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VETASSESS plans to resume offshore practical skills assessments for applicants in licensed trade occupations in May 2022. Dates have been proposed for the United Kingdom in May and South Africa in June and July. VETASSESS hopes to confirm more dates shortly and is working on resuming practical assessments in other countries later this year. Applicants

From May 15, VETASSESS will no longer accept new applications for assessment for the Temporary Graduate (Subclass 485) visa. This follows the Australian Government’s announcement last November that skills assessment for this visa will no longer be required from July 1, 2022. You can read the Government announcement here.The May 15 cut-off date will give us

Complete your DPD by downloading the app for free from the App Store (Apple) or Google Play (Android), or complete the online form. The DPD collects important health and COVID-19 vaccination status information, which helps keep international travellers and our community safe.

2022-23 Budget supports skilled migration to drive a stronger future As part of our plan for a stronger future, the Morrison Government is addressing critical skill shortages, driving innovation and attracting investment as part of the 2022-23 Budget. The 2022-23 permanent Migration Program ceiling will be 160,000 places. Migration – Skill stream The Morrison Government’s

The Australian Government is providing free, fast-tracked skills assessments to eligible applicants as part of an incentive to address skills shortages. Eligible occupations include Engineers, ICT professionals, Nurses, Cooks, and a range of other occupations. The offer is available from 28 February 2022 to 30 June 2023. Find out more: https://www.dese.gov.au/skills-support-individuals/migrant-skills-incentivesexternal link For Engineers: https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/for-migrants/free-skills-assessment

The Northern Territory has now received an additional 200 subclass 491 nomination allocations for the 2021-22 program year. MigrationNT continues to receive and assess applications under the existing eligibility criteria. You must ensure that you meet both the NT nomination criteria and the standard Home Affairs criteria at the time of lodging your nomination application and throughout

On 18 March 2022, the Department implemented legislative changes to the Temporary Skills Shortage visa. From 1 July 2022, existing TSS visa holders in the short-term stream will be able to apply for permanent residence through the Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) stream of the Subclass 186 Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) visa – in line with

South Australia is close to meeting its quota of 491 visas under its GSM state nomination Skilled Migration Program for 2021-22. While Skilled & Business Migration is continuing to assess applications, the demand for state nomination will exceed our annual allocation of nomination places. To ensure the nomination of highly skilled applicants who can best

Western Australia has met their current quota of places for the State nomination program for 2021-22.   On 4 August 2021, Premier Mark McGowan wrote to the Commonwealth Department of Home Affairs requesting an additional 5,000 places under the State nomination program.   The February invitation round is temporarily suspended pending an additional nomination allocation

The Morrison Government is continuing to make a range of visa enhancements in support of Australia’s COVID-19 economic recovery. Skilled-Recognised Graduate (Subclass 476) visa holders Eligible Skilled-Recognised Graduate (Subclass 476) visa holders who lost time in Australia as a result of COVID-19 international border restrictions will have their visas extended for 24 months. This visa allows