222019Mar

By Simon Earles In Skilled migration, Skilled regional migration, Uncategorized Comments (0)

New skilled regional provisional visas

There will be two new skilled regional provisional visas introduced in November 2019: Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa: for people sponsored by an employer in regional Australia; and Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa: for people who are nominated by a State or Territory government or sponsored by an eligible family member to live and…

222019Mar

By Simon Earles In Skilled migration, Skilled regional migration Comments (0)

Regional cities back the Australian Government’s new migration plan

PROVIDE MORE SUPPORT: Bathurst councillor Monica Morse wants the Federal Government to provide more support systems before sending new migrants to regional areas. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA 101714ztrans3 WILL the Morrison Government’s new regional migration plan be a success? It depends on who is answering the question. In general, members of local councils and business communities in the Central…

192018Nov

By Simon Earles In Skilled migration, Skilled regional migration Comments (0)

How the changes to RSMS have affected small businesses

The changes introduced in March 2018 to the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) (subclass 187) visa have changed the face of skilled migration to regional areas significantly, much to the detriment of regional employers. The RSMS is a permanent residence visa for skilled migrant workers to work in regional Australia on a full time basis….

152018Nov

By Simon Earles In Skilled migration Comments (0)

Australian permanent residency visas? No thanks

While thousands struggle to meet the requirements for Australian permanent residency, some in-demand trade occupations are seeing very low, or even no applications at all. Australia is among the most sought-after immigration destinations across the world with tens of thousands of people trying their luck to migrate down under every year as skilled migrants. While…

52018Sep

By Simon Earles In Latest news, Skilled migration Comments (0)

Stark drop in apprenticeships is leading to a national skills shortage

FIVE years ago, double the amount of young people turned apprentices. The drop, tradies say, is because they don’t like to work hard. AUSTRALIA is on the verge of an apprenticeship drought — and some tradies are claiming it’s all down to the younger generation being a “bunch of softies”. Apprentice numbers continue to drop…

92018May

By Simon Earles In Latest news, Parents Comments (0)

Minister u-turns on parent visa change

The Turnbull government has scrapped a controversial new rule that forced poorer migrant families to earn more if they wished to financially support visa applications for relatives. Social Services Minister Dan Tehan, in early April made the change to the assurance of support income threshold from $45,185 to $86,606 for single people or a combined…

72018May

By Simon Earles In Latest news, Parents Comments (0)

Increased income requirements for Parent visa sponsors

The Amendment On 26 March 2018, the Minister for Social Service Dan Tehan introduced a legislative instrument to amend the financial criteria for Assurance of Support in which all Australian citizens and permanent residents who wish to sponsor their overseas parents to come to Australia under 143 Contributory Parent visa program have to meet. Under…

262018Mar

By Simon Earles In Uncategorized Comments (0)

Australia needs more local IT interns (as well as the new visa scheme)

We have to shift our focus from short-term approaches to filling job vacancies and start investing in the next generation of local talent. Supplied by Brett Adam By 2022 Australia’s IT sector will need to fill an additional 81,000 jobs, according to Australia’s Digital Pulse, a study by Deloitte Access Economics and The Australian Computer Society. This problem was…

202018Mar

By Simon Earles In Uncategorized Comments (0)

More flexible visa for migrant workers for the Australian tech industry.

The Australian tech industry has largely welcomed a new visa scheme which could give migrant workers permanent residency in Australia after just three years. On the face of it, the new visa, issued through the Global Talent Scheme on a trial basis, allays some of the industry’s significant concerns about the abolition of the 457…

282018Feb

By Simon Earles In General visa issues, Latest news, Skilled migration Comments (0)

Cutting immigration risks economic growth, business leader says

Designer Karla Spetic, originally from Croatia: ‘We all come from somewhere — that’s the beauty of being Australian’. Picture: John Feder The head of a leading business group has hit back at calls to cut immigration, warning skills shortages are emerging in sectors such as manufacturing, construction and defence and reducing the program risks economic…

312018Jan

By Simon Earles In Business visas Comments (0)

Immigration SA priority processing trial for Business nominations.

Immigration SA have advised MIA of the following changes to processing priority for subclass 132 and 188 state nomination applications: • Effective for applications submitted from 25 January 2018, priority processing will be given to those applicants that have previously visited South Australia (this visit can also occur after 25 January 2018). Evidence of this will…

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