2018 February

Callum Godde AAP / January 31st, 2018 Melbourne’s not just the world’s most liveable city. It’s also the happiest, a new survey shows. A poll of 15,000 people from 32 cities – including Barcelona, Berlin, Tokyo and New York – showed the Victorian capital outranks its competitors for happiness, a Time Out City Life Index said. Melbourne

​The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 18 January 2018. Invitations issued on 18 January 2018 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 300 Skilled Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) 5 During 2017-18 program year the following numbers of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2017-18

Invitation rounds for Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) andSkilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) visas will be offered twice monthly. Dates for the rounds are subject to change. The next invitation round is anticipated to run on 7 February 2018. Invitation numbers in each round may vary depending on the number of applications being processed by the department.

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. Occupation ceiling values are based on a percentage of stock employment figures for each occupation. Stock employment figures are provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and represent the

CHRIS PASH  JAN 24, 2018, 11:08 AM Australia is attracting more high net worth individuals (HNWI) as migrants than any other country, according to analysis by consultancy New World Wealth in its 2018 Global Wealth Migration Review. Global wealth migration is accelerating across the world with 95,000 HNWIs migrating in 2017 compared to 82,000 in

The High Points category has been successful in attracting high quality applicants to South Australia for Supplementary Skilled List (SSL) occupations and occupations on the State Nominated Occupation List which are listed as ‘Special Conditions Apply’.  Immigration SA has received a high volume of applications for the high points category and will be monitoring applications

​The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 7 February 2018. Invitations issued on 7 February 2018 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 300 Skilled Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) 5 During 2017-18 program year the following numbers of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2017-18 program year Visa

The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments in January 2018 is shown in the table below: Visa subclass ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas. Vic. WA Total Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) visa 85 395 24 82 73 75 320 0 1054 Skilled – Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa 0