The special edition March 2019 of the skilled visa newsletter provided details of the new regional visas coming into effect in November 2019. The Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (subclass 491) visa will commence on 16 November 2019. The Skilled Regional …
The MIA has been provided with the following information by the Department: The Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016, passed by Parliament on 28 November 2018, will provide a framework to separate sponsorship assessments from visa application …
New Visas: Subclass 491, 494 and the 191 PR visa Change to GSM Points Test To receive the latest information please subscribe to our newsletter. Subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa commenced on the 16th November 2019 It replaced …
From November 2019, two new regional visas will be implemented: the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa, and the Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa’ The 2019-20 Budget Paper No. 2 includes the following passage: From November 2019, two new regional visas will …
Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMAs) have been signed for South Australia and Kalgoorlie-Boulder. The Adelaide City Technology and Innovation Advancement Agreement has been signed for 5 years covering 60 occupations. The Regional South Australia DAMA, also for a 5- year …
Abolition and replacement of the 457 visa – Government reforms to employer sponsored skilled migration visas On 18 April 2017, the Government announced that the Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457 visa) will be abolished and replaced with the completely …
Source: www.immi.gov.au On 16 June 2015 the Australian Government released the Future directions for streamlined visa processing (2MB PDF)? report and announced the introduction of a simplified international student visa framework (SSVF) to support Australia’s education services sector. The release of the report …
Australia and the Slovak Republic sign a new Work and Holiday visa arrangement Source: www.immi.gov.au On 27 May 2015, Australia and the Slovak Republic signed a Work and Holiday Memorandum of Understanding, establishing a reciprocal Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) …
Inclusion of sponsored family visitor visa in offshore biometrics programme Source: www.immi.gov.au From 6 May 2015, as part of our global expansion of biometrics collection, we will start collecting biometrics from visa applicants in designated countries who are applying for a …
