On 05 January 2021, the State Government’s skilled visa nomination program, Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 491) and Skilled Nominated (Permanent) visa (Subclass 190), has re-opened focusing on Victoria’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Home Affairs has made additional allocation of State nomination places for remainder of the financial year 2020-2021…
Victoria has announced opening of Victorian skilled visa nomination program (Subclass 190 and Subclass 491) and business and investor visa nomination program (subclass 188 and 132) for 2020-21 program year from 08 September, 2020. However, the interim skilled nomination program is only open up to 05 October 2020 for Victorian residents, until the Federal Budget…
In response to the changes to Victoria’s restriction levels to control the spread of COVID-19, as announced by the State Premier on 02 August 2020, from 11:59pm on Wednesday 05 August employers requiring their staff to attend a work site in Melbourne have to issue a worker permit to their employees under the ‘Permitted Worker…
On 05 August 2020, the Victorian Government has announced further support, in addition to previous financial assistance and a range of other government assistances, for temporary and provisional visa holders in the State. The Government has offered the ‘Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment’, announced by the Commonwealth Government, for Victorians who have no source of income…
On 10 July 2020, the Victorian Government has announced AUD $534 million economic survival and jobs package to support businesses and workers in the State. This is in addition to previously announced assistance of AUD $1.7 billion and other range of government assistance including support for job seekers and renters, setting up AUD $45 million…
On 13 July 2020, Victoria announced closure of the skilled visa nomination program, for both the Skilled Nominated (Permanent) visa (Subclass 190) and the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 491), for the 2019-20 program year as the State’s allocated quota has been exhausted. For 2020-21 program, Victoria is currently closed for accepting any nominations…
Victoria is currently closed for accepting any nominations under the Skilled Migration program, for the Skilled Nominated (Permanent) Visa (Subclass 190) and the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa (Subclass 491), and the Business Migration Program as the nomination quotas are yet to be allocated to the States by the Commonwealth Government for the 2020 to…