New Australian business visa: Who can apply?
New Australian business visa: Who can apply? While businesses related to some particular industries will be prioritised for this visa, there are some that are not eligible under the program. Australia has introduced a new business visa that would allow people with innovative business ideas to move to South Australia and set up their…
Read MoreKonnecting Launches 7 New Recruitment Brands
Celebrating 10 years in operation, Konnecting is rebranding and launching our 7-specialist niche recruitment websites. Konnecting was established in 2008 to deliver integrated recruitment and immigration solutions to connect Australian employers with skilled international staff. Over the years, we have built strong client relationships with businesses experiencing difficulties sourcing skilled staff locally and from…
Read MoreLabour Market Testing (TSS Visa)
For employers seeking to sponsor workers under the TSS program you must be able to show how you have tested the Australian labour market to determine no suitable workers are available, aka Labour Market Testing (LMT). For 482 nomination, effective 12th August 2018 the new requirements for labour marketing testing/recruitment efforts are: the nominated position…
Read MoreSkilling Australia Fund Levy (SAF) Introduced
The long awaited SAF will be implemented on 12th August 2018. The SAF applies to nominations made on or after this date. It applies to 457 (nomination transfers), Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) including Labour Hire Agreements, Employer Nomination ENS and RSMS nominations. For TSS nominations, the base amount for organisations with less than $10 million…
Read MoreTransitional ‘Grandfathering’ Arrangements
Essentially, people who held a Subclass 457 visa, or made an application before 18 April 2017 that was subsequently approved, will still be able to access certain existing provisions under the ENS (Subclass 186) visa and RSMS (Subclass 187) visas (Temporary Transitional Streams). The guidelines to determine whether an applicant is still eligible for this…
Read MoreTSS Visa Replaces the 457 Visa
Effective 18th March 2018 the 457-visa program was replaced by the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) Visa. This was a year-long process in the making with new occupation lists underpinning the new TSS visa. Eligible Skilled Occupation Lists The staged implementation of the TSS split the Consolidated Skills Occupation List (CSOL) into separate lists: Short…
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