Immigration

This page summarises changes to the Lists of eligible skilled occupations for Australia’s skilled visa programs that will come in to effect on 18 March 2018 to coincide with the introduction of the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa (subclass 482) and complementary reforms to permanent skilled visas. The main change being implemented on this date is the introduction of an

By: Amin Saleem, CEO – CareersGiant While the changes mentioned on the official website regarding the new Skilled Occupation List – March 2018, seem quite complex, here is the SIMPLIFIED SUMMARY of what are the changes. And guess what? The changes are quite ENCOURAGING ! There are 4 major changes for Skilled Migration applicants Change 

Australian visa Source: SBS The federal government will make it easier for highly-skilled migrants and those working for STEM start-ups to come to Australia. UpdatedUpdated 4 days ago By James Elton-Pym The Turnbull government will create a new visa to compete with other countries for “high-tech skills and talent”, with companies allowed to sponsor migrants for

Click the below link to download. Notice of change to AITSL Assessment for Migration Fee Structure effective 1 July 2018    

   22 May 2018  Work experience changes Immigration SA has revised its requirements for accessing the work experience waiver for international graduates of SA (rather than our usual requirement for at least one year of skilled work experience in the past three). SA graduates will now need to have been working for the last 3

Monday, 19 March 2018 ​A new visa scheme to attract highly skilled global talent and deliver innovation to Australia will be piloted from 1 July of this year. The Government recognises there is fierce competition globally for high-tech skills and talent, and that attracting these people helps to transfer skills to Australian workers and grow

18 May 2018 By Official BSMQ BSMQ hosted a delegation from China, Taiwan, and Vietnam in various locations in Queensland from 8 to 15 May 2018 to showcase the investment opportunities in Queensland’s agricultural industry, particularly in beef and horticulture. There were 22 delegates comprising of migration agents, business migrants and investors. The program kicked off

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 9 May 2018. Invitations issued on 9 May 2018 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 300 Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) 5 During 2017-18 program year the following numbers of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2017-18 program

The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments in April 2018 is shown in the table below: Visa subclass ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas. Vic. WA Total Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) visa 100 256 14 89 68 41 278 0 846 Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa 0