The program was introduced in order to attract highly talented individuals who are at the top of their field in high growth industries. It is a streamlined visa pathway for highly skilled professionals to work and live permanently in Australia.
17 JANUARY 2018: CHANGES TO OCCUPATION LISTS AND RELATED INSTRUMENTS The changes to the occupation lists have been announced. These changes will apply from 17 January 2018. Please note, this does not apply to applications lodged before 17thJanuary 2018 that are in the pipeline, it only effects applications lodged on or after 17thJanuary 2018. The occupationRead more
457 Visa and Employer Sponsored PR Updates 457 visas A six-monthly review cycle of the occupation lists was established by the Australian Government in April 2017 to ensure that the skilled occupations lists appropriately reflect genuine needs in the Australian labour market, and align with the Government’s policy that Australian workers have priority. Updates toRead more
Grab a coffee as this is a long newsletter but certainly worth the read and insight for all of our corporate clients to get a summary of all of the legislative changes since April 2017 through to March 2018! It’s not unheard of and it is in fact common, to hear of changes being madeRead more
Many approved Standard Business Sponsors or companies whom have nominated those for permanent residency will be aware of the training benchmark. The benchmark was designed to demonstrate a company’s commitment to training Australian labour. A company is required to either place 2% of their 12-month gross payroll into an industry training fund or 1% ofRead more
On 1 July 2017, there were a few legislative changes that effect New Zealand (NZ) Citizens. These include changes to the: New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship (Temporary) (Subclass 461) visa; and Independent Skilled (Subclass 189) visas. Let’s begin with the changes to the Subclass 461 visa. The Australian Government now stipulates that ‘eligible NZ Citizens’Read more
Occupation Lists There are two occupation lists for Subclass 186 (ENS) applications: Medium and Long- Term Strategic Skills Lists (MLTSSL) Short-Term Skilled Occupation List Please find a link below to these two lists (combined): https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/Work/Skills-assessment-and-assessing-authorities/skilled-occupations-lists/combined-stsol-mltssl These lists can be used until March 2018 for Direct Entry ENS and Temporary Transition Stream ENS Caveats: The caveatsRead more
Occupation lists MLTSSL and STSOL For subclass 457 temporary business visas, there are two occupations lists which are relevant, being the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) and the Short Term Skilled Occupation List. Applicants with occupations on the MLTSSL will be approved a visa for a period of 4 years. Applicants with occupationRead more
Peter Dutton, the Minister for Immigration, last week introduced to Parliament the Governments’ proposed Changes to the requirements for Australian Citizenship which were announced on 20 April 2017. This legislation must still pass Parliament, however this draft Bill makes their intentions much clearer. Labour and Greens declared yesterday they will be voting again these changes –Read more
There are numerous reasons as to why a paid consultation with a migration agent would be of invaluable use to visa applicants. Whilst the Department of Immigration’s (DIBP) website, various forums and Facebook pages provide advice as to the type of documentation that is required, it does not highlight the significance of when it isRead more