2020 November

  Our offices and phone lines will be closed from 21st December 2020 End of year shutdown Our offices and phone lines will be closed from 21st December 2020 until 3rd January 2021. We will continue to accept online Skills Assessment applications; however, we will not be able to respond to any emails and phone

  Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) 2020-21 Financial Year Update The NSW Government’s limited number of interim nomination places for the 2020–21 financial year have been exhausted. We are currently awaiting confirmation of an additional allocation of places from the Home Affairs for the remainder of the financial year. Regional Development Australia (RDA) offices

  Released quietly last week, the Department of Home Affairs introduced a number of amendments to Working Holiday, Distinguished Talent, and permanent Skilled Regional Visas. We look at some of the key changes below. Working Holiday Visas Effective from 14 November 2020, changes have been made to the definition of ‘specified work’ for Subclass 417

  Current round Invitations issued on 21 October 2020 The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 21 October 2020. Visa subclass Number Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 30 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored 80 Invitation process and cut offs The highest ranked

  The Distinguished Talent stream of the Global Talent Initiative Program is a streamlined program aimed to attract highly skilled and talented individuals to Australia. The Department often works with Australian universities, industry bodies, state, and territory government to encourage highly skilled and qualified individuals to migrate to Australia. To be eligible, the individual must be skilled in one