Australian Immigration Law Update – Subclass 400 Visa – Temporary Work (Short-stay specialist)
Does your business or organisation require someone from outside Australia to come to Australia for short-term non-ongoing specialised work? If so, the Subclass 400 visa may be suitable. The Subclass 400 visa is for persons with a demonstrated need to undertake...
The new Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa – Subclass 191 is on the way
With the RSMS subclass 187 visa abolished by the Department of Home Affairs a couple of years ago, the long awaited permanent residence visa for regional workers will soon be implemented on 16 November 2022. There are two streams under the new Skilled Regional...
What you need to know if you are worried about the progress of your migration case with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
The closure of the Australian border throughout the pandemic provided the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) with the ability to ‘catch up’ on some cases that could be finalised while there was some capacity to do so. Conversely, more complicated cases, such as...
The 10 types of Temporary Activity (Subclass 408) visas in Australia
The Subclass 408 visa supports the Australian community and the Australian economy by facilitating the mobility of overseas participants in a range of activities including social, cultural and research activities, and international events, while also ensuring that...
Changes in medical requirements for temporary Visa applicants in Australia
As part of its efforts to clean up the significant visa backlog the Department of Home Affairs has announced that certain temporary visa applicants in Australia will not be required to undertake medical examinations and chest x-rays, based on their nationality,...
Australia’s Skills Shortage Crisis and Faster Visa Application Processing
Australia in 2022 and thereafter may be giving America a run for its money in being the new “Land of Opportunity” for overseas persons looking to explore their ambitions and secure prospective employment. It is no secret that Australia is suffering from significant...
Australian Immigration Law Update – Winning at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)
In the financial year 2021-22 (up to 31 May 2022) approx. 56,517 review applications were lodged with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). Out of these approximately 19,809 review applications were for migration (visa application) decisions and approximately...
General Skilled Migration – what you need to know if your skills assessment has expired prior to your invitation
The 2022-23 Migration Program planning levels were recently announced, showing a welcomed increase in places available for skilled visas in comparison to the previous migration year. In-line with the 2022-23 Federal Budget, the Department of Home Affairs has allocated...
Jobs and Skills Summit – Migration Session – Summary
The Hon Clare O'Neil, Minister for Home Affairs and the Hon Andrew Giles, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, made important announcements during the skilled migration session on Day 2 of the Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra on 2...
Permanent Residency pathways – A future in Australia with more stability
Since the Labor party’s re-elected status in May of this year, there has been a noticeable shift in language and intention for improving existing migration policies when compared to Australia’s political party predecessor. As reported on in our previous...
Federal Governments Plan to Boost Migration
There is news in the media that the Federal Government is planning to increase the migration cap from the current 160,000 places to 200,000 for the current year. The decision on the exact numbers is likely to be taken in the federals government’s jobs and skills...
Visa Processing Delays and Priorities
The new Labour government has announced a Jobs Summit in September. One of the objectives of the summit will be to determine what role the future of migration has in helping to develop Australia’s economic future into the 2020s and 2030s. This will involve important...
New Australian visa changes are now in effect from 1 July 2022.
In case you missed it, there have been several changes to Australian visa requirements as of 1 July 2022. Many of these changes are administrative and are entirely dependent on the type of application made with the Australian Department of Home Affairs. Some of these...
Travelling to Australia? An update on Border Requirements
With Australia’s vaccination numbers being one of the highest in the world, the Australian government continues to slowly relax COVIDSafe restrictions. Since complete border closure in 2020, to COVIDSafe border control measures in the beginning of this year, this new...
Migration the Road Ahead – 2022-23
With the Financial Year 2021-22 coming to an end, we are now looking to the planning figures for migration for the year 2022-23 to understand what lies ahead of us in the coming year. While the total planning levels for 2022-23 have remained the same as for the year...
Immigration Policy Changes Expected from the New Government
Photo by Aditya Joshi on Unsplash With a new government sworn in, immigration professionals, businesses and migrants are looking to see how the new government will shape the immigration policy as it relates to skilled workers, family migration and asylum seekers. In...
Concessions to the Temporary Graduate (Subclass 485) Visa (Graduate Work stream)
Photo by Chichi Onyekanne on Unsplash Overseas students who have studied a degree, diploma or trade qualification in Australia may be eligible for a Temporary Graduate (Subclass 485) Visa in the Graduate Work stream. The current requirements for this visa are as...
Australia’s new Prime Minister – What does this mean for migration?
(Photo sourced from the Prime Minister's Facebook page) On 23 May 2022, leader of the Australian Labor Party Mr. Anthony Albanese was sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia. While you were either ecstatic or displeased by the result, or more likely somewhere...
Specified Work for 2nd and 3rd Working Holiday Makers
Working holiday makers (WHM) who hold a subclass 417 or 462 are required to undertake specified work in specified areas of Australia to be eligible for a second and third WHM visa. The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has added more specified areas and work to qualify...
The Covid-19 Pandemic Visa – Extended eligibility criteria now in effect
The pandemic continues to affect onshore temporary visa-holders and their ability to meet visa criteria for subsequent applications. As a result of this, alongside national labour shortages, the Government extended the COVID-19 Pandemic (Subclass 408) Visa to those...
The New Australian Agriculture Visa Program
The success of the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme encouraged the government to provide a new addition called the Australian Agriculture Visa Program (AAV). This is a new visa stream that will be offered under the existing Temporary Work (International...
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