Twenty top occupations in demand The latest Labour Market Update report from Jobs and Skills Australia has provided the list of the top 20 occupations in demand nationally this quarter. This information is derived from a range of Jobs and Skills Australia and Australian Bureau of Statistics data sources to analyse the state of the Australian…Read More
Permanent residence pathway for sc482 visa holders with an occupation on the Regional Occupation List (ROL) The Department of Home Affairs has advised in a news article on their website dated 13 February 2023, that the pathway that allows s482 STSOL visa holders to apply for a s186 (TRT stream) if they have been…Read More
India-Australia and United Kingdom – Australia Trade Agreements The India-Australia and United Kingdom-Australia Free Trade Agreements were passed by the Australian Parliament this month.Read More
The October Budget, delivered on October 25th has brought a number of changes to the migration program, and its administration through the Department of Home Affairs, with some of these changes being announced before the Budget.Read More
Recent Changes to State/Territory Migration Programs Tasmania The Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program has been opened recently on an interim basis to ‘Gold and Green’ pass candidates. All candidates who qualify will need to seek an invitation from Migration Tasmania before they can apply for nomination.Read More
State and Territory Nomination Programs Opening We have recently received information that the State and Territory governments have been given an interim allocation for state nominations.Read More
SC 485 – Provisional skills assessment concessions Prior to the recent election, previous Minister Hawke’s announced on 25 November 2021 that as a concession during the COVID-19 pandemic, the stay period on the Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) Graduate Work Stream visa will increase from 18 to 24 months and application requirements would be streamlined…Read More
‘Legacy’ 457 Visa Holders Age Restriction Waived for s186 Applications. Reg 186.221(b) allows an exemption from the age requirement for specified persons, in this case legacy 457 workers.Read More
