Australia’s immigration and visa system
Australian Government announces Federal Budget and Migration Plan
COVID-19 has caused a lot of disruption in Australia’s immigration and we have been waiting for the release of the Federal Budget 2020-21 to get some clarity and be able to plan for the future. Overall Planning LevelsThe government will maintain the planning level for 160,000 places this financial year, however the distribution of those…
Read MoreNew Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) announced
Today on 2 September 2020, Acting Minister for Immigration Alan Tudge has announced a new Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) of 17 occupations. Successful applicants who are currently offshore will be able to migrate Australia in order to assist with the health and economic response to COVID-19. The 17 occupations are in the health…
Read MoreSkilled Visa Program closed until further notice
1 July 2020 was supposed to be the start of the new migration program year and the Australian Government was due to release 189, 190 and 491 visa quotas for the 2020-21 year. Instead the Skilled Visa Program is now closed and the Department of Home Affairs has not given the state governments their new General Skilled Migration (GSM) quotas.…
Read MoreChanges to NT State Nomination Criteria from 1 July 2020
1 July 2020 is the start of a new financial year. This is also the date when the Australian Department of Home Affairs as well as state Government introduce new immigration laws and regulations. We have summarised the changes to come for the Northern Territory in regards to the state nomination criteria. General information: if…
Read MoreNewest changes in Immigration: DOHA Occupation List changes – 11 March 2019
Today the Department of Home Affairs announced several changes to Australia’s skilled occupations lists which apply to popular visa programs such as General Skilled Migration (Subclasses 485, 489, 189 and 190) as well as Employer Sponsored Visas (Sublasses 186, 187, 482). For many this will mean good news! SummaryIn total, 36 occupations were added to…
Read MoreNewest changes in Immigration: DOHA and Occupation List changes – 17 January 2018
Happy New Year! We hope you’ve had a good start to 2018. We are back from our break and ready for an interesting and exciting year ahead! We kick off our blog for 2018 with an overview of the newest changes in Immigration. I) Immigration Department’s change of name and structure Most of you would…
Read MoreChanges in Australia’s Immigration Laws as of 1 July 2017
Today, Northern Immigration Australia’s director and Principal Migration Agent, Manuela Seiberth has been published in the NT News about the changes in Australia’s Immigration Laws introduced on 1 July 2017. We understand the changes are causing confusion and uncertainty for both, employers and applicants. Please contact us if you have any questions, or would like…
Read MoreThe Future of Australia’s immigration and visa system
Are you thinking about migrating to Australia? Or maybe you are already here on a temporary visa wanting to stay permanently. Or you have family and friends who are wanting to live and work in Australia. Australia is a beautiful and safe country with a prosperous economy. It’s one of only a few nations who…
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