The NSW Business and Investor (subclass 188) visa State nomination will open on 20 September 2021. At the same time, NSW has updated their State nomination requirements. Please ensure to read them carefully, and enquire with us about these new requirements. The Department of Home Affairs publishes the requirements for the visa eligibility of the [...]

There are a number of important recent updates for Australia migration. Please click on the relevant links for further information and return to our website again for more migration updates. 1. Victoria government has added Digital Games Engineers to their 190 Occupation List. On 10 August 2021, the Victorian government has added Digital Games Engineers [...]

Invitations Issued this month Visa Subclass Number Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 500 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored 250 Invitation Process and Cut Offs Visa Subclass Minimum Points Score Latest Date of Effect Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 80 Jul 2019 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family [...]

In the beginning of August 2021, the NSW Skilled Occupation List was updated. The 190 list is now based on the ANZSCO unit group. There are a total of 99 occupations in the 190 list. The 491 list is now divided into 3 streams: Stream 1, Stream 2, and Stream 3. Under Stream 1, there [...]

Invitations issued on 22 July 2021 for State Nominated Migration Program (SNMP) ​Intending visa subclass SNMP General stream –WASMOL schedule 1  ​SNMP General stream –WASMOL schedule 2  SNMP Graduate stream – higher education graduates ​SNMP Graduate stream – vocational education and training graduates ​Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) 65 ​14 232 18 ​Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) 57 ​286 0 0 [...]

Tasmania will open their 2021-022 Skilled Migration Program on 12:00pm Wednesday 4 August 2021. For the new migration year, Tasmania has been allocated nomination quota as follows: Subclass 491 – 2,200 places Subclass 190 – 1,100 places There are some minor changes to the Tasmania nomination requirements. You can find out more on their website [...]

The New South Wales government has updated their Subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa nomination process. You will now be required to first register your interest in NSW nomination to be considered. The announcement also provides the steps in this new process as follows: Ensure you are eligible for the Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass [...]

On 27 July 2021, the Australian government added 3 new occupations related to Pharmacists to the existing list of Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL). The 3 new occupations are as follows: Hospital Pharmacist (251511) Retail Pharmacist (251513) Industrial Pharmacist (251512) With the new additions, the total number of occupations on the PMSOL is now [...]

There are a number of important recent updates for Australia migration. Please click on the relevant links for further information and return to our website again for more migration updates. 1. Summary of changes from 1 July 2021 There are a number of important changes for the new 2021-22 migration year. The Department of Home [...]

From July 2021, ACT has a new Small Business Owners (SBO) pathway for the 190 and 491 visas. To be eligible for this new pathway, in addition to the usual 190 or 491 critieria, below are the main SBO criteria you must satisfy: You are the majority owner of an eligible registered business located in [...]