Victoria’s Interim State Nomination Allocation
Victoria interim state nomination 2025 has been announced. Victoria has 200 Skilled Nominated 190 places and 180 Skilled Work Regional 491 places. Today, the Australian Government announced that the overall permanent migration program will remain at the same 185,000 places as the previous year. An interim allocation for state nomination for Victoria has been released […]
Subclass 482 Visa: New English Test Rules from 13 Sept 2025
On 8 September 2025, the Department of Home Affairs released the Migration (English Language Test Requirements for Subclass 482 Visas) Instrument 2025 under the Migration Regulations 1994. This legislative change comes into effect on Monday, 13 September 2025, and introduces updated English language requirements for applicants under the Skills in Demand (subclass 482) – Specialist […]
Changes to Health Requirements for Children Born in Australia – Migration Amendment
The Australian government recently announced a Migration Amendment (Public Interest Criteria 4005 and 4007) Regulations 2024. Commencing on 16 October 2024, the Department of Home Affairs Public Interest Criteria has changed concerning minor visa applicants (children under 18) who were born in Australia and ordinarily reside in Australia. Under this amendment, these children will no […]
Can I Vote in the Referendum?
The Australian Government have announced a referendum for the Australian voters to decide on 14 October 2023. The referendum centres around a change to the Australian Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice that will inform the Australian Parliament on specific matters. Anyone who is […]
A Permanent Residency pathway for Australian 482 visa holders
Skilled Occupation Lists For the purposes of skilled migration, the Australian government is guided by the National Skills Commission’s classification of occupations into lists to address Australian workforce labour shortages. These include: The Short-Term Skill Occupation List (STSOL) addressing short-term shortages Medium and Long-term Skilled Occupation List (MLTSSL) Regional Occupation List (ROL) addressing labour shortage […]
The Key Differences Between the 400 Visa Compared to the 482 Visa
A subclass 400 visa allows for entry for a non-ongoing stay period of a maximum of 6 months. A subclass 482 visa would allow entry to Australia for an ongoing position of either two years or four years. Below is a comparison of subclass 400 and 482 visa with a broad overview of processing times, […]