Newsletter February 2025
Important Update: Changes to Skilled Migration Salary Thresholds in Australia This is an important update regarding skilled migration in Australia. Effective 1 July 2025, the Core Skills Income Threshold (CSIT), formerly known as the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT), willincrease to $76,515. Similarly, the Specialist Skills Income Threshold (SSIT) will increase from $135,000 to […]
Migration Updates – December 2024
Key Legislative Changes and Clarifications From Saturday 7th December, the Department of Home Affairs has announced a large number of significant updates to business sponsorship visas, addressing modifications to visa arrangements, migration legislation and occupation caveats. These updates emphasise Australia’s evolving immigration priorities, balancing international obligations with domestic labour market needs. Legislative Updates Skills in […]
Newsletter 4th December 2024
The Australian Government has unveiled a new list, the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL), a revised approach to identifying eligibleoccupations for the temporary skilled visa programs. This initiative will replace the previous occupation lists, the former MLTSSL, STSOL and ROL. The CSOL is comprised of 456 occupations, curated through labourmarket analysis that has been conducted […]
Newsletter March 2024
End of the two-year extension of post-study work rights The extended 2-year post-study work (subclass 485) visa offered to international graduates with select degrees will no longer be available from mid-2024. The Department of Home Affairs has noted that there is currently no set date for when the two-year extension will cease but they will […]
Urgent Notice: Closure of the Pandemic Event Visa
The COVID-19 Pandemic event visa (subclass 408) will close to all applications on 1 February 2024. Individuals with an existing 408, which is scheduled to expire within the next 90 days, are eligible to apply for an extension.There is a Visa Application Charge of $405 AUD, and new applications will receive a six month visa.Please […]
Newsletter December 2023
New Skilled Visa Earlier this week, the government has revealed its 10-year migration strategy. Following the changes in skills migration, the government plans to introduce a new ‘Skills in Demand’ visa, replacing the existing temporary skill shortage (TSS) visa. The new visa will offer more flexibility for workers to change employers and clear routes to […]
Expanding Employer Sponsored Pathways to Permanent Residence (PR)
The Department of Home Affairs has expanded access to permanent pathways for subclass 482 Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) holders and 457 skilled workers in all streams (that is Short-term, Medium-term and Labour Agreement streams), to now apply for the following permanent visa’s: The length of time required to hold a subclass 482 or 457, has […]
Extension of Working Holiday Visa Conditions
The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, and Multicultural Affairs recently announced an update to the Working Holiday Visa (subclass 462 & 417) program. The update includes an extension of the eased requirements under visa condition 8547, as a part of the ongoing Migration Strategy reforms. Extended employment without permission Working Holiday Visa applicants can work for […]
Expanding Employer Sponsored Pathways to Permanent Residence (PR)
The Department of Home Affairs is currently working to implement changes to Employer-Sponsored Migration Program on 25 November 2023 for the following visas: Specifically: We will keep you posted Past Issues with further news and updates! If PLAYFAIR can assist you with your global mobility and immigration needs, please reach out to us now via […]
ANNOUNCEMENT: George Lombard elected as MIA NSW/ACT President
We are thrilled to announce that our Special Counsel, George Lombard has been elected as the New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory Branch President of The Migration Institute of Australia (MIA). At PLAYFAIR, we have always strived for excellence, and this election reflects our ongoing commitment to upholding the highest standards in migration service […]