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Permanent Residency for Subclass 482 Short Term visas in 2 years
Temporary Skills Shortage visa subclass 482 (Short Term stream) holders will be able to apply for permanent residency after just two years if they stay at the workplace which provided them with a sponsorship, starting January 1, 2024. This visa requires applicants to be nominated for a skilled position by...
Pandemic Event Visa to Finalise February 2024
The Pandemic Event visa will be discontinued in February next year
WA Skilled Visa Allocation: What’s going on?
There are now 70 per cent fewer visa places for skilled migrants in Western Australia.
Australia Student Visa Test Changed to Allow Honesty
International students will be able to explicitly state that they wish to permanently migrate to Australia.
I Want to Work in Australia, What are my Visa Options?
72% of the allocated visa places in Australia for 2023-24 are for permanent migrants who wish to work full-time and apply their skills.
Graduate Visa Stays Extended: Very Good News for Study in Australia
Foreign students in the country studying for Bachelor's degrees are allowed to stay up to four years post-study.
New Zealand Migrants Get Citizenship in Australia After 4 Years
Citizens of New Zealand who have been living in Australia for 4 years will be eligible to apply directly for Australian Citizenship without having to become permanent residents from July 1, 2023.
Working Restrictions for Student Visa Holders in Australia Return
In January 2022 the Australian Government lifted restrictions on student visa holders (Subclass 500) and allowed them to work unlimited hours, with the aim of solving labour shortages, as of the end of June 2023, these restrictions will be re-established.
Salary Concessions on Skilled Migration Threshold to Remain at a Maximum 10 per cent After Increase
Concessions to the new minimum A$70,000 annual salary for skilled visas in Australia will have to be 10 per cent or less to qualify for the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT).
Aged Care Migrant Workers to be Offered Labour Agreement in Exchange for PR Pathway
The new Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement will promote increased recruitment and retention in the aged care sector. The agreement will be available to employers that have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the relevant industry union.
Skilled Migration Income Threshold Increased but Temporary Migrants to be Offered PR Pathway
From July 1, 2023, the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) in Australia will be increased from $53,900 to $70,000.
Top Twenty Occupations in Australia Revealed: Programmers, Nurses in Very High Demand
Whilst many industries in the country are seeing improvements in the labour market, a high proportion of positions which require higher education remain unfilled, with vacancy rates for nurses and motor mechanics in the outback sitting above 10 percent.
Australia Throws Ukrainian Migrant Families and Workers a Much-Needed Lifeline
Ukrainians who were previously barred from applying for a further visa may now apply to stay in the country legally, providing they meet what the government has termed “exceptional criteria.”
3-Monthly 08 December 2022 Skill Select Round and State Nomination Results
The number of monthly invitations used to hover around the “two thousand-plus” around 2017 good months. They went lower between November 2017 to June 2018 at about 305 “SkillSelect” invitations per fortnight for the EOI applicants! From July 2018 the invitations were on par with the good months in previous year (2017)....
Sick of Being Rained on in the UK? Get an Australian Visa, Employment Options Await!
Well-paid work is also very easy to come by in Australia, salaries and wages are some of the best in the world and the employment rate is at a 50-year low. Visa holders can even bring their families with them
New Ministerial Direction Underlines the Australian Government’s Migration Vision
An extra 35,000 visas to live, work and study in Australia are being issued right now.
Subclass 191 Visa Begins, Offering Permanent Residency Pathway to Thousands of Migrants
Border restrictions threw a spanner in the works for many wishing to migrate to or stay in Australia, the country is now seeing massive skills shortages and the time has never been better to secure your future in the lucky country.