What’s in the Budget for Immigration: Federal Budget 2023 & Migration
Date: 05 May 2023 The Australian Federal Budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 has been announced on May 9, 2023, revealing several significant changes for the Migration Industry. INCREASED SKILLED MIGRATION OPPORTUNITIES Migration Planning Level for 2023-24 Permanent Migration Program will be set at 190,000 places, with 137,100 places dedicated for Skilled Migration. The Skilled […]
Permanent Residency Pathway for Aged Care Workers
Date: 05 May 2023 Australian aged care providers can now apply to access the new Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement to recruit qualified direct care workers, such as Nursing Support Worker, Personal Care Assistant, Aged or Disabled Carer from overseas to work in the aged care sector, either for Subclass 482 visa, or Subclass 186 […]
Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) Visa Holders will have a Pathway to Permanent Residency by Late 2023
Date: 05 May 2023 The Australian Government has announced that by the end of 2023, all all Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) (subclass 482) visa holders will have a pathway to permanent residency in Australia. This move will provide employers and migrants with greater certainty and help to increase the skill level in Australia’s permanent skilled program. […]
Revamping Australia’s Migration System: Five Key Changes Proposed by the Albanese Government
Revamping Australia’s Migration System: Five Key Changes Proposed by the Albanese Government Date: 27 April 2023 Major reform to Australia’s migration system is on the horizon, with the release of a landmark review proposing significant changes for the 1.8 million temporary migrants with work rights. The proposed changes would impact skilled migrants, exploited workers, […]
Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold raised to $70,000
Date: 27 April 2023 The Albanese Government has increased the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) from $53,900 to $70,000 from July 1. WHAT IS THE TSMIT? The TSMIT is the minimum income required for temporary skilled migrant workers to be classified as “skilled” and eligible for a temporary work visa. The increase in the […]
Int’l students can work upto 48 hrs/fortnight from 01 Jul 2023.
Date: 05 May 2023 From 1 July 2023, student visa holders will be restricted to 48 hours of work a fortnight From 1 July 2023, student visa holders can work no more than 48 hours a fortnight while studying. Student visa holders have no work restrictions when their course of study or training is not […]
Department will now accept a suitable skills assessment within the 60-day invitation period for GSM
Department will now accept a suitable skills assessment that has been obtained within the 60-day invitation period for GSM. The Department of Home Affairs has announced that they will now accept a suitable skills assessment obtained after an invitation and within the 60-day ⏰ invitation period. What does this mean? This means that applicants who […]
PY expires 4 years from the date of completion for GSM
PY expires 4 years from the date of completion for GSM When does PY expire? 🤔 The Department has confirmed with the MIA that the PY points requirement (to complete PY 4 years before an applicant is invited to apply for a visa) relates only to the date on which the professional year “ended”. This […]
Skilled Visa: Processing Priorities
Skilled Visa – Processing Priorities A new Ministerial Direction for prioritising skilled visa applications came into effect on 28 October 2022. The Department has ceased the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) and critical sectors. Priority is given to visa applications where the primary applicant is located outside Australia when the visa application is made. […]
Streamlined Health Requirement for Temporary Visas
Streamlined Health Requirement for Temporary Visas The Department of Home Affairs has announced that some temporary visa applicants will not be required to undertake medical examinations to meet the health requirement. Relevant service providers, such as BUPA or other agencies, will be in touch to cancel appointments where they are no longer required and provide […]
