Our May 20^th blog stated, “Australia’s Unemployment Rate Drops Again”. The results are in, and skilled visa invitations for certain occupations have increased by as much as 81%.

As the economy rebounds, Australia is starting to experience worker shortages, particularly in the Skilled Independent and Skilled Regional visa sectors.

Whilst a regional visa applicant can receive an invitation within a couple of months, a skilled visa applicant was previously waiting up to 2 years, but this is expected to reduce considerable over the next year.

Applicants who have not received an invitation may wish to assess their options as the next invitation round is expected to be in July.

Contact us HERE and we’ll assess your options or please complete a General Enquiry.

If you have an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding
achievement in one of the following areas:

• • a profession
  • a sport
  • the arts
  • academia and research

and you are nominated by:

• • an Australian citizen,
  • Australian permanent resident,
  • an eligible New Zealand citizen, or

• an Australian organisation with a national reputation in your area of talent

you can now apply for this visa either in or outside Australia.

Your achievement and contribution to Australia may be:

• economic
• social
• cultural, or
• to raise Australia’s academic, artistic or sports standing internationally

You must contribute to the nation as a whole. you can be any age to apply for this visa and this visa also allows the applicant and dependent family members to live as permanent residents in Australia.

Please contact John in Australia at john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au or Lesley in the United Kingdom at lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk for further information OR to check your eligibility now please complete a General Enquiry and we’ll evaluate your suitableness.

Consider that if you are under 45 years of age you may be eligible to apply for a Skilled-based visa., providing of course you can nominate a suitable occupation on a Skilled Occupation List.

Applicants over 45 can apply for sponsored or regional employer-sponsored pathways (or business stream/ investors etc) visas.

There are also extensive occupations open to nomination in regional Australia and please note that every part of Australia except Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne are now regarded as regional (even Perth, Adelaide, and the Gold Coast are regional)

Begin your journey down under with a Free Assessment. Just click HERE, complete your submission, and we’ll assess your immigration eligibility.