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
Occupations for Subclass 494 visas The Government has released a new Legislative Instrument that lists the eligible occupations and ANZSCO codes for the new 494 visa. These lists for the SC 494 are made up of the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL), and the Regional Occupation List (ROL). There is a total of…Read More
REGIONAL VISA GRANT INCREASE The government has recently announced that the number of regional visas granted under the RSMS (subclass 187) programme has increased by 179%, and the Regional Skilled Sponsored visas by 79%.Read More
NEW REGIONAL VISAS and CLOSURE OF 187/RSMS PROGRAM New skilled regional visas, both independent and employer sponsored will begin on 16th November 2019. On that date existing regional visas (RSMS/187 and 489) will cease for new applications, although transitional arrangements will apply.Read More
Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMAs) Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMA) are agreements between particular geographical areas in Australia and the Department of Home Affairs, to allow prospective migrants to access the 482 visa program with a specific range of occupations to satisfy particular labor market demands in these areas.Read More
New Regional Visas, including employer sponsored visas The new skilled regional provisional visas will be for skilled migrants, and dependent family members, who want to live and work in Australia, and will replace the existing 187 visa.Read More
