The Skilled Occupation List (SOL) was introduced in July 2012 and was replaced on the 19th of April 2017 by the Medium and Long Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL). The SOL helped manage Australia’s skilled migration program by indicating which occupations were in short supply and which skills would be needed in the medium to
Australia Occupation Ceilings 2016 – 2017
Each year the government sets a ceiling for each occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL). This is done to regulate the amount of visas granted in each occupation to ensure that certain occupations are not in excess. If you are applying for a skilled independent visa (subclass 189) under the skilled migration program, called
Australia Skilled Occupations List 2016 – 2017
The mining boom is well and truly over, and the Australian job market is starting to evolve to make up for revenue lost in the mining sector. But, it’s not just Mining Engineers that were removed from the newly released Skilled Occupations List (SOL). Occupations removed from 1 July 2016: Mining Engineer (ANZSCO 233611) Petroleum
Australia Occupation Ceilings 2015 – 2016
Consider applying for skilled migration to Australia under the general skilled migration programme. If you meet the points test and have an occupation listed on the Skilled Occupations List (SOL), you would be right in thinking that you have a reasonable chance of applying for a skilled visa. Depending on your pathway of choice, there
SkillSelect April 2013 Invitation Rounds
In April the Department of Immigration and Citizenship conducted two SkillSelect invitation rounds. The first round was conducted on the 1st of April, with the second round following on the 22nd, reaching a total of 2000 invitations. A further 3 occupations have been added to the list of occupations that has reached the occupation ceiling
SkillSelect March 2013 Invitation Rounds
It’s that time of the month again. The SkillSelect March 2013 invitation rounds have been finished successfully according to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. We will once again provide an update of the statistics reported. A total of 1845 invitations were issued in March, a slight drop in comparison to February and the total
SkillSelect February 2013 Invitation Rounds
The first year of SkillSelect is now well under way, in fact we’ve already passed the half way mark for the 2012 – 2013 migration years. The SkillSelect February 2013 invitation rounds have been completed successfully – once again the statistics have been reported by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. In this post we’re
SkillSelect January 2013 Invitation Rounds
After another successful SkillSelect invitation round a new group of skilled visa applicants will need to lodge an application with the Department of Immigration to fulfil their dream of immigrating to Australia. Technical issues with the online application system are still ongoing and may cause inconvenience for visa applicants and migration agents alike. Initially 3000
SkillSelect December 2012 Invitation Rounds
As 2012 draws to a close, we’d like to provide you with a final update of the events and statistics surrounding Australia’s SkillSelect migration program. This post includes a round-up of the SkillSelect December 2012 invitation round as well as some other interesting facts and figures. SkillSelect is the Australian Government’s answer to improved system
SkillSelect November 2012 Invitation Rounds
After four months of the new SkillSelect program being implemented a new round of initiations has been announced. Following the October 2012 invitation rounds which resulted in 2000 visa invitations being offered, November has seen an increase of 1000 invitations, totalling 3000. The figures published by the Department do not include state and territory government