Skilling Australians Fund levy implementation 12 August 2018
The implementation date for the Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) levy, also known as the SAF levy or Training levy, has been set for 12 August. The levy will be imposed on any Nominations for the Subclass 482 Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS) visa, Subclass 186 Employer Nomination Scheme (all streams) and the Subclass 187 Regional Sponsored […]
Overview of the Subclass 482 TSS visa
This article provides an overview of the new Temporary Skill Shortage Subclass 482 visa (‘482 TSS’). Additional articles will follow with details of the changes to the permanent Employer Nomination Scheme Subclass 186 and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme Subclass 187. Despite the significant media around the introduction of the 482 TSS visa, the final product […]
Training Levy framework released
The government’s new Training Levy Bill, expected to take effect from March 2018, will abolish the current Training Benchmark system. The new Migration (Skilling Australians Fund) Charges Bill 2017 will require employers to make a Training Levy payment for each Temporary Skill Shortage visa (TSS), which will replace Subclass 457 Temporary Work program from March 2018, and the […]
August Corporate Immigration Update – 457 processing times and benchmarks
457 processing delays and training benchmark changes The last 6 months has been a period of rapid change and disruption in Australian immigration, in particular for the Subclass 457 Temporary Work visa. Changes to the 457 program continue as the Department implements further alterations in preparation for the introduction of the new Temporary Skill Shortage visa from […]
New training levy to replace 457 visa training benchmark for business sponsors
Budget reveals new training levy on businesses sponsoring on the new TSS visa The budget announced yesterday has revealed plans to impose a training levy to raise $1.2 billion from businesses looking to sponsor overseas employees under the new Temporary Skill Shortage (‘TSS’) visa. The TSS visa will replace the highly politicised 457 program in […]