2019

The Queensland State Nomination Skilled Program is NOW OPEN from 25 November 2019 for: Skilled Nominated (Permanent) visa (subclass 190) Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) Note: The BSMQ Skilled Program may only be open for a limited time depending on the demand for the program. Please Contact Us ASAP to find out if you are

Registered Migration Agents of Australia – in Melbourne Get-together at The Langham, Melbourne Friday, 22nd Nov 2019  

New EASIER Skilled Immigration Points System, effective from 16th Nov 2019 Australia Immigration     MAJOR CHANGES:   Marital Status (Single) = Get EXTRA 10 points*. OR  Spouse is a Permanent Resident/Citizen of Australia = Get EXTRA 10 points*   Marital Status (Married) = Get EXTRA 5 points* (Total = 10 points), if Spouse has +ve Skills Assessment and

Victoria – New Regional Subclass 491 Provisional visa Victoria welcomes nomination applications under the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) which allows points-tested skilled workers and their families to live, study and work in designated regional areas of Australia for a period of 5 years.   Information on Victoria’s Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (subclass

Queensland SKILLED PROGRAM 2020: BSMQ is planning to open the entire skilled program for Queensland State Nomination in the coming weeks – including the: Skilled Nominated (Permanent) visa (subclass 190) Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) The program will open with some occupations removed from the QSOLs due to occupation quotas being met. Please

South Australia Temporary closure of State Nominated 190 visa applications With the introduction of the new skilled regional visas on the 16 November 2019, Immigration SA will be temporarily closing the state nomination 190 application system from 11am on 15 November 2019 and will re-open early December (the date and time will be confirmed closer to the

Canberra Nomination Plan for subclass 190 / 491 in 2019 and 2020   ACT 491 nomination: The ACT is defined as regional for skilled migration purpose from 16 November 2019.  While potential applicants can complete the Home Affairs Skillselect EOI from this date, the 491 Canberra Matrix can only be submitted from 1 January 2020.

Occupation ceilings An ‘occupation ceiling’ might be applied to invitations issued under the independent, skilled regional (provisional) visas. This means there will be a limit on how many EOIs can be selected for skilled migration from an occupation group. This ensures that the skilled migration program is not dominated by a small number of occupations.

State and Territory nominations State and Territory nominations 2019-20 program year Nominations by State and Territory Governments – September 2019 The number of intending migrants who received nominations from State and Territory Governments in September 2019 is shown in the table below: Visa subclass ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas. Vic. WA Total Skilled Nominated