2020 March

  Due to the unprecedented number of applications, Immigration SA would like to advise that allocations for South Australian state nominated business visa subclass 188 & 132 has reached capacity for the 2019-20 program year.   Given this, Immigration SA will be changing the way applications are received for the 2020/21 financial year. Immigration SA will be

  Source: https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/MSA%20Booklet%20(March%202020).pdf

  Australia closes the border: Non-residents are banned from entering the country from 9pm tomorrow – as PM says 80 per cent of virus cases were brought in from overseas The Prime Minister has taken the drastic action of shutting the country’s border  From 9pm on Friday, only residents and citizens will be allowed to

  Subclass 491: Category 3A – Overseas Applicant Restrictions The rapidly evolving situation regarding COVID-19 has necessitated temporary changes to eligibility for Category 3A Overseas Applicant (TSOL) category. As of 20 March 2020, applications for this category are temporarily restricted until further notice to occupations listed in the ‘High Demand’ section of the Tasmanian Skilled Occupation

  Change Of Date For The April Invitation Round ​ Invitations for State nomination are usually issued during the third week of each month.  In April, this will be delayed by one week due to the Easter holidays.   Invitations are anticipated to be issued on 23 April 2020.   Source: https://www.migration.wa.gov.au/services/skilled-migration-western-australia/latest-news

  Many countries have implemented travel restrictions and other measures in an attempt to slow the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Australia is no exception.   Effective 15 March, all travellers to Australia will be required to self-isolate for 14 days.   Cruise liners are banned from arriving at Australian ports for 30 days. Anyone who

CANBERRA MATRIX – INVITATION ROUND   32. Invitation date:  17 March 2020   ACT 190 Nomination – invitations issued: 89   All Matrix submitted: 120 to 75 points 70 point Matrix submitted on or before 28 December 2019   ACT 491 Nomination – invitations issued: 97   All Matrix submitted: 105 to 70 points 65

    Due to a high demand and quota being met for the following occupations, these occupations have been removed from QSOLs. If your occupation has been removed, please do not submit an EOI as it will not be picked up.   Occupations removed from QSOL 12 March 2020   •Onshore, (includes Queensland Postgraduate (Alumni))

  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

  Invitations issued on 11 February 2020   The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 11 February 2020.   Visa subclass Number Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 1,000 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored 500 During 2019-20 program year the following numbers of invitations have been