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The wrong migration software can cost you more than time and money. These aren’t obvious risks but they could be serious enough to undo everything you have worked for. Here are 8 hidden risks to avoid as a migration professional.

Between 2021 and 2022, The Australian Cyber Security Centre (Australian Government’s lead agency for cybersecurity) reported some alarming statistics that should have every legal practitioner on high alert. So, what are you doing to protect your data and your clients’ data?

I consider these recommendations to be the bare minimum risk mitigation steps that can be implemented by non-techy people. Your IT professional will have even more recommendations.

Data Privacy Day is an international event created to raise awareness around data privacy and protection.

Practicing in one of the more complex areas of law can be challenging to say the least, but migration professionals must also be prepared for the continuous changes in legislation, policy and processing times to ensure they maintain a great service for their clients.

When implementing the use of technology and new systems, it is vital for Migration Agents to ensure they remain fully compliant with the Code of Conduct and other legal requirements.

As the migration profession braces itself for changes in the student visa program, it’s fair to say that numerous business processes will be subjected to some form of change.

Our team of Australian based developers together with experts in the migration profession provide you with the complete solution.

If you are using software in your organisation, it means that your solution must meet the principles of data protection set out in in the GDPR in keeping with the new regulations.

If you work in Migration Law, you will be familiar with the dreaded task of collecting and processing client information into lodgement-ready applications. Processing data manually is an expensive way to work and giving clients the forms to complete is an easy way to collect a series of mistakes.

Whilst email security has improved over the years, sending and receiving sensitive information and documents via email is risky business. The nature of the information exchanged in a client-agent/lawyer relationship means emails and their attachments are perfect fodder for identity fraud.

Once again, the 1st of July brought a number of administrative and legislative changes affecting department forms and online lodgements.

The successful processing of all required visas in time left the Games organising committee, GOLDOC, with two choices; staff up immensely with data-entry personnel to handle the short term crush or bring in a solution that could automate the lodgement and review of all 15,000 visas.

March 2018 saw an end to the well-known 457 and the introduction of Subclass 482 Temporary Skills Shortage Sponsorship and Nomination Visa.