When you apply for Australian citizenship, you (and everyone included in your application) must either be:

A permanent resident OR an eligible New Zealand citizen (conditions apply as you must have been in Australia on or before a specific date. Contact us for further information).

Each applicant must also meet the residence requirement (some exemptions apply),

Must be of good character (previous events must be addressed as a police clearance will be required),

Must have a basic knowledge of Australia,

Must have a basic knowledge of the English language and a close and continuing link to Australia.

Becoming an Australian citizen is now a complicated process, so please contact us HERE

OR for more information please contact our UK Office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email to lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk

OR contact our Australian Office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email to john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au

Numerous skilled occupations are eligible for travel exemptions in various categories such as;

1. providing critical or specialist medical services, including air ambulance, medical evacuations and delivering critical medical supplies, or

2. for people with critical skills required to maintain the supply of essential goods and services (such as in medical technology, critical infrastructure, telecommunications, engineering and mining, supply chain logistics, aged care, agriculture, primary industry, food production, and the maritime industry), or

3. delivering services in sectors critical to Australia’s economic recovery (such as financial technology, large scale manufacturing, film, media and television production, and emerging technology), where no Australian worker is available, or

4. for individuals who are sponsored to work in Australia in one of the following 44 Priority Migration Skilled Occupations.

Chief Executive or Managing Director
Construction Project Manager
Accountant (General)
Management Accountant
Taxation Accountant
External Auditor
Internal Auditor
Surveyor
Cartographer
Other Spatial Scientist
Civil Engineer
Geotechnical Engineer
Structural Engineer
Transport Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)
Petroleum Engineer
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Veterinarian
Hospital Pharmacist
Industrial Pharmacist
Retail Pharmacist
Orthotist or Prosthetist
General Practitioner
Resident Medical Officer
Psychiatrist
Medical Practitioners nec
Midwife
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
Registered Nurse (Medical)
Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
Registered Nurses nec
Multimedia Specialist
Analyst Programmer
Developer Programmer
Software Engineer
Software and Applications Programmers nec
ICT Security Specialist
Social Worker
Maintenance Planner
Chef

Begin your journey down under by completing a free assessment HERE. We will assess your submission and define your immigration eligibility.

For more information please contact our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk or contact our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au

Australia is ready to take steps to safely reopen to the world, with changes coming to the international border in setting out the framework for how international travel will look in the coming months gathers pace.

Plans are that Australian families can be reunited, Australian workers can travel in and out of the country, and Australia can work towards welcoming tourists back.

Within weeks, large parts of the country will be moving to safely reopen Australia and to stay safely open (international travel is on track to reopen safely to fully vaccinated Australian travellers).

Many countries around the world have now safely reopened to international travel and it will shortly be time for Australia to take the next step.

To enable fully vaccinated Australians to travel, the Australian government is finalising new arrangements following the completion of home quarantine pilots in New South Wales and South Australia.

The Government’s intention is that once changes are made in November, the current overseas travel restrictions related to COVID‐19 will be removed and Australians will be able to travel subject to any other travel advice and limits, as long as they are fully vaccinated and those countries’ border settings allow.

Testing is expected to continue to be a requirement of international travel, but subject to further medical advice, Rapid Antigen Tests may be used.

ASC Migration are visa processing specialists who will guide you every step of the way and we have experts in the United Kingdom and Australia at your disposal.

Begin your journey down under by completing a free assessment HERE. We will assess your submission and define your immigration eligibility.

For more information please contact our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk or contact our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au

Australian citizens and permanent residents who are fully vaccinated with an Australian Government recognised vaccine, may be eligible for reduced quarantine arrangements when they return to Australia (conditions apply and they will need to demonstrate their vaccination status)
OR
if you are a non-citizen you may be eligible for a travel exemption if your visa application is in a critical sector, and you possess those required critical skills (see below).

The Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List has 44 occupations which are:

Chief Executive or Managing Director (111111)

Construction Project Manager (133111)

Accountant (General) (221111)

Management Accountant (221112)

Taxation Accountant (221113)

External Auditor (221213)

Internal Auditor (221214)

Surveyor (232212)

Cartographer (232213)

Other Spatial Scientist (232214)

Civil Engineer (233211)

Geotechnical Engineer (233212)

Structural Engineer (233214)

Transport Engineer (233215)

Electrical Engineer (233311)

Mechanical Engineer (233512)

Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) (233611)

Petroleum Engineer (233612)

Medical Laboratory Scientist (234611)

Veterinarian (234711)

Hospital Pharmacist (251511)*

Industrial Pharmacist (251512)*

Retail Pharmacist (251513)*

Orthotist or Prosthetist (251912)

General Practitioner (253111)

Resident Medical Officer (253112)

Psychiatrist (253411)

Medical Practitioners nec (253999)

Midwife (254111)

Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (254412)

Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) (254415)

Registered Nurse (Medical) (254418)

Registered Nurse (Mental Health) (254422)

Registered Nurse (Perioperative) (254423)

Registered Nurses nec (254499)

Multimedia Specialist (261211)

Analyst Programmer (261311)

Developer Programmer (261312)

Software Engineer (261313)

Software and Applications Programmers nec (261399)

ICT Security Specialist (262112)

Social Worker (272511)

Maintenance Planner (312911)

Chef (351311)

* Indicates occupation recently added (and this list is growing all the time as the Australian economy recovers and gathers pace).

ASC Migration are visa processing specialists who will guide you every step of the way and we have experts in the United Kingdom and Australia at your disposal.

Begin your journey down under by completing a free assessment HERE. We will assess your submission and define your immigration eligibility.

For more information please contact our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk or contact our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au

The Australian Government has added a further 3 occupations to the ‘Priority Skilled Occupation List’ and these skilled occupations need to be filled now.

Do you have skills and/or qualifications on this list?

The Current Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List is;

• • Chief Executive or Managing Director (111111)
  • Construction Project Manager (133111)
  • Accountant (General) (221111)
  • Management Accountant (221112)

• Taxation Accountant (221113)
• External Auditor (221213)
• Internal Auditor (221214)
• Surveyor (232212)
• Cartographer (232213)
• Other Spatial Scientist (232214)
• Civil Engineer (233211)
• Geotechnical Engineer (233212)
• Structural Engineer (233214)
• Transport Engineer (233215)
• Electrical Engineer (233311)
• Mechanical Engineer (233512)
• Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) (233611)
• Petroleum Engineer (233612)
• Medical Laboratory Scientist (234611)
• Veterinarian (234711)
• Hospital Pharmacist (251511)*
• Industrial Pharmacist (251512)*
• Retail Pharmacist (251513)*
• Orthotist or Prosthetist (251912)
• General Practitioner (253111)
• Resident Medical Officer (253112)
• Psychiatrist (253411)
• Medical Practitioners nec (253999)
• Midwife (254111)
• Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (254412)
• Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) (254415)
• Registered Nurse (Medical) (254418)
• Registered Nurse (Mental Health) (254422)
• Registered Nurse (Perioperative) (254423)
• Registered Nurses nec (254499)
• Multimedia Specialist (261211)
• Analyst Programmer (261311)
• Developer Programmer (261312)
• Software Engineer (261313)
• Software and Applications Programmers nec (261399)
• ICT Security Specialist (262112)
• Social Worker (272511)
• Maintenance Planner (312911)
• Chef (351311)

Employer-sponsored applicants on this list will be given priority processing for both nomination and visa applications in the following visa types and will also be eligible for a travel exemption.

• Subclass 482 – Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa
• Subclass 494 – Skilled Employer-Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa
• Subclass 186 – Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) visa
• Subclass 187 – Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS)

ASC Migration are visa processing specialists who will guide you every step of the way and we have experts in the United Kingdom and Australia at your disposal.

Begin your journey down under by completing a free assessment HERE. We will assess your submission and define your immigration eligibility.

For more information please contact our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk or contact our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au

NSW is now nominating skilled nomination work (Provisional) visas for numerous Managers, Professionals, Technicians, Trade Workers, and Community and/or Personal Service Workers.

NSW has also introduced 3 new streams of nomination for the SC491 visa;

• Stream 1 — Applicants living and working in Regional NSW
• Stream 2 — Applicants who have recently completed studying in Regional NSW
• Stream 3 — Applicants who are skilled in an occupation required in Regional NSW

Further Information

• The NSW Government has provided further information regarding nomination streams on their Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) page AND
• Regional NSW occupation lists are available on their Skilled visa occupation lists

As you can see, this is a complicated process so please contact us at our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email with lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk OR

At our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email with john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au OR

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

The Australian Prime Minister has announced the formulation of a four-stage plan to reopen Australia.

As 22 new occupations were recently added to the ‘Priority Skilled Occupation List’, Australia is clearly heading into a ‘Boom’ time for the economy.

NSW has announced that the applications for State’s nomination for the Business and Skilled Migration Program can now be made online.

South Australia has announced that applicants for State’s Skilled Program will get access to a direct online application system also, and significantly, overseas registration of interest for critical skills in a specific trade and health occupations are now available.

Western Australia has announced changes to the State’s Skilled Migration Program to expand the occupation lists available for Western Australia State nomination through the general skilled stream.

Contact us at our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email to lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk OR

At our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email to john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au

This is a provisional visa for intending migrants that are nominated by a State or Territory government in Australia, or sponsored by a family member in regional Australia to work, study and live in Regional Australia for up to 5 years.

After 3 years on this visa, you can apply for a permanent resident visa,. You may also apply inside or outside Australia for a provisional visa.

There are approximately 30,000 vacancies in regional Australia at this time in all kinds of industries, from mining to medical, technology, and Agriculture. Covid 19 concessions are also available, as are incentives to students who have studied in regional Australia. Some medical professionals and engineers may also be granted ‘travel exemptions’ during this time.

ASC Migration are visa processing specialists who will guide you every step of the way and we have experts in the United Kingdom and Australia at your disposal.

Please contact our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email at lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk or

Contact our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email at john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au

If you nominate an occupation on the ‘Priority Skilled Occupation’ list, as an employee you will be given priority processing. If you are an employer suffering from a skills shortage in your business, sponsoring skilled workers from overseas is an excellent option to grow your business by providing you with the help you need.

This will apply to employer-sponsored nomination and visa applications, now and in the future, which will allow businesses and migrants to have certainty that eligible nominations and applications will be assessed ahead of other applications.

Many businesses are suffering from a skills shortage but there is a type of visa which, even during the pandemic, allows employers to hire workers from overseas.

The Temporary Skills Shortage Visa (subclass 482) is designed to fill positions in Australia that have not been filled by locals in industries where there is a shortage of available job seekers and is one of the very few categories under which a migrant can apply for a travel exemption to get into Australia.

ASC Migration are visa processing specialists who will guide you every step of the way and we have experts in the United Kingdom and Australia at your disposal.

Please contact our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email to lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk or contact our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email to john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au

A Labour Agreement (LA) is a formal contract entered into between the Commonwealth and an Australian business where the business is authorised to recruit overseas workers. A Labour Agreement is designed to provide a flexible solution to support Australian businesses where standard temporary or permanent skilled visa programs are not available, and the employer’s recruitment needs cannot be met through the Australian labour market.

Many industries can utilise labour-hire or recruitment companies to source overseas workers, and such companies can be based in Australia or overseas.  While the use of these companies can be an efficient and cost-effective method to source workers, it is quite a complicated process to use this program.

ASC Migration are visa processing specialists who will guide you every step of the way and we have experts in the United Kingdom and Australia at your disposal.

Please contact our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email to lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk or contact our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email to john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au