Immigration

Effective immediately (18 March 2016 at 4pm AEST) – The ACT Migration program is closed to all overseas residents. If the applicant is not in Australia, they will not be able to apply for ACT nomination of a Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa until the program reopens on 1 July 2016. Applications for ACT nomination submitted before

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 9 March 2016. Invitations issued on 9 March 2016 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1,300 Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 5 During 2015-16 the following numbers of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2015-16 Visa subclass July Aug

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 23 March 2016. Invitations issued on 23 March 2016 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1,300 Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 5 During 2015-16 the following numbers of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2015-16 Visa subclass July Aug

Our offices will be closed over the festive period from 4:00 pm on Wednesday, 23rd December 2015 and reopen on Monday, 04th January 2016. Wishing all our customers a joyful festive season and we look forward to seeing you in the New Year!  

Australia has been ranked as the second-best country in the world for its quality of life by a UN report which assessed economic, education and life-expectancy data. The nation’s “Human Development Index” (HDI) was measured at .935 out of a maximum score of one, coming second to Norway and beating Switzerland, which has held on

15 December 2015 ​The Skilled Migration Western Australia office will be closed from 2:00 pm Thursday 24 December 2015, reopening on Monday 4 January 2016. ​ No invitations for State nomination will be sent during this time.​

9 October 2015 The Department of Training and Workforce Development has released the Western Australian skilled migration occupation list (WASMOL) for 2015-2016. The State nomination criteria will remain the same. You must have an occupation on the WASMOL to be invited to apply for State nomination. If you have lodged an application for State nomination

Business & Skilled Migration, Queensland (BSMQ) is pleased to announce changes to the QSOLs effective 8 October 2015. To ensure occupations available for nomination by BSMQ reflect the needs of Queensland industry, BSMQ regularly reviews the occupations, specialist skills and mandatory licensing, registration or memberships on our QSOLs. This helps to ensure migrants have a

Engineers Australia has launched its new online service, the Migration Skills Assessment Fast Track. Fast Tracked applications will be assigned to an assessor within 5 business days for assessment. Applicants submitting a new application online can now select the Fast Track option directly at the point of payment. This means the application will be sent straight

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 6 November 2015. Invitations issued on 6 November 2015 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1150 Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 20 During 2015-16 the following number of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2015-16 Visa subclass July August September October