Confirmed by DIBP, the changes to occupations on 19 Apr 2017 or July 1 2017 do not impact applications in the Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) stream of the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) or Regional Skilled Migration Scheme (RSMS) visa programs. Read More
A number of changes to temporary and permanent skilled migration programs, including the Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) program, were implemented on 1 July 2017. A summary of these changes is provided below. Changes to lists of eligible skilled Read More
On 18 April 2017, the Government announced that the Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457 visa) will be abolished and replaced with the completely new Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa in March 2018. The TSS visa programme will be comprised of Read More
It has been determined that the imposition of Labour Market Testing would ultimately be inconsistent with Australia’s international trade obligations arising under the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA), hence, Labour Market Testing is not required for the following occupations when Read More
