IACDT annual report 2020 [pdf, 286 KB]
...annual report the unfortunate pattern of serious misconduct by licensed advisers known as ‘rubber stamping’. My predecessor, Mr Pearson commented on the practice in his last report. It occurs where an adviser uses unlicensed agents, often offshore, to recruit the clients and prepare the visa applications for lodging by the adviser. The adviser typically has little or no engagement with the application or the client. It is proving difficult to eliminate. Part of the problem...