration of eligible Doctors to practice in Australia. • Collate and process applications for limited and specialist registration of foreign doctors with AHPRA under the unmet area of need criteria. • Coordinate with Heads of Depts in the hospital and employee to collate documents, complete nomination application so as to apply for certification from Skilled Migration WA ( SMWA). SMWA being a regional certifying body. • Assist Drs. with information on documentation for visa application. • Communicate any changes in employment practices or visa holders’ personal circumstances to Dept of Health (DoH) visa coordinator for onward communication to DIBP. • Ensure continuity of AHPRA renewals for both junior doctors and Consultants. • Maintain database of all PMH/RPH junior doctors and families on DoH visas. • Manage immigration documents files of all PMH/ RPH Drs in a paperless environment. • Once they have received full registration with AHPRA, advice RPH Drs on transitioning to Permanent residence visa.

Migration Office at Skilled Migration WA

Australia, Perth

From May 2008 to January 2011

• Process application for state sponsorship for temporary and permanent GSM visas for both offshore and onshore applicants i.e SC 457, SC 176, SC 886 and SC 487 • Advice applicants on the state sponsorship options available to them. • Maintain paper free files of all state sponsorship applicants. • Coordinate nomination approvals with DIBP visa officers and applicants. • Liaise effectively with clients, agents and other departments on issues related to state sponsorship from Western Australia. • Explain migration and temporary entry requirements to clients. • Represent the State Migration Centre to the general public; attend client enquiries on telephone and via email. • Conduct client meetings.