National Innovation Visa (NIV), subclass 858
Formerly Global Talent Visa For people who are internationally recognized for exceptional achievements in a profession, arts, or sport the applicant must be nominated by an eligible Australian person or an organization. There is no age limit for this visa. The applications are by invitations only. To be considered you need to submit an expression […]
Skilled Independent Subclass 189 Invitation Round on 05 Sept 2024
List of Occupations that were invited and their “cut-off” point-score. The table below shows the number of EOIs invited, and the tie break month and year, for the SkillSelect invitation round on 5 September 2024. Visa subclass Total EOIs Invited Tie break date – month and year Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 5,292 05/2024 Skilled […]
Two new skilled visas to be available later this year: the Skills in Demand (SID) visa and the National Innovation visa (NIV)
Skills in Demand visa Sc 482 National Innovation Visa (Sc 858)
Working Holiday Maker Arrangement with the Philippines
Late last year it was announced that the Governments of Australia and the Philippines signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa arrangement that will let up to 200 young Filipino and Australian passport holders enjoy a 12-month holiday in each other’s country each year. The program has not launched […]
Tasmania skilled migration update
The Tasmanian skilled migration webpage was updated on 26 September 2024, with the following information regarding Sc 190 and Sc 491 skilled migration nominations, applications and Registrations of Interest (ROI): Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa:Nominations – 360 of 2100 places usedNomination applications lodged but not decided – 211Invitations to apply for nomination issued but not yet […]
ACT Skilled migration nomination invitation round
ACT held a skilled migration nomination invitation round on 19 September 2024.As part of this invitation round there was a total of 68 Sc 190 nominations issued and 62 Sc 491 nominations issued. A breakdown of the invitations provided can be found below: Canberra residentsMatrix nominating Small Business Owners Matrix submissions for Small Business Owners were not […]
Registrations for the first Work and Holiday (Sc 462) visa ballots for China, Vietnam and India open on 1 October 2024
On 1 October 2024, separate ballots for China, India and Vietnam will open. These will allow eligible passport holders to register for the possibility to be randomly selected to apply for a first Work and Holiday visa. The ballot selection open period will commence on 14 October 2024 and close on 30 April 2025.
India added to Sc 462 Work and Holiday visa
The instrument commences on 16 September 2024 and sets out the eligibility requirements for registration and other rules that apply to the conduct of a visa pre-application process for a Work and Holiday (Sc 462) visa. The person holding a valid passport issued by a foreign country to which a Sc 462 pre-application process applies […]
Latest WA Invitation Round for subclass189 and 491 family sponsored
The details of the Subclass 189 recent “Invitation Round – 05 Sep 2024”- list of Occupations that were invited and their “cut-off” point-score. Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 5,292 invitations. Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored 0 Occupation Score • Construction Project Manager – 133111 75 • Accountant […]
State Government Nomination Allocations
Northern Territory The Australian Government has allocated 1,600 nomination places for the 2024-25 skills migration program which is much mere then the previous year South Australia 3,800 skilled visa nomination places have been allocated to South Australia for the 2024-25 program year. This is 1500 nomination places more compared to the previous year. Western […]