Updates

The Australian Government has expanded the eligibility criteria for existing Subclass 482 (TSS) visa holders to become eligible for permanent residency in Australia. The Government recently announced that TSS visa holders in the Medium-term stream with an occupation on the Regional Occupation List (ROL) are now eligible for a pathway to permanent residency. This update was made public on 13 February …

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State and territory governments will be reliant on the boom in student, visitor, working holiday maker and skilled temporary entry arrivals in 2022 to meet their 2022-23 skilled visa allocations. At the end of December 2022, state and territory government skilled migrant nominations were still running well behind pro-rata against their record allocations for 2022-23. Apart from South Australia, …

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The Australian authorities have said that they are planning to switch the skills-based visa program to a demand-driven immigration system, which would allow businesses to have a role in deciding what job positions should be filled. Commenting on the idea, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia, Clare O’Neil said that despite the country dealing …

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Australia is currently looking at a significant overhaul of its skills-based visa programme, where skilled occupation lists could be axed and hundreds of visa sub-categories slashed, to make way for a demand-driven immigration system where businesses have a greater role in determining what jobs are in short supply.   Australian Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil …

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