On 25 March 2022, Western Australia has received an additional nomination allocation for the State Nominated Migration Program, from the Department of Home Affairs, for the remainder of the 2021-22 program year. The next invitation round is expected to be held in the first week of April 2022. It should be followed with invitations in May [...]

The Department announced on 18 January 2022 new concessions available for COVID-19 affected temporary graduate visa holders. There will be visa extensions made available on 18 February 2022, and a new 485 replacement stream visa will be open to new application on 1 July 2022. Visa extensions for COVID-19 affected temporary graduate visa holders On [...]

Invitations Issued this month Visa Subclass Number Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 200 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored 200 Invitation Process and Cut Offs Visa Subclass Minimum Points Score Latest Date of Effect Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 90 09/2021 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored) [...]

On 25 November 2021, two announcements were released for COVID-19 concessions for offshore temporary graduate visa holders. The key points are highlighted below for your reference. You can also find the detail from the two announcements here and here. The following concessions will be implemented from 1 December 2021. Subclass 485 visa holders who have [...]

There have been quite a few important migration news in the past few weeks of October and November 2021. Please find the overview of these updates below, and do contact us if you have any questions. If you find this useful, please do share on your social media. New permanent residence visa streams for Hong [...]

Invitations Issued this month Visa Subclass Number Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 200 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored 200 Invitation Process and Cut Offs Visa Subclass Minimum Points Score Latest Date of Effect Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 90 11/2020 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored) [...]

Invitations issued on 26 & 29 October 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) 44 ​319 361 24 ​Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) 26 [...]

The Migration Queensland State Nomination Program is now open from Tuesday 26 October 2021. Below are the highlights of the nomination requirements and pathways for Queensland. Skill visas (Subclass 190 and 491) There are 4 pathways for Queensland nominated skill visas: Graduates of a Queensland university Skilled workers living in Queensland Skilled workers living offshore [...]

The Western Australian government has announced on 22 October 2021 changes to their State nomination ranking system for Skilled visas. Preference will be given to applicants currently residing in Western Australia. The following tables show the priority given applicants in descending order with those applicants currently residing in Western Australia on the top of the [...]

From 1 November 2021, parents of an adult Australian will be allowed to travel to Australia. Parents have been added to the list of “immediate family member” for travel purposes. Prior to this announcement, only the following people are considered as immediate family member for travel purposes: a spouse a de facto partner a dependent [...]