Under any of the three visa categories—Australia Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 189, Australia Skilled Nominated Visa Subclass 190, and Australia Skilled Regional Provisional Visa Subclass 489—Australia Skilled Migration Programs permit skilled and qualified workers to enter the nation and...

How is the government attempting to reduce the backlog of visas? The government declared in July that it was committed to clearing the backlog in an effort to address Australia's dilemma of a skills deficit. The Department of Home Affairs informed SBS News in the same month that it had redirected additional resou...

Skill stream migration With restoration to the pre-pandemic makeup of around two-thirds/one-third across the Skill and Family streams, the Morrison Government's Migration Program will put a strong emphasis on skilled migration. At 109,900, the Skill stream will have surpassed 2021–22 planning levels by more...

There were about one million unprocessed visa applications when the Labour Party took control in late May of this year. This led last month's new Minister for Home Affairs Clare O'Neil to order a review of Australia's "completely dysfunctional" immigration system. O'Neil acknowledged that Aust...

Candidates must earn at least 65 points for each visa, which they can verify using the Australian immigration points calculator. The greater the number of points, the greater the likelihood that the candidate will be invited to apply and permanently live, work, and study throughout Australia. Through the cal...

What is a visa Subclass 491? The new skilled labour regional 491 visa (Subclass 491 Visa) is a temporary visa that allows all skilled workers and their families to live, study, and work in designated regions of Australia. This visa has a five-year validity period. The candidate for this visa must be either ...