NSW State Nomination List Revealed
The NSW Government has just released its Skilled Occupations List for the Skilled (Nominated) Subclass 190 visas. The 31 occupations include: 133211 Engineering Manager 134211 Medical Administrator 134212 Nursing Clinical Director 134214 Welfare Centre Manager 233911 Aeronautical Engineer 233913 Biomedical Engineer 233916 Naval Architect 233999 Engineering Professionals nec 254411 Nurse Practitioner 254412 Registered Nurse (Aged […]
Opportunity for a Sc190 Visa with Victoria state nomination – Health and Medical Research Occupations
On 8 September 2020 the Victorian state government will be taking ‘Registrations of Interest’ for their state nomination program. There are limited migration places available leading up to the Federal Budget in October 2020, and those who might be eligible should take note of this window of opportunity. To be eligible for the program you […]
3 Important Changes to Australian Immigration Law
The start of the financial year is usually a time when new changes and increases in fees are implemented by the government. Read on to see what’s in store on 1 July 2019. Visa Application Fee Increases The Department of Home Affairs has announced a 5.4% increase in application fees for most visa classes, commencing […]
4 tricks and traps of the 485 visa you should be aware of
1. Applying for an AFP Check before visa lodgment While for most other visas the Department of Home Affairs (‘the Department’) can accept police checks that are applied for after a visa application is lodged, the “the time of application” criteria is applied stringently in 485 visas. Applicants are required to have applied for an […]
Significant changes to the Partner, Parent and other Family visas from 17 April 2019
After over 2 years in the pipeline, it has just been announced that that the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Act 2018, will commence on 17 April 2019. What visas will this affect? The visas that will be affected include (but are not limited to): Partner (Sc820/801, Sc309/100) Prospective Marriage (Sc300) Parent (Sc143, […]
Visa Update – Permanent Partner Visa now 3+ years processing time.
If you’re thinking of applying for a Partner visa from offshore (the Subclass 309) visa, be aware that the Department of Home Affairs global processing times for the permanent stage of the partner visa (the Subclass 100) has now increased to around 39 months from the date you become eligible. This is a significant increase […]
Webinar – SkillSelect: How to play the waiting game
Webinar: SkillSelect: How to play the waiting game When: 10 am, Tuesday 18th September 2018 View the recording: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/dvrp1c7h Download the slides: Download the slide deck (PDF) High demand and low supply of visa places have led to long waiting times for skilled migrants. While waiting times are unpredictable, there are things within an applicant’s control […]
Skilled Visa Points Requirement Increases
As of 1 July 2018, applicants for the General Skilled Migration (‘Skilled’) visas (Subclasses 189, 190 and 489) will need a minimum of 65 points to be invited. This is an increase from the previous minimum of 60 points. If you have lodged an Expression of Interest (‘EOI’) and have not received an invitation for […]
PIC 4020 – increase disallowed by Senate
This just in: Public Interest Criteria 4020, known as PIC 4020, which was to increase to a 10-year ban for providing false or misleading information, has been disallowed. The new legislative instrument was introduced by the Department of Home Affairs on 18 November 2017. The short-lived instrument sought to increase the PIC 4020 exclusion period […]