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The Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) has updated processing times for the new TSS visas (replacing the previous 457 work visa). Estimates have 90% of applications for both the short-term stream and the medium-term stream finalized in just 11 to 18 days! It seems the previously lodged 457 visas waiting time of 5 to 9 [...]
Effective July 1st, the Australian Government has released further changes to the skilled occupation lists affecting Temporary Work (Skilled) Subclass 457 visas, the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) Subclass 186 visa, and the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) Subclass 187 visas. Exemptions for high-income earners (with an annual salary of at least $180,001) have been revoked. [...]
Following the Australian Government’s April 2017 announcement of the abolition of the 457 visa program and rem, Expat presents a detailed timeline of the changes applied and changes pending in relation to the relevant skilled visas. Why are the changes being made? The government has announced that changes are being made in order to better [...]
As the winds of change sweep over the land, the world holds its breath for what might be an oncoming storm. For those who have not heard Donald Trump has won the race to the white house and will soon be the 45th President of the United States of America. Social media is in a frenzy [...]
Once again Melbourne has been crowned world’s most livable city. This is old news, we know already, we’ve known this for the last five years. Maybe next year it won’t be the case but as it stands Melbourne coming in at number 1 isn’t new and didn’t cause a national celebration (don’t get us [...]
‘My favorite title, I have already started: Surviving socialism. Because people over here they say, Yay, socialism, how nice…Read. My. Book. Maybe you will learn something’. Les Knebl is somewhat of a juggernaut when it comes to life experience. From talking to the 81-year-old Hungarian man you get the sense that his passion to explore, [...]
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will commence a data matching program with the Department of Immigration & Border Protection (DIBP) from 1 September 2015. Information that will be acquired by the ATO for the periods 2012-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 includes: Employer Sponsor details for 457 visa holders [...]
The Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) no longer differentiates between an onshore and offshore visa subclass. The Subclass 187 visa allows the applicant to be inside or outside Australia at the time of visa application and streamlines the visa criteria. Eligibility criteria for the RSMS visa will depend on which Stream the visa applicant applies [...]
The Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) program has been reduced from two visa subclasses (Subclass 856 Onshore and Subclass 121 offshore) to one, Subclass 186. Under the new visa criteria, eligible applicants may apply for a Subclass 186 ENS visa from inside or outside of Australia. Eligibility criteria for the ENS visa will depend on which [...]