30 November 2020
COVID19 Waiver to allow some offshore visa grants in Australia
The Department of Home Affairs has announced that it will waive the requirement for certain family visa subclasses to be offshore at the time of their visa grant commencing in...
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16 November 2020
Is Labour Market Testing (LMT) required for Employer Nominated (subclass 186) Nominations?
Labour Market Testing (LMT) requirements were recently amended in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by way of Legislative Instrument 18/036 to ensure the Australian labour market is always given priority...
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21 September 2020
COVID-19 Visa Concessions – SC887, SC188/888 & SC485 Visas
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects it has had on potential visa applicants and visa holders the Australian government has introduced a legislative instrument amending certain parts...
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14 August 2020
2020-2021 Occupation Ceilings Released
The Department of Home Affairs has published the occupation ceilings for the 2020-2021 migration year. What are the occupation ceilings? Occupation ceilings apply to invitations issued under the Skilled (subclass...
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3 June 2020
Changes to Tasmanian State Nomination Criteria for Skilled Nominated (subclass 190 visa)
Category 1: Tasmanian Graduate Stream Changes to the criteria: In relation to the Graduate Stream of the subclass 190 visa in Tasmania, the Tasmanian Government has released flexible nomination requirements...
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