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Multi-year planning model for migration- Department of Home Affairs

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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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Reminder on deadline for Eligible Onshore Applicants for Northern Territory (NT) General Skilled Migration (GSM) nomination applications for 2024-25

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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 …

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Update to Immi Account- new online services for paper-based Parent Visa applications

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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 pape​r-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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Victorian State Nominated Skilled Visa Update@17/04/2025

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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 update@14 April 2025

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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 …

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New Designated Area Migration Agreement for Northern Territory@19/03/2025

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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 Invitation Round- update 20/03/2025

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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

Update on Processing Times and Nomination Places- Migration Tasmania@24/03/2025

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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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Annual Indexation of Skilled Visa Income Thresholds from 1 July 2025

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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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Migration Tasmania update as on 24th Feb 2025

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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 …

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Migration Tasmania Update on Processing Times and Nomination Places used- @ 03 February 2025

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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 …

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2024-2025 Allocation of ACT Nomination Places

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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

Update on Student visa applications lodgement to study in Australia in 2025

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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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National Innovation visa (NIV) replaces the Global Talent visa @07/12/2024

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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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Important Changes to Skilled Visa Program @07/12/2024

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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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Canberra Matrix Invitation Round@24 October 2024

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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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Migration Tasmania Update on processing Times@18 Nov. 2024

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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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Unprecedented levels of interest in 2024-2025 General Skilled Migration Program occupations @15 November 2024

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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 …

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Changes to assessing authority for Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher (ANZSCO 241111) occupation

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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 …

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Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early- professionals Scheme 403- Ballot registration

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The MATES stream visa for subclass 403 will allow Indian nationals to register in the ballot and be randomly selected and invited to apply for the visa. Through the ballot, the Australian Government will allocate 3,000 temporary visa places for primary applicants per program year. Primary applicants may bring members of the family unit​. To be …

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Subclass 491 opportunities for international student graduates

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The Victorian Government is expanding pathways for international student graduates to access the Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491). Key features of this initiative include: These new pathways provide more opportunities for international graduates to build their careers in regional Victoria and contribute to and strengthen regional communities. Source: State Government of Victoria

VETASSESS update on change in assessment fees

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VETASSESS has announced that that effective November 2024, application fees for professional and general occupation assessments will increase. This change of increase will not be applicable to trade occupations. It has also been confirmed by VETASSESS that the fee for Priority Processing will not increase. Any applications received by VETASSESS before November 20, 2024, will …

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ANZSCO to be replaced with OSCA for Australia

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics and Statistics New Zealand have made an announcement each country will introduce their own tailored occupational statistical classifications. For Australia, the new classification will be called the Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA), 2024, version 1.0 and will be released on Friday 6 December 2024. The rationale behind the change is …

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Northern Territory (NT) General Skilled Migration (GSM) nomination applications for 2024-25

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Migration NT will continue to receive and assess onshore applications for nomination. Offshore applications opened on 14 August 2024 but only for the NT Family Stream and Job Offer Stream. The Priority Occupations Stream remains suspended because of the significant volume of applications received to date. Existing offshore applications made under the Priority Occupations Stream …

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Tasmania Skilled Migration Program 2024-25 Program Allocations

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Tasmania’s Skilled Migration State Nomination Program will reopen to new Registrations of Interest in the coming weeks. The Australian Government has provided Tasmania’s skilled nominated visa allocation for the 2024-25 program year. A total of 2860 nomination places have been issued this year as part of Tasmania’s allocation of state and territory nominated visa categories. These include:Skilled …

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South Australia’s 2024-2025 General Skilled Migration Program now open@15/08/2024

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Onshore streams Eligible onshore applicants who meet the requirements can now submit Registration of Interest (ROI). There are a total of 464 occupations available for onshore streams with ROISs reviewed throughout the year for invitations in the following streams: Offshore stream A total of 427 occupations are open to experience overseas workers with skills in …

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Victoria’s 2024-25 Skilled Migration Program is now open@14/08/2024

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Victoria has now opened its 2024-25 Skilled Visa Nomination program (subclass 190 and 491). This means that candidates can now make or update an Expression of Interest (EOI) VIA THE Australian Government’s SkillSelect and then submit a Registration of Interest (ROI). Victoria offers visa nomination to skilled professional living in Victoria or overseas. Victoria has …

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