Australia is introducing the ‘Skills in Demand’ visa, a pioneering initiative aimed at bridging crucial skill gaps and fostering labour market flexibility. This strategic move involves replacing the existing Temporary Skills Shortage (Subclass 482) visa with a more...
Coronavirus: What to do if you are a visa-holder stuck in Australia due to COVID-19
As nations around the world crack down on international travel and airlines slash overseas flights, the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to leave thousands of people stranded away from home. Among those caught in limbo due to changing travel bans are those...
Working Holiday visas
From 1 July 2019, WHM visa holders who carry out 6 months of specified work in regional areas while on their second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa or Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa may be eligible to apply for a third visa. Eligible types of...
Labor’s ‘Protecting Local Workers’ Package
Promoting local employment or unduly stifling temporary work visas? Introduction Immigration policies will be a key focus at the upcoming Federal election. In a press release dated 23 April 2019, the opposition Labor party released the first details of its proposed...
New visas will help job vacancies outside the cities
The think tank known as the ‘Regional Australia Institute’ claims that millions of people in regional Australia will benefit from the government's population policy. The Regional Australia Institute (RAI) has welcomed the core elements of the federal government's...
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...
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...
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...
Skilled visa crackdown threatens start-up goldrush: StartupAUS report
Australia's start-up community saw a record $1.32 billion of venture capital funds raised in 2016-17, and a record low need for offshore investors to fund deals, but this momentum risked being derailed by restrictions on skilled visas and the research and development...
Citizenship for sale: government explores price-based immigration system
The scheme could help the government rein in the budget deficit by bringing in tens of billions of dollars in extra revenue. The Australian government would sell the right to immigrate to Australia - with migrants no longer accepted based on their skills or family...