Thirty (30) new occupations added to the Skilled Occupations Lists! On 11 March 2019, the skilled occupation lists were updated. If your occupation previously was restricted to the Short Term List or wasn’t listed on any list, then it’s worth having another look as your visa options may have changed. If your occupation has moved......
If you don’t comply with your visa conditions, there are many ways it can catch up with you. If you are forewarned you can make better decisions before any potential breaches take place. As registered migration agents, we receive inquiries from visa holders who have already breached their current or prior visa conditions and are......
Current processing times for 482 nominations and visa applications are 1 – 2 months from submission. Standard Business Sponsors can apply for Accredited Status to receive priority processing. Accredited Sponsor Scheme The Accredited Sponsor Scheme provides Standard Business Sponsors with streamlined and priority processing arrangements for 482 nomination and visa applications. Most applications for Accredited......
From 1 July 2019, a new Temporary Parent visa will become available. Processing times for the Temporary Parent Visa have not been released. We expect to receive an update on processing times around September 2019. Sponsorship Applications will be open from 17 April 2019. Once a sponsorship application has been approved, a sponsored parent will......
If you have family permanent residing in South Australia for the last 2 years, you may want to consider South Australian Sponsorship under the provisional 489 visa. Recent changes to South Australian sponsorship through Chain Migration has removed the requirement for the visa applicant to hold a Bachelor Degree. This opens up the opportunity for......
Want to stay in Australia longer? From 1 July 2019, applicants who hold a second Working Holiday Visa 417 or 462, can apply for a third year Working Holiday visa, if they complete another SIX (6) months regional work. Requirements: Complete all 6 months specified regional work : whilst holding a second 417 or 462......
From 11 February 2019, the following changes will take effect for occupations and requirements for South Australian State Nomination 190 and 489. Details are amended on the State Nominated Occupation List (SNOL) and the Supplementary Skilled List (SSL). Obtaining South Australian State Nomination is extremely difficult and most applicants will only be eligible for 489......
From 14 February 2019, when lodging a Vetassess Skill Assessment, for general professions, applicants will be required to provide exact employment dates (dd/mm/yyyy). Prior to this change a Vetassess Skill Assessment used only month and year to calculate the employment dates. Vetasses will continue to retrieve these dates from official documents only. So it is......
Invitations for 190 and 489 WA Graduate State Sponsorship were issued on Friday 18 January 2019. The ranking process used to select applicants included consideration of the nominated occupation and number of years work experience claimed in the EOI. Both on and offshore work experience was considered with priority given to eligible applicants with Australian......
Book a Skilled Sponsored 190 Visa Assessment Find out if you meet the requirements for a 190 Skilled Sponsored visa by booking an initial visa assessment and phone consultation with our Senior Registered Migration Agent, Michelle Firth. NSW state sponsorship is highly competitive with approximately 250 invitations issued each month. Highly skilled migrants are nominated......
