2018 August

(Wikimedia Commons) By: Mosiqi Acharya 23 AUG 2018 – 9:33 AM  UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO The Northern Territory wants more people to come and live up north and is offering cash incentives to families, couples and individuals willing to do so. The government says it will invest $9.3 million to attract more people, including migrants, to the Territory with

The subclass 189 points tested visa stream and subclass 489 invitation rounds have traditionally been run fortnightly. The Department has reviewed this process and will now extend invitations on a monthly basis. The invitation numbers will be increased accordingly, to ensure the number of applications received will maintain a strong pipeline for the skilled program.

Immigration SA has received a high volume of General Skilled Migration 190/489 state nomination applications in July and August. The current processing times are available here: General skilled nomination applications Application type Current average processing time Skilled provisional nomination subclass 489/190 – applications submitted prior to 1 July 2018 have a current average processing time of 9