The latest on Australian visas and immigration
English language requirement tightened for Student and Temporary Graduate Visa Applicants
The Australian Government has recently announced new English language requirements for Student and Temporary Graduate visa applications. These changes are intended to ensure that international students and graduates have a…
New Visa Pathway for India: Exploring the Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-Professionals Scheme (MATES)
On 23 May 2023, Australia and India entered into a new visa scheme which has finally come to fruition. The Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-Professionals Scheme (MATES) is a program…
Working Holiday Maker program – Changes to the work limitation
All visas under the Working Holiday Maker program come with a work limitation condition attached. This is condition 8547. Condition 8547 limits the visa holder from working for one employer…
Australia’s High Court finds Indefinite Immigration Detention is Unlawful and Unconstitutional
Last month, Australia’s High Court determined that keeping migrants in immigration detention for an indefinite period of time custody was unlawful and unconstitutional. This is a dramatic shift in the…
Expanding Employer Sponsored Pathways to Permanent Residence
A long-awaited change to the Australian immigration system has been confirmed, ensuring that temporary skilled workers have a pathway to permanent residence. From 25 November 2023 we can expect the…
Appealing the Department of Home Affairs’ decision to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
The decision of the Department of Home Affairs (‘the Department’) to cancel your visa or refuse your visa application, business sponsorship or nomination application is not always the end of…
State nomination for the 2023/24 financial year
The Department of Home Affairs (DoHA) has now provided states and territories with reduced nomination allocations for the 2023/24 program year. The allocations across all jurisdictions are significantly less than…
Do I need to advertise the position before I hire an overseas worker?
The requirement to advertise a position and test the local labour market before you employ an overseas worker depends on the visa stream. If labour market testing is required, it…
What are the remuneration requirements for a sponsored overseas worker on a temporary visa?
The remuneration requirements for the sponsorship of an overseas worker can be confusing. When considering what we mean by a sponsored worker, in this article we are looking at the…
Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement
One vital industry that has a chronic shortage of skilled, experienced and caring workers is the Aged Care industry. As the Australian population ages, the need for aged care workers…
Relaxed work limitations – Student and Working Holiday Maker visas
The work limitations and restrictions on some common temporary visa were relaxed due to the COVID 19 Pandemic. These included: Student (500) Working Holiday (417) and Work and Holiday (462)…
ANZSCO classifications update
Under the Australia immigration program, all skilled visa applicants are required to select an occupational classification from one of the Gazetted skilled occupation lists. These occupational classifications come from the…