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Changes to Permanent Employer Sponsored & General Skilled Migration Visas

There have also been changes to the ENS (Subclass 186), RSMS (Subclass 187) and General Skilled Migration visas as follows: Raising English language requirements to “competent” level (IELTS 6), consistent with TRT and Direct Entry requirements; Upper age limit of 45 for Direct Entry applicants. ENS (Direct Entry) will also be affected by the skilled…

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November 22, 2017

Transitional ‘Grandfathering’ Arrangements

Essentially, people who held a Subclass 457 visa, or made an application before 18 April 2017 that was subsequently approved, will still be able to access certain existing provisions under the ENS (Subclass 186) visa and RSMS (Subclass 187) visas (Temporary Transitional Streams). The guidelines to determine whether an applicant is still eligible for this…

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November 22, 2017

TSS Visa Replaces the 457 Visa

Effective 18th March 2018 the 457-visa program was replaced by the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) Visa. This was a year-long process in the making with new occupation lists underpinning the new TSS visa.   Eligible Skilled Occupation Lists  The staged implementation of the TSS split the Consolidated Skills Occupation List (CSOL) into separate lists: Short…

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September 19, 2017