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 The new CSOL fulfils the Government’s commitment to replace complex, out of date and inflexible occupation lists in temporary skilled visa program.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 …
Canberra Matrix Invitation Round@24 October 2024 Read More »
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 …
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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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
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 …
A pre- application process known as visa ballot has commenced effective 1 October 2024 under the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) program. Visa ballot registration has been opened for the following high-demand Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) countries: The Department of Home Affairs will be conducting random selections of registrations over program year 2024-25 and the …
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 …
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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The Australian Government has announced that a National Planning Level cap will apply to the international education and training sector from 2025. This new National Planning Level system is expected to result in the replacement of Ministerial Direction 107 for 2025. National Planning Level limits will apply from 1 January 2025, with a total of …
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 …
South Australia’s 2024-2025 General Skilled Migration Program now open@15/08/2024 Read More »
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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The norther Territory has provided an update on NT General Skilled Migration (GSM) nomination applications for 2024-25. NT has now received its nomination allocations. Applications for nomination can now be lodged through the portal. There is specific eligibility criteria for the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)(subclass 491) visa and Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa with minimum …
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Western Australian Government has announced the eligibility requirements to be considered for State Nomination Migration Program. To be eligible for an invitation for State nomination, the occupation will need to eb eligible under the following streams, General stream- A skilled migration pathway for a range of occupations and industry categories. Eligible occupations are listed on the WA Skilled …
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The Western Australia State Nomination Program (SNMP) is now open for the program year 2024-25. Some key highlights of this Program to take note of are as follows: Further details on the program are available on the State Nomination Migration program page. Source: Western Australia nomination program
Skilled program The Australian government has announced allocation of 5000 skilled visa nomination places to Victoria for the 2024-25 program. Victoria’s allocation details are as follows: Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP)(subclass 188) This program has been permanently closed from July 2024. The only nomination applications open are the following, More information on the skilled …
Update on Victoria’s 2024-25 Skilled and Business Migration program @ 17 July 2024 Read More »
Australian Prime Minister Albanese has announced the extended time people from the ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste will have when they visit Australia to conduct business. Australia has extended the business visitor visa to up to 5 years, instead of up to 3 years, for applications lodged after 1 April 2024. Business visitors with a Visitor (subclass …
Effective 1 July 2024, a new state-wide Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) for Western Australia has come in to effect. The WA DAMA, combined with WA’s existing State Nominated Migration Program, will enable up to 10,000 overseas workers to settle in WA annually and help address critical workforce shortages in the state. WA Employers will …
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New Citizenship application fees effective 1 July 2024 From 1 July 2024, Australian government has announced new citizenship application fees for all applicants. The new fees apply to all citizenship applications received by the Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) at or after 12 am (AEST) on 1 July 2024.The new fees applicable from 1 July …
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The greater the demand for an occupation, the higher the rank of the Matrix score invited. The minimum ranking score is an indication only and not a guarantee that an invitation was issued. Invitations will not be issued if there is an active application in the system; or if previously ACT nomination was received. Canberra …
Update on Canberra Matrix Invitation Round@ 21 May 2024 Read More »
Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) has provided an update on visa conditions 8107, 8607 and 8608 with a change coming into effect on 1 July 2024. This change in visa conditions is another response to the Australian Governments Migration Strategy announce earlier. These changes are intended to make improvements to support the labour market mobility …
Update on Visa conditions 8107, 8607 and 8608 @21/06/2024 Read More »
The Hon Andrew Giles, Minister for Immigration,Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs announced the new Ministerial Direction on 7 June, 2024 replacing the previous Ministerial Direction 99. In his statement he highlighted the following, “The new Ministerial Direction 110 is guided by two key principles: the protection of the Australian community and common sense. This new revised Direction makes crystal …
Processing times The oldest nomination application which has not been allocated for processing* was lodged on 6 June 2024. Nominations, applications and Registrations of Interest (ROI) Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: *After a case is allocated for processing, Migration Tasmania aims to provide an outcome within 10 days. Migration Tasmania …
The Government has announced that no more new allocations for the BIIP will be provided. This development comes as part of the Migration Strategy announced by the Australian Government. Australia will close the BIIP permanently from July 2024 with no new applications being accepted for the subclass 188 visa. The current subclass 188 visa applications …
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Effective 1 July 2024, Visitor visa holders and Temporary Graduate visa holders will no longer be able to apply for a Student Visa onshore. The Australian government has closed these two pathways as part of the Migration Strategy announced previously. The new rule announced today by the Minister of Home Affairs Claire O’Neil are aimed …
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