These new visa streams have been introduced to facilitate and simplify the process of obtaining permanent residency in Australia for citizens of Hong Kong.

Recently, Victoria made a noteworthy alteration to its skilled visa nomination program for 2022-2023. The state has decided to extend its skilled work regional visa (subclass 491) to include applicants residing and/or employed in metropolitan Melbourne, which will fill the program's remaining spots.

The Victorian government is now opening doors for skilled visa candidates with eligible occupations in the health, teaching, or social services fields. As long as they meet the minimum visa requirements, candidates can now enjoy the option for a fast-track nomination.

Due to an anticipated increase in demand, the need for full-time care workers in Australia is expected to double.

A surge of visa approvals will take place over the next five months, as states struggle to fulfill their assigned quotas.

Australia currently facing a shortage of teachers, particularly in maths, design and technology, and science. Data from the Herald showed that last year, over 100,000 students in New South Wales were being taught by individuals who needed more expertise in their respective subjects.

The Australian Skilled Migration program is the most effective way to secure employment and a work visa. With the current changes in immigration policies, the GSM pathway will be an easy route for any skilled migrants who are planning to permanently work and live in Australia.

Due to the increasing number of invitations issued for 189 visas, Migration Queensland has been urging lawyers and migration agents to ramp up the registration process of their clients.

The minimum requirements for the skilled nominated visa (subclass) 190 have been removed on the latest update released by the NSW state government.

Millions more migrants are expected to enter Australia in the years ahead under the permanent migration program. With the current migration plans, the country is determined to make it an easy ride for migrants.

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.

New South Wales open up the remaining portion of its Subclass 491 nomination places.

According to a report, there were 309,900 jobs listed in Australia in August 2022, a 42% rise over the previous year. Top of the list is the demand for nurses which is predicted to have over 100,000 shortage by the year 2025 and more than 123,000 shortage by the year 2030. 

There are recent shake-up onf the migration program in Australia aiming to attract more migrant workers in the country. Loads of options have been laid out by the federal government, but due to the labour workforce demand, the General Skilled Migration program is what they highlight the most.

With Australia currently experiencing a labour crisis arising from border closures, the country has opened up 160,000 permanent migration allocations to help solve this.

This week, Western Australia opened its skilled migration program and tripled its sponsorship numbers compared to the last financial year with more than 8000 allocations available In addition to the increase in allocation, Western Australia has also relaxed its migration requirements in order to help address skill shortages.

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…