NSW Trade and Investment have provided an update on the 15 July 2014 Subclass 190 nomination technical issues.
The initial 1000 available nomination places were filled within the first hour and a half of the online system opening.
As the high level of traffic was causing the system to crash, the link to the application form was removed once the positions were filled. Continue reading
A Sydney-based Chinese migration agent has failed in her bid to have a decision to cancel her registration overturned, with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) confirming the decision by the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA).
A spokesman for the Department of Immigration and Border Protection said the cancellation of registration of Ms Weiming Qian followed a number of complaints about applications for protection visas.
A total of 190 000 places make up Australia’s 2014-15 migration programme, as announced by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection on Budget Day.
Breaking down the numbers, next year’s programme planning levels comprise:
128 550 places for skilled migrants, including employer sponsored, general skilled and business migrants
60 885 places for family migrants sponsored by family members in Australia Continue reading
From 1 July 2014, if a skills assessment is mandatory as part of a visa application, that assessment will only be valid for a period of three years from the date of issue, unless a shorter validity period is specified on the assessment.
A skills assessment must be valid at the time of lodgement for the following visas:
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The Australian Federal Government has announced a cessation of new applications for Non-Contributory Parent and ‘Other Family’ visas under the family migration program. The termination will affect the following visa subclasses: Continue reading
It has been reported in the Australian on the 7 June 2014, that the occupations of Chef, bricklayer and tilers will be made available for independent migration without an employer.
This change means that the above occupations will be listed on the SOL from the 1 July 2014, and be able to apply for the Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189). Continue reading
