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New DAMA Agreement now in effect The DAMA is the third DAMA established for the territory and will be in effect until 30 June 2030. It enables employers facing workforce shortages to access an additional 1,500 overseas workers annually across a broad range of occupations that are in critical shortage in the territory.Contact us for …
Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) The new Skills in Demand (SID) visa is part of the changes to Australia’s skilled visa program starting on 7 December 2024. The Consolidated Sponsored Occupation List (CSOL) replaces the various skilled occupation lists formerly used for the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa. Skills in Demand (SID) visa The Skills …
MATES Scheme for India From December 2024, graduates and early career professionals from India’s top universities can register in the pre-application ballot for a Temporary Work (International Relations) (Subclass 403) visa. There will be 3,000 temporary visa places each year through the visa pre-application ballot process, providing an equitable, streamlined and transparent way to select …
Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) announced for India Read More »
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 …
The Australian Government has announced a new Industry Labour Agreement to streamline the recruitment of qualified overseas direct care workers for the aged care sector. Alongside the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, the Department of Home Affairs has developed a number of visa concessions under the Industry Labour Agreement, including an expedited …
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) 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 …
The New Zealand stream of the Skilled Independent visa (the New Zealand stream) Read More »
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 …
