Skilled and Business Migration have commenced inviting clients across the four streams of the 2025-26 General Skilled Migration program. Below you will find the relevant data for both interim invitations, and the invitations issued this week. Interim invitations to 1 November 2025 Invitations in December 2025 ANZSCO Sub-major Group Subclass 190 Subclass 491 Total Subclass 190 …
State Nominated Visa Allocations New South Wales has been allocated the following nominations for skilled migration for the 2025-26 program: · 2,100 Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) · 1,500 Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) Here are the latest updates for the skilled migration program. Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) To date, three invitation rounds have been completed for …
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The Subclass 186 Employer Nomination Scheme visa remains a major route to permanent residency in Australia. It lets sponsored workers move from temporary employment to permanent residence via their employer — a critical step for many individuals, and valuable for Australian employers’ workforce planning. Under the Migration Amendment (Skilled Visa Reform Technical Measures) Regulations 2025 …
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The Australian Government has introduced a substantial update to student-visa case-management with the release of Ministerial Direction 115 (MD 115). The directive takes effect from 14 November 2025 and aligns processing times for Subclass 500 student visa applications with how closely each higher education or vocational training provider adheres to its “new overseas student commencements” …
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Additional interim nomination allocation While the Australian Government has not yet confirmed full program year nomination quotas for 2025-26, it has provided a further interim allocation of skilled visa nomination places to states and territories. For Tasmania, this allocation provides a further 450 places: The 2025-26 Tasmanian Skilled Migration Program opened to new Registrations of …
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Invitations issued on 29 October for the State Nominated Migration program. Intending visa subclass General streamWASMOL schedule 1 General streamWASMOL schedule 2 Graduate streamHigher education Graduate streamVocational education and training Visa subclass 190 0 221 0 14 Visa subclass 491 0 154 1 30 TOTAL 0 375 1 44 Profiles of the last invited expression of interest (EOI) …
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What is the MATES Program? The MATES program, officially the Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme under the Subclass 403 visa – is a joint initiative between the governments of Australia and India, designed to allow eligible Indian graduates and early-career professionals to live and work in Australia for up to two years. Key features: …
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Features of the 2025—26 program 2025-26 Eligibility requirements If you would like to be considered for an invitation for State nomination, your occupation will need to be eligible under the following streams. These occupation lists identify occupations that are considered a priority for WA and are therefore eligible for skilled migrants through State nomination.
The NSW Government has received an interim allocation for the 2025–26 Skilled Migration Program from the Department of Home Affairs. This announcement signals the start of the new migration program year, opening fresh opportunities for skilled professionals to apply for nomination for a permanent or provisional visa to live and work in New South Wales. …
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Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) will soon commence consultations to review the occupations listed on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) for 2025. The purpose of this review is to ensure that the skilled occupations available for migration continue to align with Australia’s workforce priorities and address current labour market shortages. Details of the consultation …
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Earlier in February2025, Department of Home Affairs announced the following, From 2025–26, the Migration Program will move to a multi-year planning model, extending the Program planning horizon to four years from the current twelve-month cycle. Extending the outlook of Australia’s Migration Program will enable migration planning to better align with longer-term infrastructure, housing and services planning across all …
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Earlier In January this year, The Northern Territory suspended online portal for new applications. All applications received before the suspension will continue to be assessed, and those who meet the eligibility criteria will be issued nominations. The program will be reopened for new applications once nomination allocations are received for the 2025-26 program year. Exception …
Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) has released the following information in relation to Parent visa applicants, Online services are now available to support Parent visa applicants who lodge a paper-based application. While applicants must still apply using a paper form, they can now import their application into ImmiAccount once DOHA has acknowledged having received it. Importing an application into ImmiAccount will give applicants access to a range of online …
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Victoria’s 2024-25 state nominated skilled visa program will close to new Registrations of Interest (ROI) at 4pm AEST on Tuesday 29 April 2025. In 2024-25 the Australian Government allocated Victoria 5,000 skilled visa places, including 3,000 for the subclass 190 visa and 2,000 for the subclass 491 visa. The program has attracted a lot of interest …
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Migration Tasmania provided an update on the subclasses 190 and 491 visa categories as below, Processing Times The oldest nomination application which has not been allocated for processing was lodged on 22/03/2025 Nominations, applications and Registrations of Interest (ROI) Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: Candidates with at least one …
On 19 March 2025, Northern Territory announced a new Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) as it came into effect. The DAMA is the third DAMA established for the territory and will be in effect until 30 June 2030. It enables employers facing workforce shortages to access an additional 1,500 overseas workers annually across a broad …
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Canberra Matrix submissions in occupations in critical sectors may be prioritised as per the ACT government. Following information was released in relation to Canberra Matrix. Canberra residents Matrix nominating Small Business Owners Matrix nominating 457 / 482 visa holders Matrix nominating Critical Skill Occupations Overseas applicants Matrix nominating Critical Skill Occupations: Source: ACT Government
Migration Tasmania has recently released the following information, which is available on their website, Nominations, applications and Registrations of Interest (ROI) Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: Candidates with at least one Orange-Plus attribute will be issued an Orange pass. However, they will be noted internally by Migration Tasmania as …
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The Department of Home Affairs have now released the following information in relation to Income thresholds on 24 March 2024. From 1 July 2025, skilled visa income thresholds will be increased by 4.6%. This is in line with changes to the annual Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings (AWOTE). This delivers on the commitment outlined in the …
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Processing times The oldest nomination application which has not been allocated for processing was lodged on 15 January 2025. Nominations, applications and Registrations of Interest (ROI) Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: Candidates with at least one Orange-Plus attribute will be issued an Orange pass. However, they will be noted internally by …
Processing times The oldest nomination application which has not been allocated for processing was lodged on 23 December 2024. Nominations, applications and Registrations of Interest (ROI) Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: Candidates with at least one Orange-Plus attribute will be issued an Orange pass. However, they will be noted internally by …
Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: 1000 places Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: 800 places Application Count @ 31 January 2025 Total approvals: 687 approvals Total refusals: 65 applications Approvals by residency status since the last invitation round Remaining Allocation 2024-2025 Total allocation remaining: 1,113 nomination places Source: ACT Government
The Australian Government has released the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) to target the skills Australia needs. The new CSOL fulfils the Government’s commitment to replace complex, out of date and inflexible occupation lists in temporary skilled visa program. The CSOL is a single consolidated list, informed by labour market analysis and stakeholder consultations by …
The Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) is encouraging applicants to complete their student visa application as soon as practicable to prevent delays. All applicants are encouraged to look at Document checklist tool and read the Genuine student requirements carefully before submitting their applications. All applicants must include all the evidence requested in support of their …
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The Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) has launched a new invitation -only permanent visa program for exceptionally talented migrants which replaced the Global Talent Visa on 7 December 2024. Some of the areas included to target world leading skills include advanced robotics, quantum computing and clean energy. Interested talented individuals are required to submit an …
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The Department of Home Affairs has now announced the release of the modernised Skilled occupation list known as the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) and a new Skills in Demand (SID) visa on 7 December 2024. Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) The CSOL replaces existing multiple skilled occupation lists previously used for the Temporary Skill …
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The ACT has now shared the details from the invitation round and indicated that the greater the demand for an occupation, the higher the rank of the Matrix score invited. Canberra Matrix submissions in occupations in critical sectors may be priortised. Canberra residents Matrix nominating Small Business Owners Matrix nominating 457 / 482 visa holders …
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Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: Candidates with at least one Orange-Plus attribute will be issued an orange pass. However, they will be noted internally by Migration Tasmania as a high priority and are highly likely to receive an invitation to apply for nomination within six months. All subclass 190 …
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South Australian government has provided an update in relation to unprecedented levels of Registration of Interest (ROI) applications for the following occupations: The number of ROIs submitted has exceeded the quota available to Skilled and Business Migration (SBM) With such high interest in South Australia’s 2024-2025 General Skilled Migration Program, SBM is strongly advising prospective …
Effective 7 December 2024, The Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) will be assessing authority for the Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher (ANZSCO 241111) occupation. All applications for skills assessment already submitted with Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) will be completed consistent with AITSL assessment criteria. AITSL will continue to …
