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DIBP has made number of changes as of 1^st of July 2017. The details of changes are as below.

• Increase in Visa Application Charges.

Most of the visa application has a slight increase in their application fee. A new list of increased charges can be found on our previous post on news section. The direct link is http://visahubaustralia.com/increase-in-visa-application-charge/

• Changes in occupation list on both STSOL and MLTSSL

Previously removed occupation that has come on STSOL list are

ANZSCO                                 Occupation

231111                                  Aeroplane Pilot

323111                                  Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

212111                                  Artisitc Director

351211                                  Butcher or Smallgoods Maker

263299                                ICT Support and Test Engineers NEC

313199                                  ICT Support Technicians NEC

231114                                  Helicoptor Pilot

211212                                  Music Director

211299                                 Music Profesionals NEC

254212                                 Nurse Researcher

133512                                 Production Manager

132511                                  Research and Development Manager

639211                                  Retail Buyer

261212                                 Web Developer

Previously removed occupations that has come on MLTSSL Lists are

ANZSCO                                 Occupations

234513                                  Biochemist

234514                                  Biotechnologist

234212                                  Food Technologist

234412                                 Geophysicist

361112                                  Horse Trainer

234413                                 Hydrogeologist

234511                                  Life Scientist(General)

234599                                 Life Scientists NEC

234517                                  Microbiologist

234912                                  Mettalurgist

234999                                  Natural and Physical Science Professionals NEC

233612                                  Petroleum Engineer

• Age

Visa applicants for ENS and RSMS (DE) stream must be younger than 45 years of age. This appies to visa lodged on of after 1^st July 2017. Agre requirement for TRT stream visa applicatns will remain at less than 50 years of age util 1^st March 2018 and than will become 45 as standard higher upper age limit.

• English Language requirement

Applications for ENS/RSMS under TRT stream lodged on or after 1^st of July will require minimum of IELTS of each band 6 or equivalent. There is not higher salary exemption available.

You do not need to show IELTS each band 6 if you are applying through TRT stream and you have completed at least 5 years of full time study in a secondary or higher secondary institution and delivered in English.

• Skills

In Line with the announcement, from 1^st July 2017, passport holders from Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan applying for a subclass 457 visa or permanent skilled migration in the occupation of Chef and Cook must have their skills assessed through the Trades Recognition Australia (TRA).