Invitation Round: 13 September 2021 Matrix nominating Small Business Owners: 0 invitations ACT 190 nominations: 0 invitations 190 minimum Matrix score: ACT 491 nominations: 0 invitations 491 minimum Matrix score: 457 visa / 482 visa holders: 03 invitations ACT 190 nomination: 03 invitations ACT 491 nomination: 0 invitations Matrix nominating Critical Skill occupations: 50invitations ACT…
Read articleState Nominated Migration Program (SNMP) Invitation Date: 24 August 2021 Visa Subclass General Stream Graduate Stream WASMOL Schedule 1 WASMOL Schedule 2 Higher Education Graduates Vocational Education And Training Graduates Skilled Nominated visa (Subclass 190) 81 985 147 20 Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 491) / Subclass 489 70 115 66 39 …
Read articleCompilation of Migration Regulation 1994 dated 30 July 2021 incorporates the amendments made by Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Parent Visas) Regulations 2021 to allow certain Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa (Subclass 870) holders an additional time of 18 months to travel to and stay in Australia once travel resumes after COVID-19 related travel restrictions are lifted.…
Read articleOn 14 September 2021, Victoria Government has announced that the State nominations for Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) subclass 188Bvisa – Investor stream and Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) subclass 188Cvisa– Significant Investor stream are now open for the program year 2021-2022. The eligibility criteria for Investor stream nomination requires the applicants to be less…
Read articleImmigration (Education) (Specification of temporary visas) Amendment Instrument (LIN 21/070) 2021 dated 12 September 2021[“the Instrument”] amends Immigration (Education) (Specification of temporary visas) Instrument (LIN 21/013) 2021 dated 19 April 2021 to add Humanitarian Stay (Temporary) subclass 449 visa to the list of specified temporary visa subclasses, holders of which are eligible to access English…
Read articleInvitation Round: 08 September 2021 Matrix nominating Small Business Owners: 01 invitations ACT 190 nominations: 01 invitations 190 minimum Matrix score: 80 ACT 491 nominations: 0 invitations 491 minimum Matrix score: 457 visa / 482 visa holders: 02 invitations ACT 190 nomination: 02 invitations ACT 491 nomination: 0 invitations Matrix nominating Critical Skill occupations:…
Read articleOn 05 September 2021, the Department of Home Affairs have released a statement regarding Partner visa processing in the program years 2020-21 and 2021-22. In these program years, the partner visa has 72,300 places for each year, constituting 94% of the Family stream program, much higher compared to the previous average of around 80% as…
Read articleThe Department of Home Affairs have released information under Freedom of Information request (FOI) providing number of inward travel exemptions approved by the Australian Border Force (ABF) between 01 August 2020 and 08 May 2021 categorised on the basis of the visa subclass of the traveller. During this period, the ABF has approved a total…
Read articleRecently Western Australia has announced changes to the State’s Skilled Migration Program 2021-22 to expand the Western Australian Skilled Migration Occupation List (WASMOL) available for State nomination through the General stream to include a Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 list. The lists contains occupations that are considered a priority for the State and on 27…
Read articleThe Government has announced the formation of the Advisory Panel to support Afghan nationals in their settlement in Australia to ensure that there are appropriate settlement and integration supports available, including identifying the communities into which the people will settle. The panel is established with a purpose to play an important role in planning to…
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