The Department of Home Affairs has released a series of new eligible skilled occupation lists for Australia’s skilled visa programs (temporary and permanent skilled visas). The new skilled occupation lists commence Monday 11 March 2019. Importantly, the changes introduce new requirements for employers sponsoring overseas trained doctors. Subclass 186 Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) visa Prospective
Review of the Skilled Occupations List (SOL) from 2013 to 2017
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
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: October Invitation Rounds Doubled
Following a slow start to the new skilled migration program, the Department of Immigration announced that the SkillSelect October invitation rounds will reach a total of 2000 invitations, that’s double the number of invitations issued in September. The implementation of SkillSelect hasn’t been completely flawless, with recent system difficulties where applicants weren’t able to upload
SkillSelect Migration Program Starts July 1st 2012
We recently attended a conference at Australia House in London to find out a little bit about Australia’s new SkillSelect migration program which will be brought into effect in July 2012. The program will be implemented on the basis that it will increase job prospects for skilled migrants, as well as increase productivity in the