DIAC has finally released legislation on the Post Study Work Rights visa. The visa will be one of two streams within what used to be called the Skilled Graduate Visa Subclass 485. That visa is now being renamed and it will be called Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485) and the 2 streams under it will … Read more The Post Study Work Visa Explained
The following occupations have reached their annual occupational ceiling: Chemical and Materials Engineers ICT Business & System Analysts Electronic Engineers. No further invitations can be issued for these occupation groups until 1 July 2013. The below occupations have not yet reached their ceiling levels, however, 75% or more of the invitation ceiling levels for these … Read more Skill Select Update – April 2013
New Zealanders are flocking to Australia in record numbers, new figures have revealed, with many entering the country on temporary immigration visas. Over 600,000 Kiwis are currently based in Australia, representing nearly 15 per cent of the entire New Zealand population, according to data from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. The department’s statistics showed … Read more Kiwis ‘flocking to Australia’ on Immigration Visas
Applications for NSW nomination under the Skilled Nominated Subclass 190 visa for the 2012-13 financial year have reached full capacity and have closed for this year. Applications for the Subclass 190 visa will open again in July 2013.NSW continues to accept applications for nominations for other visa classes, including the Significant Investor Visa. Applications received … Read more NSW Subclass 190 Applications Reach Limit
The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) have announced that 190,000 migration visas were granted last year – over 5,0000 places more than the previous year, setting a new record in successful visa applications. The SkillSelect schemeis reported to have enabled the delivery of 38% of the General Skilled Migration (GSM) visa applications. … Read more Australian Government Announces Record Number of Visas Granted