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Although many migrants will benefit from the 2019 federal budget measures that were announced this week, they will also be subjected to visa intake cuts and higher visa application fees. Support for Australian Migrants: Many migrants will benefit from the investment of $64.2 million that will go toward, 'social cohesion' measures that seek to help [...]
The Australian Government has announced new changes to business sponsorship processes in an attempt to address the growing issue of severe skills shortage. Since the introduction of Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482), Australia has seen a 28% decline in sponsored visas granted. The popularity of the TSS visa has resulted in many businesses being [...]
From July 1 this year, Australia will enter a bilateral agreement with Greece that will enable young Greeks and Australians to work, study and live in each other’s countries. Under the Work and Holiday Visa agreement, there will be 500 spots available in each country that will allow Greek and Australian citizens, aged between 18 [...]
Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has announced that annual migration intake will be cut by 30,000 places in an attempt to manage populations and reduce congestion on Australian roads. Last year, 87% of the 112,000 skilled migrants who arrived in Australia chose to settle in Sydney and Melbourne. This new federal government population plan seeks [...]
There are now 84 occupations available on the Australian Capital Territory’s (ACT) Occupation List. Following the new federal occupation list released last week, the territory have updated their list of eligible occupations for State/Territory nomination. The new changes to the Occupation List were made to reflect the current demand of the labour market in Canberra. [...]
The Australian Government has introduced new aged care labour agreements that will allow aged care providers access to a personalised visa arrangement, enabling them to hire overseas workers with specialised skills that can cater for the needs of older Australians. These new agreements will provide overseas workers with more employment opportunities and fill the skill [...]
On 11 March 2019, the Department of Home Affairs introduced a number of new occupations to the Skilled Occupation Lists, affecting both Employer-sponsored and General Skilled Migration. The occupation allocation has been decided upon according to the labour market recommendations given by the Department of Jobs and Small Business. These changes have been implemented to [...]
With obtaining permanent residency becoming even more challenging in Australia, it may be helpful to know what occupations are more likely to lead to permanent residency. The Australian immigration program is one of the largest in the world, with 190,000 places offered each year for permanent residency. Nearly 70% of those places are allocated to [...]
4 important tips on how to improve your application today! For those of you wishing to apply for the subclass 189/489 visa programme, today marks an important day as applicants are selected and invited to lodge an application for their chosen visa. If you have not received an invitation, you may need to update your [...]
The Australian Government has announced that there will be changes to the Working Holiday Maker Visa (WHM) Program to address the growing issue of labour shortages in regional Australia. These WHM visa program improvements will provide farmers with immediate access to workers in regional Australia and allow visa holders to stay longer and work in [...]