July 2026 Visa Changes: What Employers Should Check Now
From 1 July 2026, several migration costs and sponsorship settings are expected to change across Australia’s visa system. While some updates involve standard annual indexation, others may affect employer budgeting, salary planning and the overall cost of sponsoring overseas workers. For employers preparing sponsorship applications or workforce planning for the new financial year, the practical […]
Why the Skills in Demand Visa Is Changing Employer Hiring Strategy
Jobs and Skills Australia has released its 2025 Skills in Demand (SID) Report, giving employers the first detailed look at how the new Skills in Demand visa is being used. The report covers the period from the introduction of the SID visa in December 2024 to 30 September 2025. The SID visa is largely working […]
What Global Labour Trends Tell Us About Australia’s Workforce Shortages
Australia’s workforce shortages are often discussed as a local problem. Not enough workers. Too many vacancies. Too much pressure on employers. That is only part of the picture. The latest International Labour Market Update from Jobs and Skills Australia shows a broader global trend. Labour markets are softening in many advanced economies. Vacancy growth has […]
Bridging Visa Delays: What Employers Need to Know
Bridging visa delays in Australia are creating new timing pressure for employers and visa holders. Roam Migration Law has recently seen an increase in cases where a Bridging Visa A (BVA) has not issued shortly after lodgement of an onshore visa application. This is an issue for visa holders. It is also a workforce planning […]
How Arcare Managed Complex Immigration Risk and Built Recruitment Capability Across Critical Workforce Cases
INTRODUCTION Arcare operates in a workforce environment where immigration support needs to be accurate, responsive, and commercially aware. In 2025, Roam Migration Law supported Arcare across a series of matters that raised detailed Department of Home Affairs requirements, urgent timing pressures, evolving applicant facts, and refusal risk. These were not routine files. They required careful […]
Visa Processing Times in 2026: Planning Your Sponsored Workforce
Visa processing times are more than an administrative detail. For employers, they affect recruitment timelines, on-boarding dates, project delivery, workforce coverage and retention planning. A delayed visa application does not only affect the applicant. It often affects rosters, contract commitments, patient care, client delivery and internal workforce planning. The Department of Home Affairs updates visa […]
What the TEMi Immigration Survey Tells Us About Employer Pressure in 2026
Australian employers are not dealing with one immigration change at a time. They are dealing with a system that is becoming more expensive, more procedural, and harder to manage in isolation. For many businesses, that pressure is now showing up across hiring, retention, workforce planning, compliance, and international mobility at the same time. That is […]
Retaining Critical Medical Coverage Through Permanent Residency
Background Public hospitals continue to face workforce pressure, particularly in junior medical roles that support day-to-day clinical coverage. Resident Medical Officers help maintain continuity of care, support senior clinicians, and keep rosters stable. A regional hospital engaged Roam Migration Law to support a Resident Medical Officer to secure permanent residency under the Employer Nomination Scheme, […]
Annual Market Salary Rate Change in 2026: What Sponsors Need to Know
A new instrument has changed the way annual market salary rate, or AMSR, is assessed for certain employer sponsored nominations. LIN 26/038 amends IMMI 18/033 and applies to nominations linked to the Subclass 482, 494, 186 and 187 visa programs. The instrument commenced the day after registration. It also applies to nomination applications already lodged […]