The Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (Class PE) (Subclass 491) a.k.a Subclass 491 is the latest visa to be added to the skilled migration program. It replaces the previous version of the regional skilled migration program - or the older subclass 489 visa. Introduced on 16th November 2019 by the federal [...]
When it comes to the Resident Return Visa, or full name: Class BB, Five Year Resident Return (Subclass 155) visa, there is always quite a bit of confusion… In fact even the name itself is confusing, is this visa for 5 years? I thought it could be for 1 [...]
Here at Austral Migration Consultancy, we work hard in making sure our Australian migration practice complies to Australian law as per the Australian Migration Act 1958 (Cth) as well as the migration agent’s Code of Conduct prescribed in Schedule 2, Regulation 8 of the Migration Agents Regulations 1998 (Cth). [...]
Skilled Nominated (Permanent) (Class SN) (Subclass 190) a.k.a Subclass 190 The Subclass 190 Skilled Nominated visa is a permanent residency visa type for skilled workers and their family (spouse/ defacto partner and their children) who are sponsored by a state. Unlike the subclass 189, this visa requires an applicant [...]
The elections are done - and after the dust settled, the winner emerged with Scott Morrison’s government returning. This is not what we expected, or what polls or the media predicted either. In fact, according to news reports, Bill Shorten’s Labour party was going to win comfortably. But after [...]
[Updated for 5th March 2019 changes - see summary of changes below the table] If you are looking to migrate to Australia via the Australia skilled migration pathway, then depending on the visa you are applying for, you would need your occupation to fall under one of three lists. This article [...]
[Update: 22/5/2019: the elections have concluded, we've detailed a further post on the upcoming changes here.] [Update 25/4/2019: The Australian government has released more details on the visa types that are coming in for regional and some other bits of information on the skilled points test changes, however keep [...]
As the most popular standardized English tests for students looking to study undergraduate courses in Australia, the United Kingdom and the USA or for migration purposes to Australia, IELTS and PTE make up the bulk of all the tests taken. If you are looking to migrate to Australia from [...]
It seems like the changes to skilled migration are coming fast and often in 2018, with a new batch of changes made in conjunction with the abolishment of the old subclass 457 visa and the introduction of the Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) visa which came into force [...]
As mentioned in an earlier article, the skilled occupation lists went through changes on January 17 2018. The new Medium and Long Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) as of January 2018 can be seen below. Occupation ANZSCO code horse breeder 121316 construction project manager 133111 project builder 133112 engineering [...]
