New Employer Sponsorship Visa Program (Temporary and Permanent) from 18 March 2018 Last night the legislation introducing the Temporary Skill Shortage also known as TSS visa (Subclass 482) and changes to Subclass 186 and 187 visas was released and will

New Occupation lists from 1st of July 2017 Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) and Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) The government announced new lists which are in effect from 1st of July 2017. The writer can assert that the new lists are

Visa Fee Increase from July 2017 Visa Application Charges (VACs) will change from 1 July 2017. Government announced changes to present Visas Application Charges (VACs) after announcing the 2017-18 Budget last night. According to this new information in table A,

Blame foreigners first This strategy is always the companion of aggrieved nationalism. It can be seen in the announcements presented last week by Australian government in Migration and Citizenship area. Australian Government debt is increasing and unemployment rate has increased. The Australian

Changes to Australian Citizenship announced on 20 April 2017 Australian government announced that they were bringing in reforms to strengthen Australian citizenship by putting Australian values at the heart of citizenship processes and requirements. In a press release, the Minister

Removed Occupation lists from 19 April 2017 Occupations entirely removed from the list of eligible skilled occupation on 19 April 2017 are listed below:   Occupation ANZSCO Code Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker 411511 Actor 211111 Actors, Dancers

New Occupation lists April 2017 Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) and Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) On 19 April 2017, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection made major changes in Occupation Lists. These changes has profound effect on

Caveats on 457 occupations (Extra required conditions) As at 19 April 2017, the Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) programme can no longer be used for the occupations listed below where the nominee’s position falls within the scope of the

Changes to 457 visa on 18 April 2017 On 18 April 2017, Australian government announced that the Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457 visa) will be abolished and replaced with the completely new Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa which will support

Seeking “Trump-like” powers by Immigration Minister Immigration Minister Peter Dutton is seeking what the Labor opposition calls “Trump-like” powers to target foreign nationals and require them to revalidate their visas. The proposed Migration Act amendments would allow Mr Dutton to compel entire