Do you know the visa status of contractors on your work site?
It’s critical to be aware of your workers’ current visa status – or else you may be faced with a hefty fine…or worse. Australia Border Force launches ‘Operation Battenrun’ Australian Border Force has recently cracked down on ‘unscrupulous’ Labour Hire Intermediaries (LHI). A number of individuals, operating as LHIs, were located and detained across multiple […]
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 […]
Working Holiday Maker Visa Program Changes
The Australian Government has announced changes to the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa program to support regional and rural communities. The changes aim to increase the number of workers available for seasonal agricultural (plant and animal cultivation) work in expanded regional areas of Australia. The expanded regional areas include parts of New South Wales, Queensland, […]
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 […]
Important Visa Sponsorship Training Benchmark Requirement Update
The Department of Home Affairs has announced that the Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) levy is to be introduced in the 1st Quarter of Financial Year 2018-19. From this date, it is expected that the existing Training Benchmark system will be removed. This will impact all existing Business Sponsors. There is no official confirmation at this […]
What employers should know about the new 482 visa changes to employer sponsored permanent residency
The March implementation of the Subclass 482 – Temporary Skill Shortage (‘482’) visa changes are the biggest change to employer sponsored migration in more than 10 years. The changes are likely to make recruitment of international talent more difficult and costly across the board. For many organisations who are need of specialist skills it will […]