Raising the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold & Expanding the pathways to permanent Residency
Raising the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold From 1 July 2023, the TSMIT will increase from $53,900 to $70,000. New nomination applications from this date will need to meet the new TSMIT of $70,000 or the annual market salary rate, whichever is higher. This change will not affect existing visa holders and nominations lodged before 1 July …
Temporary Graduate Visa- Post-study work rights for international students
Temporary Graduate Visa- Post-study work rights for international students. Extended work rights come into effect from 1 July 2023. Current settings will be increased by two years. This will extend post study work rights from Existing settings for regional and remote Australia will also be maintained, and where relevant, will be eligible for the additional …
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The New Zealand stream of the Skilled Independent visa (the New Zealand stream)
The New Zealand stream of the Skilled Independent visa (the New Zealand stream) has temporarily closed to new applications. This means a new application cannot be made from 10 December 2022 until 1 July 2023.Grant of New Zealand stream visas in the 2022-23 Program Year will allow visa holders to access the benefits of permanent …
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A new Ministerial Direction for prioritising skilled visa applications came into effect on 28 October 2022. Ministerial Direction No.100 formalises the Australian Government’s processing priorities for the health and education sectors. It builds on ongoing work to improve skilled visa processing times and to clear visa backlogs.
The Department of Home Affairs has finalised over 2,780,000 visas since 1 June 2022. This includes over 43,000 temporary skilled applications and over 47,000 permanent skilled visa applications. These delivery numbers have only been possible because there are 260 more staff working on visa processing than there were at the start of May 2022. Ministerial …
Ukraine visa support
Australia’s response to the escalating crisis in Ukraine and is progressing outstanding visa applications from Ukrainian nationals as a priority, across all visa categories. The Department has finalised hundreds of on-hand applications over recent days. Anyone wishing to make a new application for a visa to travel to Australia should consider options relevant to their circumstances. Close …