Migration Policy News
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BREAKING: Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces decision to abolish 457 visas!
More to follow… Information accurate as of 18 April 2017. UPDATE 19 April 2017 The 457 visa will be replaced by the new Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa in March 2018. Transitional …
Australia Onshore Partner Visa Processing Arrangements are changing! Will your application take longer now?
Key terms: Partner visa – Processing times – Partner visa subclass 801 – Partner visa subclass 820 2018 Update & Related Articles: Partner Visa Sponsorship & Policy Update 2018: Changes …
No further Invitations for Other Engineering Professionals (2339) and Computer Network Professionals (2631)!
Updated numbers for occupation ceilings under the SkillSelect Programme! Every year the Australian migration programme sets an occupation ceiling for each skilled occupation on the Skilled Occupation …
Western Australia resumes State Sponsorship and RCB services with changes! All applications submitted before the suspension are SAFE!
The Western Australia (WA) state government has announced the following with regards to the state migration services: An interim Western Australian skilled migration occupation list (WASMOL) is now in …
Changes to the Student Visa Evidence Requirements! Immigration risk ratings for countries and education providers to be updated on 31 March 2017!
Key terms: Australian Student Visa - Subclass 500 - Visa application requirements - financial evidence - Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) criterion The Department of Immigration and Border Protection …
Western Australia moving towards no further RSMS visa applications! Official letter sent to Federal Government requesting removal!
An image of the letter was posted on the Premier’s Twitter account and you can read the full letter here. Our earlier write-up on the suspension of the WA state migration programme can be found here. …
Australia Department of Immigration and Border Protection announces new Australian Visa Processing Times! Visa applications expected to take longer!
Visa type Description 75% of applications processed in 90% of applications processed in 457 Temporary Work (Skilled) 86 days 6 months 186 Employer Nomination Scheme (Direct Entry Pathway) 9 months 11 …
Australia General Skilled Migration SkillSelect Invitation Round Results – 1 March 2017
Occupations with pro rata arrangements While it is encouraging to see that applications with the minimum pass mark of 60 points are receiving invitations, the majority of applications for popular …
Vietnam now an eligible country for the subclass 462 Work and Holiday visa!
Argentina Bangladesh Chile China, People’s Republic of Indonesia Israel Malaysia Poland Portugal Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Thailand Turkey USA Uruguay Vietnam Please be aware that the …
Labour Agreement for Fast Food Industry scrapped! 457 visas for Fast Food businesses to be cut!
Key terms: 457 visa – labour agreement – employer sponsored visas – migration policy changes The Fast Food Industry Labour Agreement established in 2012 has been scrapped by Immigration Minister Peter …