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https://www.migration.sa.gov.au/ now has a new look.
We noticed that Immigration South Australia has changed its name to Move to South Australia.
Move to South Australia has updated its criteria for interim 491 and 190 nominations to support and prioritise South Australia’s economic recovery and public health response.
Trades Recognition Australia, also known as TRA, is the skill assessment authority for trade occupations. For example, occupations such as chefs, bricklayers, electricians and plumbers are all assessed by TRA.
TRA assesses whether the applicant’s qualifications, skills and employments meet Australian standards for migration purposes.
There are several assessment pathways and it is important that you choose the correct one to apply for.
The world is changing quickly and to keep up with it, we have some updates for you on the Global Talent Independent visa.
If you think you are eligible to apply for a GTI, take only 5 minutes to complete our free online GTI assessment form.
Our lawyers and registered migration agents will assess your eligibility and get back to you.
The Global Talent Independent program has been held up as the fastest way to get a permanent visa in Australia. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing the Expression of Interest processing times slowing down for some applicants. This seems to be especially the case for applicants who are applying from outside of Australia.
This may be due to the Department prioritising Global Talents who are already inside Australia.
There are a number of factors which might be contributing to current processing times.
The Department's priorities for global talent visa processing are set out in Direction No. 85.
This specifies that for distinguished talent applications, they are to be considered in the following order:
The Department has indicated in its information that "likely to attract" can be shown in a number of ways, including through high grades (80% or higher) in a recent higher level qualification (Honours, Masters, PhD).
In its announcements to support Hong Kong SAR passport-holders, the Department has included references to the Global Talent Independent visa. It seems that the Department of Home Affairs will be prioritising GTI visa applications (even more so than the normal priority given to GTI) for Hong Kong SAR passport-holders.
We are still waiting on further information from the ACS regarding their nomination process.
We have recently been updated that ACS will nominate those who have been invited through the Expression of Interest process.
If you are looking to be nominated by ACS under one of their target sectors, read more about the process by clicking here.
We look forward to having further updates on this soon.
Work Visa Lawyers can help you with all steps in the Global Talent Independent visa application process, including with applications for nomination from the ACS.
Our team of experienced Immigration Lawyers and Migration Agents look forward to assisting you with your Australian visa or appeal.
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Business innovation and investor visa nomination applications (subclass 188A, 188B, and 188E streams and subclass 132A and 132B streams) remain closed to new applications as announced on 26 November 2020. Significant Investor (subclass 188C) visa nominations have opened on 30 November 2020 in Victoria.
Victoria has reopened its 2020-2021 nomination for 188 visa and 132 visa on 8 September 2020.
All applications must meet new criteria and be submitted before 21 September 2020 at 5 pm AEST, giving only 2 weeks to apply!
This comes soon after Victoria announcing on Sunday that the lockdown will be extended by at least further two weeks, until 28 September.
The new criteria required that the planned activitiy (business and/or investment) must promote economic and health recovery from the pandemic.
There is a new form for expressing your interest.This is according to news published by Live in Melbourne. We expect further information following the Federal Budget around 6 October 2020.
The Department of Home Affairs has confirmed that Victoria continues to use the interim allocation places beyond 5 October 2020.
By 02 October 2020, Victoria's temporary allocation for 2020-21 were:
Victoria has received more than 2,400 registrations of interest received from skilled migrants, and more than 480 application from business migrants.
On 26 November 2020, Victoria has annouced that the skilled program (subclass 190 and subclass 491) remain closed to new applications. They continue to select high calibre skilled migrants for nomination from the pool of Registration of Interest submissions.
Once Victoria receives confirmation of its full 2020-21 nomination allocations for the skilled and business migration programs, it would reopen its 2020-2021 nomination for 491 visa and 190 visa soon.
It will only select applicants to apply for Victorian visa nomination if their Registration of Interest demonstrates they are working in health or medical research and contributing to Victoria’s economic recovery and/or health response.
To be considered for Victorian visa nomination, you must submit a Registration of Interest for Victorian State Visa Nomination. Applicants who register their interest may then be selected to apply for Victorian visa nomination.
To be eligible to submit your Registration of Interest (ROI) for Victorian visa nomination (subclass 190 and 491) you must
VIC will then select the best candidates to apply for Victorian visa nomination.
We are expecting a further update from Live in Melbourne following 6 October 2020.
Today it has been announced by Immigration SA that they have received a limited allocation from the Department of Home Affairs for GSM 491 visa and 190 visa nominations and Business/Investment visa nominations.
An Australian Visa refusal can be devastating for everyone involved and can put your future in Australia in immediate jeopardy and uncertainty. However, your visa refusal does not necessarily mean it is the end of your pathway to Australia.
In this article, we answer some of the most commonly asked questions for applicants that have received visa refusals.
After months of not releasing the number of invitations issued through SkillSelect, the Department of Home Affairs has finally released the invitation rounds for May and June 2020. Not everyone will be happy with the results.
International students are important to Australia as they have made a major contribution in Australia’s economy and Australian society. To limit the impact of Covid 19 pandemic on international students, the Federal Government have announced five major changes which will impact the students currently in Australia and those who are overseas and are unable to travel to Australia due to Covid 19.
The Department of Home Affairs has sent out the first round of invitations for the 2020-2021 program year on 14 July 2020.
This first round of invitation for the subclass 189 and 491 (family-sponsored) is a positive indication that the monthly invitation rounds will continue.
At the current time, the subclass 190 and 491 state sponsored visas are still on hold.
Many employer-sponsored visa holders experienced changes to their employment as a result of the COVID-19. These unprecedented times have presented many challenges for these visa holders, including questions as to how their visas will be affected by these changes.
We have compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions to answer some of these questions.
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