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New Global Talent Skilled Visa

  On the same weekend, as the Government abolished the 457 visa, Senator Michaela Cash announced the introduction of a new pilot highly skilled “Global Talent Visa” to come into place on July 1.   According to Innes Willox, Australian Industry Group (AIG), CEO, “The Global Talent Scheme visa trial announced today puts Australia in…

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Job Opportunities – Regional Spotlight: Perth

Job Opportunities – Regional Spotlight: Perth   Spanning an entire continent, Australia is a huge and varied nation in terms of its climate and culture. From bustling cities and regional centres to tropical beaches and outback adventures, there’s a region to inspire everyone. Many regional areas in Australia have skills shortages and are actively seeking…

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Job Opportunities – Regional Spotlight: Adelaide

Job Opportunities – Regional Spotlight: Adelaide   Festivals and food. Arts and culture. Shopping and sports. This is Adelaide: the Australian city where there’s always something going on. South Australia’s capital has it all with spacious boulevards, vibrant inner-city districts, sophisticated architecture and lush gardens as well. South Australians have one of the world’s biggest…

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Changes to Permanent Employer Sponsored & General Skilled Migration Visas

There have also been changes to the ENS (Subclass 186), RSMS (Subclass 187) and General Skilled Migration visas as follows: Raising English language requirements to “competent” level (IELTS 6), consistent with TRT and Direct Entry requirements; Upper age limit of 45 for Direct Entry applicants. ENS (Direct Entry) will also be affected by the skilled…

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Transitional ‘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…

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TSS 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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