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Skills in Demand Visa Subclass 482 As of December 7, 2024, the Skills in Demand (SID) visa has replaced the Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS) visa. The Subclass 482 Skills in Demand Visa allows Australian employers to sponsor suitably qualified eligible overseas workers for a temporary work visa. There are three separate streams of nomination in the…
As migration professionals, we constantly monitor cases and trends in decisions in the Department, tribunals, and courts. There is so much information available from blogs to the Departments own website which can be confusing and misleading. According to data from the Department of Home Affairs, there has been a significant increase in Training Visa program…
The Australian Government has recently replaced the Global Talent Visa with the National Innovation Visa (NIV). This is a permanent visa. Like the previous program, the purpose of the NIV is for individuals and entities to benefit the Australian economy in high-growth sectors such as: Advanced technology and AI Biotechnology and medical innovation Renewable energy…
1. Any application for a visa requires a fee to be paid to the “Department of Home Affairs.” Such a fee can be anywhere from $5,000 to $50,000 and is not refundable if the application is refused. It is, therefore, advisable to get expert representation in your visa application. 2. An application for an Australian…
Skilled visas – commonwealth or state government sponsorship These are the ‘points-tested’ visas sponsored by a Commonwealth or state Government. If you have a skills assessment in a listed occupation, competent English, and work experience you could be invited to apply for a permanent visa (if you have expressed your interest). Whether you will be…
Earlier this month, we were happy to share some good news for employers and skilled workers that all subclass 482 holders would have a pathway to permanent residency with a new rule to take effect from 25 November 2023. We have been talking about these proposed changes since the Minister announced change was coming, and…
One of the bad laws we have been fighting to see and end to is the law dividing workers into a good list (with a pathway to permanent residence), and a bad list (with no pathway to permanent residency). We are not just immigration lawyers living in a vacuum, we are also ourselves employees, consumers,…
The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, the Hon Andrew Giles MP has announced a further raft of reforms to the sponsored work visa program. These reforms are stated to have the purpose of “tackling temporary worker exploitation.” Below is a summary of some reforms the Minister is talking about noting we are waiting…
In 2021, Australia held a Royal Commission in the Aged Care sector which made a raft of recommendations that depend on new workers to ameliorate the sever shortage of aged-care workers. The government calculated the overall shortfall of aged care workers would be 25,437 nurses and care workers in the next financial year, blowing out…
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