Archive for April 2017

Changes to Subclass 457 Visa Program

Changes to Subclass 457 Visa Program

April 26, 2017

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… Read more »

Malcolm Turnbull moves to abolish subclass 457 visa program to foreign workers
Queensland temporarily suspends its Skilled Visa Nomination

Queensland temporarily suspends its Skilled Visa Nomination

April 11, 2017

Business and Skilled Migration Queensland (BSMQ) has temporarily suspended the acceptance of all applications for Queensland Skilled Visa Nominations under the State Nominated scheme Subclass 190 & 489. The government website made this announcement on Monday stating the reason… Read more »

Changes to Onshore Partner Migration processing

Changes to Onshore Partner Migration processing

April 5, 2017

The Director of Onshore Partner Migration, Wendy Davenport, has written to MIA to inform members about current changes to onshore Partner processing leading up to the end of the program year. "This year the Department… Read more »