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03/12/2024

The Australian government has announced the release of the new Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) which "will apply to the Core Skills stream of the new Skills in Demand visa, which will replace the Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) visa on 7 December 2024. The CSOL will also apply to the Direct Entry stream of the permanent Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186) visa."

"New Core Skills Occupation List to target the skills Australia needs" announced 3 Dec 2023 - https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/news-media/archive/article?itemId=1269

A link to the CSOL can be found at -https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/Documents/core-sol.pdf

14/10/2024

New regulations released today extend family violence provisions to the following PR Skilled Visas:

Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
Skilled — Independent (subclass 189)
Skilled — Nominated (subclass 190)
Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) (subclass 191)
Global Talent (subclass 858)
Skilled – Regional (subclass 887)

https://alexicaolegal.com.au/family-violence-provisions-extended-to-pr-skilled-visas/
https://alexicaolegal.com.au/family-violence-provisions-extended-to-pr-skilled-visas/

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02/07/2024

New Designated Area Migration Agreement for Western Australia (Australian Department of Home Affairs news article 1 July 2024)

"From 1 July 2024, a new state-wide Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) for Western Australia will come into effect.

The WA DAMA, combined with WA’s existing State Nominated Migration Program, will enable up to 10,000 overseas workers to settle in WA annually and help address critical workforce shortages in the state.

WA Employers will continue to be able to access the occupations and concessions of DAMAs that are in operation for relevant regions of WA. Additionally, employers will now be able to access a broader list of occupations and concessions under the new WA DAMA."

Source:
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/news-media/archive/article?itemId=1218
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/news-media/archive/article?itemId=1218

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01/07/2024

Australian Department of Home Affairs news article 1 July 2024:

"People from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries and Timor-Leste now have more opportunities to do business in Australia.

Australia has extended the time people from these nations can visit to conduct business. This will boost trade, people to people links, investments and grow jobs.

We have extended the business visitor visa to up to 5 years, instead of up to 3 years, for applications lodged after 1 April 2024. These changes were announced by Prime Minister Albanese at the 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit held in March.

Business visitors with a Visitor (subclass 600) visa can stay in Australia for up to 3 months at a time during multiple visits, for up to 5 years. Visa holders can visit to:

-negotiate contracts
-make general business or employment enquiries
-participate in conferences or trade fairs
-be part of official government visits."

These measures do not include Myanmar."

Source:
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/news-media/archive/article?itemId=1210
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/news-media/archive/article?itemId=1210

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25/03/2024

Link to new Ministerial Direction No 106 - Assessing the Genuine Entry and Stay Requirements for Student Visa and Student Guardian Visa Applications dated 21 March 2024

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/Visa-subsite/files/direction-no-106.pdf

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/Visa-subsite/files/direction-no-106.pdf

22/03/2024

Links to new regulations setting the minimum English test scores required for Subclass 500 (Student Visa) & Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate Visa) applications lodged on or after 23 March 2024:

Migration (English Language Requirements for Subclass 476 (Skilled – Recognised Graduate) and Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate) Visas) Instrument (LIN 24/021) 2024 - https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2024L00364/latest/text

Migration (English Language Tests and Evidence Exemptions for Subclass 500 (Student) Visa) Instrument (LIN 24/022) 2024 - https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2024L00366/latest/text

18/03/2024

Student Visa GTE requirement to be replaced by the Genuine Student (GS) requirement

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