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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…

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,.…

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…

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…

A kind reminder that the demand for Nurses and Medical specialists in Australia is still there. In fact, at one hospital in Western Australia, there are 32 vacancies for Nurses alone. Please see our recently publicised post below on ‘Priority Skilled Occupations’ for details on the large amount of ‘Medical Professionals’ in demand and remember,…

Programmers and ICT security specialists will get prioritised visa processing to enter Australia and bypass travel restrictions under an expansion of the skilled migration program. 22 new occupations were added to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (see yesterday’s post) and these new occupations include various Engineers, Multimedia and Security specialists, various Software and Application…

22 new occupations have been added to the ‘Priority Skilled Occupation List’ (PMSOL). The PMSOL ensures a number of critical occupations are filled to continue to create Australian jobs and aid in Australia’s ongoing recovery from the impact of COVID-19. The addition of 22 occupations brings the PMSOL to 41 in total. The 22 new…

The subclass 491 visa is a Skilled Visa for Applicants that are sponsored by a State/Territory Government OR an eligible family member, and this visa provides a pathway to permanent residency providing the applicant meets some conditions (such as working and residing in the sponsoring state/territory for the first 3 years). KEY POINTS Applicants for…

Australia’s unemployment rate has dropped once more, falling 0.4 percentage points to 5.1 per cent in May 2021. New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that approximately 115,000 Australians found work between April and May, radically lowering the unemployment rate. Australia’s unemployment rate is now the same as it was in February…