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VETASSESS Priority Processing is available only for a new, Full Skills Assessment application for General Professional occupations. The Priority Processing service provides applicants/agents with the option to fast-track the assessment of their application, for an additional fee. VETASSESS commits to completing the Priority Processing skills assessment within 10 business days for applications that meet the

Victoria has temporarily closed skilled applications for two occupations and has increased the work experience requirement from two to five years for engineering and building occupations. By Mosiqi Acharya 13 OCT 2017 – 12:20 PM  UPDATED 13 OCT 2017 – 12:20 PM Victoria has announced major changes to it’s skilled visa applications on Thursday. Victoria updated it’s Visa Nomination Occupation List, temporarily

18 OCT 2017 – 7:36PM Migrant groups are now calling on the government to immediately start processing citizenship applications under the existing law. After a nervous wait throughout Tuesday and Wednesday, Saksham Katyal is heaving a sigh of relief. Mr Katyal- an Indian migrant was anxiously waiting to know the outcome of the Senate debate

25 October, 2017 By Official BSMQ Interstate applicants are no longer able to apply for Queensland state nomination. If you are currently interstate, in order to be eligible for Queensland state nomination, you must meet our Working in Queensland or Alumni pathway criteria. This would require you to move to Queensland and meet any working requirements

26 October 2017  An online application form is now available for overseas qualifications assessment. The Overseas Qualifications Unit (OQU) can provide qualified professionals who are living permanently in Victoria, with an assessment of their overseas qualification to assist them to undertake work in Victoria. Moving to an online application process will allow the assessment process

  Australia’s unemployment rate has hit a four-year low after falling to 5.5 per cent in September, beating market expectations. The rate, which has not been bettered on trend or seasonally adjusted terms since February 2013, comes on the back of 19,800 jobs added in September, topping market predictions of a 15,000 rise and stirring

On 18 April 2017, the Government announced reforms to Australia’s temporary and permanent skilled visa programs. As part of these reforms, the skilled occupation lists that underpin these visa programs will be updated every six months to ensure that they are responsive to genuine skill needs across Australia. The Department of Employment is responsible for reviewing and

Invitation rounds will be held twice a month. The maximum numbers of invitations to be issued in the November 2017 invitation rounds are as follows: 9 November 2017 Visa subclass Maximum number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 700 Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 5 22 November 2017 Visa subclass Maximum number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 700 Skilled –

The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 18 October 2017. Invitations issued on 18 October 2017 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 1250 Skilled Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) 5 During 2017-18 the following numbers of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2017-18 Visa subclass Jul Aug Sep Oct

The table below shows the occupation ceilings for the 2017-2018 program year for each occupation on the list of eligible skilled occupations by four-digit ANZSCO code unit group, and the number of invitations that will be issued in this program year. Occupation ceiling values are based on a percentage of stock employment figures for each occupation.  Stock