2021

  LATEST NEWS The Queensland State Migration Program is closed and will remain closed until further notice. The new Queensland business and skilled nomination criteria is currently being finalised and will be available towards the end of July 2021 and will be published on the homepage of our website at this time. This new criteria

  The Skilled & Business Migration team continues processing all nominations received for South Australia’s skilled migration programs.   Decisions on state nomination applications will be reflected in the ‘My Application’ section on the Skilled & Business Migration portal.   Please be advised that offshore applicants with an existing EOI in SkillSelect may be invited to

  On Monday 12 July 2021 we will be making an important change to our Business Innovation (permanent) subclass 888A online nomination form. You no longer need to submit a scanned copy of the State Nomination Statement form with the application. This information will now be included on the online application form, making it easier

  Please be advised that state nomination applications/EOIs for the 2020/21 Program year will close at midnight on Monday 28 June 2021.  Any applications that have commenced but not lodged will be deleted from our system after this date. GSM applications received up until midnight on Monday 28 June 2021 will continue to be assessed

Huge Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List Update   The Minister for Immigration announced the addition of twenty-two new occupations to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL), bringing the new list to a total of 41 occupations. Further Engineering and IT occupations have been added, along with ‘Cartographer’ and ‘Surveyor’, likely to assist with the number of

  Visa Processing Times Due to COVID-19, some visa processing times have been affecte​d and applications may take longer to finalise. Processing times are not available for all visa subclasses.  The Department is prioritising processing of visa applications for travellers who are exempt from our travel restrictions to help those who need urgent travel. For

How the Covid-19 pandemic affected livability worldwide. According to The Global Livability Index 2021, 4 of the most livable cities in the world are in Australia and 2 in New Zealand, where tight border controls have allowed residents to live relatively normal lives. Auckland (New Zealand) is at the top of this ranking. Australia: Adelaide

  Australia Immigration Newsletter – For The Month Of May 2021 By MigrationGiants Australia News 1# What Are Your (Skilled) Visa Options If You Are Over 45 Years Old? 2# Tasmania 2020–2021 Program Update – Change To Quota Allocation. 3# Final Selection Round Of Registrations Of Interest For Victoria’s Skilled Migration Program. 4# Australia Visa

  It may be challenging for mature, skilled applicants to obtain an Australian visa. Most permanent visas have an age limit of 44 years of age, and even though there are exceptions to this rule, satisfying relevant requirements may not be within everyone’s reach. There are a few temporary and permanent visas that allow mature

  Tasmania has received a small increase of 350 additional places to our subclass 491 allocations. Demand for places remains high and no changes to assessment guidelines or processes will be made. We will continue to accept applications for subclass 491 and 190 nominations until Friday, 11 June 2021 (5:00 pm AEST) but cannot guarantee that all