Budget 2022 – Immigration program numbers
The 2022-23 permanent Migration Program ceiling will be 160,000 places. Migration – Skill stream The Morrison Government’s Migration Program will focus on skilled migration, with a return to a pre-pandemic composition of roughly two-thirds/one-third across the Skill and Family streams.
Employment opportunities with new Pilbara Designated Area Migration Agreement
The city of Karratha and town of Port Hedland are the latest areas to benefit from the introduction of a Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) with the signing of the new Pilbara DAMA.
WA November state nominations for subclass 190 and 491
WA November state nominations for subclass 190 and 491. Following is the information on the latest invitation round for WA’s State Nominated Migration Program.
Subclass 189 New Zealand stream – COVID affected income threshold
Income concessions for sc189 NZ Stream applicants. The instrument ensures that New Zealand citizen temporary visa holders, who were on a pathway to permanent residence prior to 1 February 2020, continue to maintain eligibility to apply for a Subclass 189 visa.
Major reforms to the AMEP
The AMEP is a government-funded service to assist eligible migrants and humanitarian entrants to improve their English language skills. Recent reforms to the AMEP mean more people are now able to access free English tuition for longer and until they reach a higher level of proficiency.
Changes to Global Talent Independent criteria
From 20 January 2021, Masters and Bachelor with Honours graduates are no longer eligible for invitation to the GTI program based on these qualifications alone.
Courses to study in Australia with good PR prospects
International students aiming to study, work and live in Australia after their studies should have an opportunity to apply for Graduate Visa 485.
New visa for people who are stranded in Australia due to the current epidemic
Subclass 408 COVID-19 stream announced
New Assessment Model for Internationally Qualified Nurses and Midwives
Outcomes-Based Assessment (OBA) for will replace the existing bridging program from March this year. The main changes are:
New condition applied to some occupations in the WA state nomination list
WA state nomination has announced that following occupations are subject to the “Regional WA only category”.