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Australian Immigration | Skilled Migration Visas with State Nominations
October 11, 2018
Holders of the Australian 457 and TSS visas assume that they will apply for permanent residency through the Temporary Residence Transitional pathway of an ENS or RSMS visa. But those with occupations on the short-term occupation list could consider a Skilled migration visa with state nomination.
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: September SkillSelect Results
October 11, 2018
Australia's September 2018 SkillSelect invitations have come and gone, and from the data released by Immigration, it appears that they are sticking to the 2500 per month total invites for now. Advice for companies employing foreign nationals on work permits in Australia.
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: What Happened to the Temporary Parent Visa?
October 10, 2018
What happened to Australia's Temporary Parent Visa that was announced by Home Affairs early in 2017? It's stuck in Parliament as part of the Migration Amendment. Until it is implemented, the next best option for sponsoring foreign national parents is the longer stay Subclass 600 Visitor Visa.
Read MoreAustralian Immigration | Trade Deals and Labour Markets
September 13, 2018
A trade deal between eleven Pacific Rim countries is set to be ratified by the Australian Government, after support for the deal was raised by the Labor Party.
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: No More Priority Processing for Work Visas
September 11, 2018
Effective 5 September 2018, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) in Australia has ceased accepting priority processing requests for the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa (subclass 482) and Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457).
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: New Labour Market Testing Requirements
August 22, 2018
Effective 12 August 2018, several changes have been introduced to the Labour Market Testing (LMT) requirements for the Temporary Skill Shortage (Subclass 482) visa in Australia.
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: Character Issues and the Fraud Criterion in Visa Applications
August 15, 2018
How do you answer the question - 'Have you ever been convicted of an offence?' - on an Australia Visa application? Or on an 'Incoming Passenger Card'? If you answer incorrectly, character and fraud issues may impact future applications for visas, work permits, permanent residency, & citizenship.
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) Levy Launches 12 August
August 6, 2018
Legislation released today announced that the Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) levy will be payable for employer-sponsored nomination applications effective 12 August 2018.
Read MoreAustralian Immigration | Rise of the 485 Visa
July 27, 2018
ABC reported on 26 July 2018* that a record number of Students are remaining in Australia on Graduate 485 visas (with work rights) once they have completed their studies. This is not surprising to the writer. Why? Because these visas are an easy option when everything else has become so much harder.
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: Global Talent Scheme Pilot Begins
July 5, 2018
The Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has released further details of its pilot Global talent Scheme (GTS), aimed at attracting highly-skilled talent to Australia, which took effect on 1st July 2018.
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