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  The Northern Territory has now received its allocation of nominations under the General Skilled Migration program for 2020-21. We have commenced issuing nominations to eligible applicants who submitted their applications prior to the program suspension on 1 December. We will update this website with information as to when the program will be reopened for onshore applicants. This

    As part of the Australian Government’s commitment to ensuring Australia’s COVID recovery, Immigration introduced a Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) targeting occupations in the health care, construction, and IT sectors. Employer-sponsored applicants in the PMSOL occupations will be given priority processing for both nomination and visa applications in the following visa types: Subclass 482

  CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR SHUTDOWN AND SERVICE DELAY Please note: Engineers Australia will shut down during Christmas and New Year between 24th December 2020 and 10th January 2021. Applications lodged between 7th December 2020 and 31st January 2021 are expected to be affected by the shutdown period and may experience a service delay. Fast

The next Canberra Matrix invitation round is expected to be held on or before 1 January 2021, pending on the final 2020/21 allocation of nomination places INVITATION ROUND – 28/10/2020 Code Occupation Minimum rank: 190 Minimum Rank: 491 1311 Advertising, Public Relations & Sales     1322 Finance Managers 105   1331 Construction Managers  

  The Morrison Government is making further changes to the Family visa program to support applicants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government has been working over recent months to minimise the impact of COVID-19 on visa holders and has already introduced a number of arrangements to support those who have been impacted. This includes

      Having restrictions lift is such a relief for all Victorians, including locals in Knox. Although many are still in place, we can finally, after 111 days of lockdown, get back to some form of normality.  Knox City Shopping Centre is bustling again, the Burwood Highway congestion is back, businesses are opening, people are

  We recently rolled out a new feature on Anzscosearch – the SkillSelect EOI Backlog. You can now quickly access the number of EOIs (Expressions of Interest) & invitations issued for skilled visas. This information will give you an overview of your chances to obtain an invitation with your occupation under the Skilled Independent or State &

  The Department of Home Affairs advises that on 27 November 2020, the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) was updated to include the occupation of Social Worker (272511), based on advice from the National Skills Commission.  As you know, the Government is committed to protecting the health of Australians during the global pandemic and

  From 9 AM AEST on Monday 30 November, the Victorian Government will open to receive new applications for Significant Investor (subclass 188C) visa (SIV) nominations. The re-opening is possible due to a limited number of visa places remaining from the Commonwealth Government’s interim allocation in August 2020. New state nomination visa places pending The

  Can I leave my employer/sponsor after I have received my visa? The short answer is that it depends. We will explore the requirement of staying with the sponsor for the following visa subclasses. Subclass 186 – Employer Nomination Scheme Visa Subclass 482 – Temporary Skill Shortage Visa Subclass 494 – Skilled Employer-Sponsored Regional (Provisional) Visa Temporary