On 11 March 2019, new legislative instruments, listing the skilled occupations that are relevant if applying for a number of skilled visas, came into effect.
AUSTRALIA – Immigration Developments for Employers
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AUSTRALIA – Sponsor Compliance and Publication of Sanctions
Effective 13 December 2018, enhanced integrity regulations have come into effect, allowing the immigration department to publicly list companies which have failed to satisfy a sponsorship obligation.
AUSTRALIA – Sponsor Compliance and Publication of Sanctions
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AUSTRALIA – Labour Market Testing and Free Trade Agreements
On 31 October 2018, Australia became the sixth signatory to the ‘Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership’ (TPP-11), after Canada, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore. The agreement comes into force on 30 December 2018. Chile, Peru, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam are yet to ratify the TPP-11.
AUSTRALIA – Labour Market Testing and Free Trade Agreements
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AUSTRALIA – Changes to Working Holiday Maker Visa Programme
There have been some recent changes to the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa programme, which allows qualifying applicants to have a holiday in Australia and work there to help fund their trip.
AUSTRALIA – Changes to Working Holiday Maker Visa Programme
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AUSTRALIA – No more priority processing for work visas
Effective 5 September 2018, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has ceased accepting priority processing requests for the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa (subclass 482) and Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457).
AUSTRALIA – No more priority processing for work visas
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AUSTRALIA – New Labour Market Testing Requirements
Effective 12 August 2018, several changes have been introduced to the Labour Market Testing (LMT) requirements for the Temporary Skill Shortage (Subclass 482) visa.
AUSTRALIA – New Labour Market Testing Requirements
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AUSTRALIA – Skilling Australians Fund now effective
Effective 12 August 2018, the Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) levy is now payable for employer-sponsored nomination applications.
AUSTRALIA – Skilling Australians Fund now effective
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AUSTRALIA – Skilling Australians Fund Update
The Department of Home Affairs that the Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Bill 2018, which was passed by the Parliament of Australia on 9 May 2018, is expected to be implemented during the first quarter of the 2018-2019 financial year (i.e. between July and September 2018.
AUSTRALIA – Skilling Australians Fund Update
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AUSTRALIA – Proposed Changes to Skilled Migration Lists
The Department of Jobs and Small Business is currently undergoing a public submissions process to review proposed changes to the Short and Medium Long Term Strategic Skills Occupation Lists and the Regional Occupations List.
AUSTRALIA – Proposed Changes to Skilled Migration Lists
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AUSTRALIA – Skilling Australia Fund Bill Passed by the Senate
On Tuesday 8 May the Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Bill 2017 was debated and passed by the Senate.
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AUSTRALIA – Skilling Australia Fund Bill Passed by the Senate
