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 Â 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, […]
Int’l students can work upto 48 hrs/fortnight from 01 Jul 2023.
Int’l students can work upto 48 hrs/fortnight from 01 Jul 2023. In response to workforce shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the cap on work hours for international students was temporarily lifted. However, the government has announced that as of 1 July 2023, the cap will be reinstated and increased from 40 to 48 hours […]
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 […]
Unrestricted work rights for Students
Unrestricted work rights for student visa holders to end on 30 June 2023 Since the COVID-19 pandemic, student visa holders were provided with unrestricted work rights to address the labour shortage in Australia. However, the Department has announced that they will remove this temporary relaxation from 30th June 2023 to ensure that students prioritise quality […]
