Victoria’s 2022-23 Skilled Migration Program is Now Open for Applications
The Victorian Skilled Migration Program is open to people living in Victoria and overseas and provides skilled migrants with a pathway to permanent residency in Victoria.
Victoria Adds Occupations to its Workforce Skills Pathways Program
Victoria has added the 3 new occupations of Cook, Chef & Early Childhood Teacher its subclass 190/ 491 visa state sponsorship lists. The addition of these occupation is through a program called the Workforce Skills Pathway (WSP). The WSP aims to address skills gaps in the local workforce. Eligibility Cook or Chef (Hospitality) You must […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Skilled Regional Visas, and the closure of the RSMS and 489 Visa.
Two new regional visas associated with the Federal Budget of 2019/20 were rolled out days before the federal election was called. From November 2019, the new regional visa scheme contained in the Migration Amendment (New Skilled Regional Visas) Regulations 2019 will replace the existing subclass 489 and 187 visas. Whether a visa rebranding or a […]
Inadequate, ineffective and ill-conceived: the future of immigration with a Coalition government
In an unexpected victory, Scott Morrison’s Coalition government has secured a further term in power, promising problematic and populist immigration policies which place little value on the economic and social benefits that immigration brings to Australia. This update considers the main issues inherent in the Coalition’s immigration policies, ultimately advocating for significant refinement and reform. […]
Regional immigration the top priority of Australia’s new immigration minister
David Coleman, Australia’s newest immigration minister, has stated his priority is regional immigration. The new immigration minister has flagged a revamp of regional visas to get migrants to struggling regional communities, saying some towns are begging for migrants. He highlighted Warrnambool in Victoria, the Goldfields area of Western Australia and the entire state of South […]