2020 April

    International students will receive a relief payment of up to $1,100 as part of a Victorian Government emergency support package that will help tens of thousands of people across our state.   International students are a vital part of our education system, our economy and our community. They give so much to Victoria

  The Tasmanian Business Nomination Program is currently closed to new applicants.   We will advise on this website when the 2020-2021 program re-opens.   Source: https://www.migration.tas.gov.au/news/business_skilled_migration

  Temporary visa holders in Tasmania get $3 mil package for financial hardship due to coronavirus   The Tasmanian Government has unveiled a $3 million package to support around 26,000 temporary visa holders stuck in the state because of the coronavirus pandemic.   Key Points:   Visa holders such as fruit pickers, students and hospitality

  Eligibility Criteria   To be eligible for Queensland nomination, you must meet both Australian Department of Home Affairs (HA) criteria and Business and Skilled Migration Queensland (BSMQ) criteria for your chosen visa category.   HA criteria requires you to:   have a points test result of 65 or higher, inclusive of state nomination points;

  The occupation Retail Pharmacist (ANZSCO 251513) which is currently available on the Graduate Occupation list is no longer considered a ‘Regional WA only’ occupation. If you wish to be considered for Western Australian State Nomination under the occupation ‘Retail Pharmacist’ (ANZSCO 251513) through the Graduate stream, you will now be able to provide a

  Benefits of Immigration! (Invest in your Family and children’s future !!)   Benefits for Australian Residents in COVID-19   1. $320 billion total support for the economy 2. A$1,100 a fortnight ($2,383 per month) if you have stopped working. 3. $130 billion job keeper payment to help keep Australians in jobs. 4. $1.1 billion

  From 21 April 2020, Immigration SA will be making changes to the processing and nomination of applicants who are affected by a section 48 bar.   The section 48 bar applies to applicants who have had a visa refused or cancelled since their last entry to Australia and prevents an applicant from applying for

  Invitation date:  21 April 2020   ACT 190 Nomination – invitations issued: 171 All Matrix submitted: 95 to 70 points   ACT 491 Nomination –  No invitations were issued as there are sufficient 491 applications in the queue to meet the May 2020 monthly allocation of 491 nomination places.   Source: http://www.canberrayourfuture.com.au/portal/migrating/article/canberra-matrix-invitation-round/  

  ⏰ How long does it take to process a visa application? 20th April 2020 – Last update on Visa application processing times. 491 Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) (State/Territory Government Nominated Regional): from 50 to 56 days 189 Skilled Independent (subclass 189) (Points-Tested): from 12 months 190 Skilled Nominated (subclass 190): from 7

SkillSelect 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