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South Australia Invitations issued – Dec 2025

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 …

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Important Updates on the NSW Skilled Migration Program 

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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Key Work-Experience Changes for 186 Temporary Residence Transition Visas

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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Australia: new student visa processing Ministerial Direction 115

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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Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program Update – November 2025

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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Western Australia invitation round on 29th October 2025 details

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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Australia MATES Visa 2025 for Indian Graduates & Early Career Professionals 

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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Western Australia State Nominated Migration Program 2025-26 details released

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.

NSW Skilled Migration Program 2025-26: Interim Allocation Announced

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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Review of the Core Skills Occupation List by Jobs and Skills Australia

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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