The Department of Home Affairs has allocated nominations to the various states and territories for the period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. Skilled Nominated (Subclass 190) visa Skilled Work Regional (Subclass 491) visa ACT 1,000 800 NSW 3,000 2,000 NT 800 800 QLD 600 600 SA 3,000 800 TAS 2,100 760 VIC 3,000 2,000 WA […]
State and Territories Nomination Allocations for the 2024-2025 Program year Read More »
Effective 1 July 2024, Temporary Work (Skilled) (Sc 457) visa holders, Temporary Skill Shortage (Sc 482) visa holders and Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (Sc 494) visa holders who stop working with their sponsoring employer will have more time to find a new sponsor, apply for a different visa or arrange to depart Australia. These
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Net overseas migration 260,000[i] Annual Permanent Migration 185,000[ii] Employer Sponsored 44,000[iii] Skilled independent 16,900[iv] Regional 33,000[v] State/Territory Nominated 33,000[vi] Business innovation & Investment 1000[vii] Global Talent 4000[viii] Distinguished Talent 300[ix] Family visas 52,500[x] Special eligibility 300[xi] Data Source Department of Home Affairs [i] Down from 395,000 in the 2023/24 program year [ii] Down from 190,000
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On 13 June 2024, the government announced that starting 1 July 2024 there will be new measures introduced restricting onshore (applying for visa while in Australia) applications for student visa. As at the time of writing there are restrictions on some visa holders who can apply for a student visa while in Australia. They are:
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The Australian announced the Migration Strategy on 11 December 2023. Many parts of the migration program will see some changes in 2024. For student visa applications, the most prominent change is the replacement of the Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) requirement with a new one fittingly called the Genuine Student (GS) requirement. It will require evidence
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Subclass 491 visa in the General Skilled Stream requires a nomination by a state or territory. Each state or territory sets their own requirements for nomination which are in all cases additional to the Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) requirement. The State of New South Wales (NSW) is one nominating state and has two pathways
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