New Victorian State Nomination program for Subclass 190 – Skilled Nominated and Subclass 491 – Skilled Work Regional visas
The Victorian government has announced a new State Nomination program for Subclass 190 – Skilled Nominated (‘190 visa’) and Subclass 491 – Skilled Work Regional visas (‘491 visa’) for 2021-22. Victoria will begin accepting nominations from 7 July 2021. The 190 visa is a permanent residence visa and the 491 is a 5-year regional provisional […]
NSW Business and Skilled Migration Update
The NSW Government can nominate eligible skilled applicants, who will commit to working in critical sectors in regional New South Wales, to apply for the Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) a provisional visa for skilled workers. In summary, to be eligible, you must meet all criteria in one of the following three streams to be eligible for NSW nomination: Living […]
The Queensland Small Business Owners 491 Visa
A quick guide by Roam Migration Law to the Small Business Ownership pathway within the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – what you need to know and how to get prepared. The recently released Small Business Owners 491 Visa endeavours to incentivise investment in local business communities in regional areas, encourage regional residence […]
New Regional Visa Push – a visa of last resort
The Federal government has touted the creation of two new ‘Regional Visas’, as being critical to achieving its ‘congestion busting’ agenda to promote regional migration. But analysis has quickly revealed that the visas themselves are unlikely to achieve this goal. In fact, the visa program design is so flawed they are essentially visas of ‘last […]
Permanent Visa Pathways for Medical Practitioners
Visa Update There have been significant changes in the Australian immigration system affecting overseas doctors, and the hospitals and clinics employing them, over the last 2 ½ years. The key changes include: Imposition of the Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) levy on employers for both Subclass 482 – Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visas and Subclass 186 […]