Immigration Breaking News The new PR Pathway is for 457/482 visa holders through the Temporary Residence Transition Stream is a political promise by the Liberal Federal Government subject to no change being made by a new Labour government, should Labour win the...

Details of the Partner Visa Change Bill were released today which target proposed changes to the partner visa program to avoid mandatory offshore activity due to the COVID19 pandemic to a single visa. Subclass 309 Visas are affected.  The "Migration Amendment (Common...

Exemptions from English Test requirements when applying for the Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) to prove English language proficiency are applied if one of the following apply: You are a passport holder from:CanadaNew Zealandthe Republic of Irelandthe...

Jobactive requirement summary (Subclass 457, 482 and 494/Subclass 186 and 187). Clients must ensure that advertising on Jobactive use the platform correctly and undertake the required full 28 days of advertising. There have been reports that advertisements on...

A small number of places have been allocated to the States and Territories for Subclasses 190 and 491 nominations and the Business Innovation and Investment classes up until the Federal Budget on 6 October 2020. The Department has provided the MIA with the specific...

Further inbound travel exemptions were announced on the Australian Department of Home Affair's COVID mini site has been updated today to allow additional categories of persons to be automatically exempt from travel restrictions and can enter Australia, without...

On 2 September 2020, the Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, and the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, announced the introduction of...

Businesses considering nominating overseas skilled workers on Subclass 457 Temporary Work, Subclass 482 Temporary Skill Shortage or Subclass 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visas, will be required to advertise these vacancies on the Jobactive...

Acting Minister for Immigration Alan Tudge has announced a new Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) of 17 occupations that will be able to enter Australia to assist in the country's COVID recovery. The Acting Minister stated in his joint media release...