As the holiday season approaches, it is essential to acknowledge that processing times by the Department of Home Affairs may be slower than usual in the upcoming weeks.

The Australian government has recently announced the planning levels for the 2023-24 Permanent Migration Program. With a slight reduction of 5,000 places compared to the previous year, the program will consist of 190,000 places. This adjustment aims to ensure a greater focus on addressing immediate workforce shortages while maintaining Australia's status as a competitive and preferred destination for exceptional global talent.

Although the new administration has been remarkable in dealing with the immigration issues and problems, they implied with the upcoming changes and improvements that they are not done yet with the job.

Last Thursday, South Australian Government reopened their Skilled and Business Migration Program for both overseas talents and onshore skilled migrants. The number of occupations opened for offshore applicants has returned to pre-pandemic levels with more than 470 occupations for FY 2022-23 program. This is a big increase compared to the previous financial which only saw the opening of 380 occupations. Read more…