New Pathway To Permanent Residency For Short Term 482 Visa Holders
25 November 2023 – New Pathway to Permanent Residency for Short Term 482 Visa Holders Expansion of eligibility criteria under the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) subclass 186 visa program Further to Minister Clare O’Neil’s media release on 27 April 2023 regarding the Government’s strategy to reform the Australian skilled migration program, the Department of Home […]
482 visa to PR – Understanding Permanent Residency visa options
482 Visa to PR – Understanding the Permanent Residency Pathways in Australia Obtaining permanent residency in Australia for individuals holding a 482 visa is a significant milestone. While the TSS 482 visa, also known as the Temporary Skill Shortage visa, allows foreign workers to work in Australia temporarily, many individuals aspire to transition from a […]
Queensland Skilled Migration 2023-24 Program Update
Queensland Skilled Migration Program 2023-24 is open Queensland is open! We have been waiting for Queensland Skilled Migration program to open for some time and finally state nominations for subclass 190 and subclass 491 are now available for potential candidates. There are 900 places for Skilled Nominated Subclass 190 Visa and 650 places for Skilled […]
Australia Migration Program and State Nomination Allocations 2023-24
Australia Migration Program Planning Levels for 2023-24 State and territory nomination allocations for the General Skilled Migration (GSM) program for 2023-2024 has been released and the 2023–24 Australia Migration Program has been set at the pre-COVID planning level of 190,000. Skilled Independent visas 30,375 places State/Territory Nominated 30,400 places Regional 32,300 places Employer sponsored visas […]
Best Registered Migration Agent Brisbane – Visa Lounge
Migration Agent Brisbane Why do you need a dedicated registered migration agent? Australia’s migration laws are complex. Even though it might appear that completing a visa application is a relatively simple exercise, the reality is that the requirements and their interpretation can be complicated. And so even commonly used terms such as a “de facto […]
Top 3 Working Holiday Visa Changes for UK Passport holders
Working Holiday Visa Changes from 1 July 2023 On the 31st of May 2023, the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) commenced, delivering tremendous working holiday visa changes to Australia’s Working Holiday (subclass 417) Visa program. The A-UKFTA is set to boost Australia’s trade with the UK. It will not only bring export opportunities in […]
Australian Immigration Changes from 1 July 2023
Welcome to June 2023, this has to be the fastest year ever! Australian Immigration Changes Coming Up There has been so much information released over the past few months about upcoming Australian immigration changes, it’s hard to keep on top of it all. The below is a summary of the important changes in the Australian […]
Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) increased 1 July 2023
Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) increased from 1 July 2023 Australian employers who seek to sponsor or nominate foreign workers for: a Subclass 482 Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa, Subclass 186 Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) visa or Subclass 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa must meet prescribed salary-related requirements to ensure that overseas […]
Australian citizenship for New Zealand Citizens from 1 July 2023
Changes to Australian citizenship for New Zealand Citizens On April 22, 2023, the Australian Government announced a critical change concerning the Australian citizenship application process for New Zealand citizens residing in Australia. Effective from 1 July 2023, a direct pathway to Australian citizenship will be available for eligible New Zealand citizens. This is a major […]
Australia immigration key updates March 2023
Australia Immigration March 2023 Updates Top 7 Key Australia Immigration Updates Twenty top occupations in demand in Australia Jobs and Skills Australia has undertaken preliminary analysis of the underlying drivers of skills shortage for the top 20 occupations in demand – in particular, whether the shortage is primarily driven by a lack of people with […]