Student visa holders The Government will provide further support to employers in the tourism and hospitality sectors to help them find workers, by temporarily allowing student visa holders to work more than 40 hours per fortnight, as long as they are employed in the tourism or hospitality sectors. Temporary visa holders The Government has removed […]
From 16th of November 2019, DHA has introduced two new visas and new occupation lists for those visas. New 491 visa information Eligibility be nominated to apply by a state or territory government agency, or an eligible relative must sponsor you have an occupation on a relevant skilled occupation list have a suitable […]
There will be a new points test commencing from 16th November 2019. The major changes coming into effect is awarding extra 15 points for eligible people. The new points test table will be updated on our website closer to the proposed date for changes. New point award system is explained below: 15 points for applicants […]
Department of home affairs will introduce two new visa subclasses, commencing from 16th November 2019 – Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) Subclass 494 – Skilled work regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 491) Subclass 494 visa replaces existing subclass 187 (RSMS) whereas Subclass 491 will replace existing subclass 489. Subclass 494 is employer sponsored program which will […]
The new visa application fee commences from today, 1stof July 2019. There has been approximately, 2 to 4 precent increase for all visa applications (except 600 Subclass) The table below shows the new base application charges for few visa subclasses Subclass Visa Base application Charge 500 Student $620 309/820 Partner $7715 […]
Additional points for primary applicants From November 2019, the Skilled Migration Points Test will be adjusted to award additional points to primary applicants when their partner has competent English but does not meet the existing requirements for skilled partner points. Single applicants will also be awarded additional points to ensure they are not disadvantaged. This […]
There has been many speculations about Northern Territory DAMA, which has been recently announced by Northern Territory Government. Please see below the brief detail about this scheme. The new Northern Territory Designated Area Migration Agreement (NT DAMA) lets the Northern Territory (NT) employers sponsor skilled and semi-skilled overseas workers for positions they are unable to […]
Finally we have new occupation list for Western Australia. The occupation has two streams, one for WA university graduates and another for general migrants. The complete list can be found on link below. https://migration.wa.gov.au/services/skilled-migration-western-australia/occupation%20lists It is very good news for students who have completed degree from Western Australian University. Masters and PHD being on top […]
Department of Home Affairs (DoHA) has abolished 457 visa effective 18 March 2018.The new visa, Temporary Skilled Shortage (TSS) subclass 482 visa has been introduced as a replacement of 457. The 457 visa system has been misused in many ways for several years and as a result, Department of Home Affairs decided to end it completely. […]
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