Australian Travel Update – statistics available
The Department of Home Affairs have recently released statistics under a Freedom of Information request showing the number of travellers authorised to travel into and out of Australia between 2 February and 22 June 2020. Data relates only to travel by temporary visa holders and excludes travel by Australian citizens, Permanent Residents and NZ Citizens […]
Fair Work High Income Threshold Rise for the Employer Nomination, Regional Skilled Migration and Global Talent Schemes
With end of financial year salary reviews beginning it is important for employers to note that from 1 July 2020 the Fair Work High Income Threshold (FWHIT) rose to $153,600. This new salary threshold should be kept in mind for those employees wanting to qualify for the Employer Nomination, Regional Skilled Migration and Global Talent […]
Global Talent Independent Stream – an underutilised pathway to permanent residence for higher education students and recent graduates
An exciting new pathway has opened for up to 1000 recent graduate science & IT students to obtain Permanent Residency (PR) through a high priority pathway, avoiding many of the administrative hurdles of the standard visa program. We encourage students or recent graduates in the fields of AgTech, FinTech, MedTech, Cyber Security, Space and Advanced […]
Understanding Employer Sponsored Permanent Residence
Navigating employer sponsored permanent residence applications can be complex. To help with this we have provided an overview of these below. Employer sponsored permanent residence is broken up into the following two visa categories: Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme Visa (187 visa) The 187 visa is designed for skilled workers living and working regionally. Regional locations […]
New Regional Visas Announced by the Department of Home Affairs
The Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs) has announced 2 new regional provisional visas which will lead to permanent residence as well as an extension option for 485 visa holders. New Regional Visas Starting in November 2019 two provisional visa will be opened for migrants who commit to living and working in a regional area. […]
New Occupations Added To The Skilled Occupation Lists
On 11 March 2019 the Department of Home Affairs made changes to the Skilled Occupation Lists including adding new occupations to the Medium to Long Term Skilled Occupation List (MLTSOL) and Regional Skilled Occupation List (RSOL). Employers now have the benefit of being able to offer work and residence visa sponsorship to a wider variety of employees. MLTSOL […]
New Temporary Sponsored Parent visa to be available from April – Start Planning Now.
The Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs) has announced that Temporary Parent (Sc870) sponsorships will open on 17 April 2019 with visa applications to open on 1 July 2019. Further details on the regulations of this visa have not been released. We will provide further details once these are available. From the initial information provided […]
3 Year Working Holiday Visa
Department of Home Affairs has recently updated migration regulations meaning some Working Holiday and Work & Holiday Visa Holders (Subclass 417 and Subclass 462 respectively) will now be able to hold up to three successive visas. How does it benefit you? Working Holiday visa applicants come to Australia for a wide variety of reasons, such […]
Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) Levy For 457/482 Nomination Transfers Update.
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has clarified that employers who lodge a nomination transfer for an existing 457/482 visa holder will only be liable to pay one year of the Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) Levy. This is regardless of how long the employee has left on their 457/482 visa. Why was there confusion previously? […]