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 […]

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 […]

WA State Nominated Migration Program Places Allocation

Following successful negotiations with the Commonwealth Government Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs), Western Australia will be allocated 5,000 state nominated migration places for the 2024-25 program year. Invitation rounds for State nominated visas subclass 190 and 491 for the 2024-25 program year will begin once the Western Australian Government formally receives its allocation from Home Affairs. […]

Changes to Visa conditions 8107, 8607 and 8608 from 1 July 

From 1 July visa conditions 8107, 8607 and 8608 are changing to help tackle worker exploitation and drive productivity as was outlined within the Migration Strategy.  Temporary Work (Skilled) (Sc 457) visa holders, Temporary Skill Shortage (Sc 482) visa holders and Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (Sc 494) visa holders who stop working with their […]

WA DAMA. Launch of the Western Australia Designated Area Migration Agreement Program

The Western Australian Government has successfully negotiated the establishment of a  The Western Australian Government has successfully negotiated the establishment of a Western Australian Designated Area Migration Agreement (WA DAMA) with the Commonwealth Government. This is in response to the strong demand that still exists from employers to fill jobs in key areas of demand […]