Jobs & Skills Australia announce Draft new Core Skills List

Jobs & Skills Australia announce Draft new Core Skills List   Employers and Peak Industry bodies need to act to get their occupations on the new Core Skilled Occupation List (CSOL). If you don’t, you risk your occupations in demand being removed from the skilled employer sponsorship list of the new Skills In Demand Visa.…

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NEW SKILLS IN DEMAND VISA

NEW SKILLS IN DEMAND VISA   In its latest Migration Strategy update, the Australian Federal Government has outlined plans to introduce a new visa, called the ‘Skills in Demand’ visa. This visa aims to replace the existing TSS (Subclass 482) visa and will feature three distinct pathways tailored to various skill sets and occupations: 1.…

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IOM Chief Urges Australia to Reframe “Negative” Migration Narrative

IOM Chief Urges Australia to Reframe “Negative” Migration Narrative Canberra, Australia – In a speech before the National Press Club of Australia, Director-General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Amy Pope challenged the country’s current focus on negativity and fear-mongering in the migration debate. Pope argued that this rhetoric ignores the potential benefits of migration,…

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Analysing Australia’s State and Territory Nominations for the 2023-24 Program Year

  Analysing Australia’s State and Territory Nominations for the 2023-24 Program Year   Key Highlights from the Current Program Year The latest data highlights significant activities across various visa subclasses, particularly the Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190), the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) State and Territory Nominated, the Business Innovation and Investment (provisional)…

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The Enhanced UK-Australia Working Holiday Visa Scheme (Subclass 417)

The Enhanced UK-Australia Working Holiday Visa Scheme (Subclass 417) In a groundbreaking move that celebrates the deepening ties between Australia and the United Kingdom, exciting new developments have emerged in the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) program and Youth Mobility Scheme, thanks to the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (Australia-UK FTA). This evolution heralds a fresh…

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How to Do Medicals for Australian Visas

How to Do Medicals for Australian Visas One of the criteria applicants need to satisfy is the health requirement before a decision is made on the visa application lodged.  You may be asked by the department to undergo a medical check to demonstrate that the health requirement is met.    Making arrangements to go for…

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Current DIBP Visa Processing Time

Current DIBP Visa Processing Time   Global visa and citizenship processing times is updated monthly providing you an indicative timeframe for processing applications. Processing times are available for the majority of visa subclasses and citizenship categories but will exclude a few subclasses such as those closed to new entrants, capped and queued, or which have…

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