2020 September

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  LATEST NEWS BSMQ State Nomination Program The BSMQ business and skilled program is NOW OPEN.  We are open from Tuesday 29 September 2020 until Monday 5 October 2020. Please note, only decision-ready applications in a COVID-19 priority area will be considered. Due to the limited nomination allocation and processing timeframe: BSMQ will only pick up NEW EOIs lodged on Skillselect from Tuesday 29 September

  Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, it has resulted in substantial changes in the international education industry. One of the critical areas of change is the number of students who are deferring their studies. We have summarised below data from the Department of Education, Skills and Employment. Data provided by the Department of Education Skills and Employment

The below questions and answers provide guidance about the new COVID-19 Concessions for Skilled Graduate (Subclass 485) visa applicants. The questions and answers should be read in conjunction with all visa requirements. Am I eligible for a COVID-19 Concession? If you are an applicant for a Skilled Graduate (Subclass 485) visa and you have been disadvantaged by the

  CANBERRA MATRIX – INVITATION ROUND INVITATION ROUND: 24 September 2020 457 / 482 visa holders: 16 invitations 190 nomination: 10 invitations 491 nomination: 6 invitations Matrix nominating Critical occupations: 206 invitations  190 nomination: 147 invitations 491 nomination: 59 invitations The minimum ranking score is an indication only and not a guarantee that an invitation

⌚ Last update on visa applications processing time (18 September 2020): ▪️ 189 Skilled Independent (Subclass 189) (Points-Tested): from 6 to 12 months ▪️ 190 Skilled Nominated (Subclass 190): from 6 to 9 months ▪️ 491 Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (Subclass 491) (State/Territory Government Nominated Regional): from 63 days to 3 months ▪️ 186 Employer Nomination Scheme visa (Subclass

  The Migration Amendment (COVID-19 Concessions) regulations 2020 is a new piece of legislation commencing on 19 September 2020 and amending the Migration Regulations 1994. The new legislation aims to assist prescribed temporary and provisional visa holders, who may have been disadvantaged by the consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemic, including border closures, restrictions imposed on businesses,

CANBERRA MATRIX – INVITATION ROUND Click to expand or collapse content INVITATION ROUND: 11 September 2020 457 / 482 visa holders: 12 invitations 190 nomination: 6 invitations 491 nomination: 6 invitations Matrix nominating Critical occupations: 140 invitations 190 nomination: 76 invitations 491 nomination: 64 invitations Source: http://www.canberrayourfuture.com.au/portal/migrating/article/canberra-matrix-invitation-round/

  A number of nominations that have been allocated to State and Territories during this interim period (from 1 July to 31 October 2020). Interim allocations assigned to visa Subclass 190 ACT: 250 NSW: 550 VIC: 600 QLD: 200 NT: 80 WA: 200 SA: 300 TAS: 250 Interim allocations assigned to visa Subclass 491 ACT:

  We will be opening Victoria’s 2020-21 Victorian skilled visa nomination program (subclass 190 and 491) on Tuesday 8 September, 2020. We will also be changing the way we select applicants to apply for Victorian visa nomination, with a new process that will focus on talent and contribution to Victoria’s economic recovery, as well as