The definition of Regional Australia has changed. All parts of Australia except the cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are now regarded as Regional

Other major Regional areas include;

• Perth
• Gold Coast
• Sunshine Coast
• Geelong
• Newcastle
• Adelaide
• Canberra
• Hobart

Benefits of applying for the 491 visa:

• There are 15,000 places allocated each year
• You will get priority processing
• You will have access to Medicare (Australia’s health-care system)
• You will be allocated more points than the SC 189 & 190 Visa and;
• You will be allocated an additional 10 pointsfor certain Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) qualifications;
• Other benefits relate to your partner in certain circumstances and/or if you are single.

Other advantages of the 491 visa:

• You can be sponsored both by an eligible relative or state authority
• The 491 Visa will be granted for initial period of 5 years
• If you live and work for 3 years in regional area you will be eligible to get the Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) 191 Visa.

We have migration professionals with combined experience of over 42 years in Australia and the United Kingdom waiting to help you.

Please check out the advice provided on the ‘Skilled Work’ page HERE. Then just scroll down to complete and
send us the ‘NO OBLIGATION ASSESSMENT’ form on this page and we will assess your migration eligibility for FREE.

Current SC482 Visa holders will now be able to transition to permanent residency (PR) via the ENS SC 186 Visa providing that;
• Their occupation exists on the relevant ‘Skilled Occupation List’
• The occupation they nominate for PR is related to their current Nominated Occupation.
• They have held a SC 482 (or 457) Visa for at least 2 years
• They have worked with their current employer for at least 2 out of the last 3 years on a full-time basis, while located in Australia.

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE?

Please CLICK HERE to be redirected to the relevant Transition page on our website.
Then just send us a ‘NO OBLIGATION’ FREE ASSESSMENT’ from here and we will expertly assess your eligibility.

The subclass 190 visa is similar to the subclass 189 visa as its also ‘Points Tested’. However, highly skilled workers or professionals who do not meet the pass mark for the 189 visa can be granted an additional 5 points if an Australian State or Territory Government nominates them.

These applicants can also work and live permanently in Australia and must obtain a skills assessment in their nominated occupation too. Also, please note that each State or Territory government has their own set of requirements that all applicants who want to be nominated must meet.

Navigating these requirements is often complicated but please CLICK HERE to be redirected to the ‘Skilled Visas’ page on our website for further information. Then please send us a ‘NO OBLIGATION FREE ASSESSMENT’ general enquiry from there to check your eligibility.

This subclass 189 visa is ‘Points Tested’ and allows highly skilled workers to work and live permanently in Australia. Potential applicants must obtain a skills assessment in their nominated occupation, and then lodge an Expression of Interest and they may then be invited to apply. It is therefore very important that your eligibility is assessed and your potential application is enhanced.

Please CLICK HERE to be redirected to the ‘Skilled Visas’ page on our website for further information and please send us a ‘NO OBLIGATION FREE ASSESSMENT’ general enquiry from there to check your eligibility.

The fastest-growing sector in Australia is Healthcare. Consequently, some specialised fields are currently experiencing an exceptionally high demand. These include:

• Doctors
• Nurses (Registered and Enrolled)
• Hospital and Retail Pharmacist
• Occupational Therapist
• Physiotherapist
• Sonographer

Other medical positions in demand are;

• Dentists
• Dieticians
• Social Workers
• Radiographers
• Psychologists
• Speech Pathologists
• Exercise and Sports Scientists
• Nuclear Medicine
• Occupational Therapists
• Podiatrists
• Audiologists
• Radiation Therapists

Further information can be seen on the ‘Home Page’ of our website. Just select the ‘Medical Page’ HERE

Then please send us a ‘FREE NO OBLIGATION ASSESSMENT’ from this page.

The Australian Government’s migration strategy sets out to reform Australia’s migration system as migrants continue to be an essential part of Australia’s economic and social fabric.

The Government will deliver 8 key actions, supported by more than 25 new policy commitments and existing commitments already made by Government in all Skilled Visa categories.

The ‘Key Action’ reforms will focus on:

1. Targeting temporary skilled migration to address skills needs and promote worker mobility
2. Reshaping permanent skilled migration to drive long-term prosperity.
3. Strengthening the integrity and quality of international education.
4. Tackling worker exploitation and the misuse of the visa system.
5. Planning migration to get the right skills in the right places.
6. Tailoring Regional Visas and the Working Holiday Maker Program to support regional Australia and its workers.
7. Deepening our people-to-people ties in the Indo-Pacific.
8. Simplifying the migration system to improve the experience for migrants and employers.

For further information and full details regarding specific visa categories and visa subclasses for all application pathways please select any of the ‘Main Menu Tabs’ that can be seen on the ‘Home’  page of our website.

Then please Click and Send Us a ‘FREE NO OBLIGATION ASSESSMENT’

The Australian Government’s changes for Temporary Residence Transition Stream (TSS) nomination requirements include:

• allowing employers to nominate holders of all streams of TSS visas (including Short-term and Labour Agreement streams) and
• reducing the period of time a TSS visa holder must hold their visa and work in their nominated position or occupation to be eligible to be nominated by their employer for the TRT stream to two out of the three years before nomination and
• updating age exemptions for regional medical practitioner applicants and high income earning applicants aged 45 years and over to allow for a two-year pathway.

If you hold a;

• Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (subclass 491) visa or a
• Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) (subclass 494) visa.

You can transition to a Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa (subclass 191) permanent residence visa in Australia (if you meet the eligible requirements attached to your 491 or 494 visa) and there is no minimum income requirement to do so.

Primary applicants must provide notices of assessment issued by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for the previous three income years out of the five years of their eligible visa.

Check out the advice provided in the ‘Regional’ tab on the ‘Home’ page for further information on how to apply for a ‘491’ or a ‘494’ visa.

In 2022, the Department of Immigration temporarily relaxed the work limitation for a WHV holder. This meant they were given an exemption from the need to work for any one employer for 6 months.

2024 Update

The Department of Immigration made the decision to continue this exemption while consultation on the Working Holiday program settings and reform process is underway and revamped.

This exemption applies to anyone in Australia who holds:

• ​any kind of WHM visa, regardless of when they arrive, or holds
• a Bridging visa with condition 8547 imposed.

If you are considering the ‘Working Holiday Visa’ pathway to Australia, please ‘Hover’ over the ‘Skilled’ tab on the ‘Home’ page of our website and then select the ‘Orange – ‘Working Holiday Visa’ sub-menu. Alternatively just CLICK HERE to be redirected.

ARE YOU SKILLED

If you are Skilled Tradesperson OR Professional just select any of the ‘Skilled Visas’ ‘Employer’ or ‘Regional’ tabs on the main menu of our website and then any of the many ‘Orange’ sub-menus.
Then just send us a ‘NO OBLIGATION’ FREE ASSESSMENT’ from any page and we will expertly assess your eligibility.

The integrity of the international Student Visa Program in the education sector has been strengthened via a new evidence level framework to prioritise applications from International Students wishing to study in Australia provides the highest priority to;

1. Student visa applications lodged outside Australia

2. Certain higher Education, English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) and Vocational Education and Training (VET) studying at an ‘high-end’ education providers.
3. Subsequent entrant applications lodged outside Australia that include an unmarried family member under 18 years​ (a subsequent entrant means an additional applicant who did not apply at the same time as the primary applicant.
4. all Student Guardian visa applications (lodged in or outside Australia).

Also, any secondary applicant (spouse, de-facto partner or dependent child) who is included in the primary visa application will be given the same priority as the primary applicant.

For further information, please select the ‘Students’ menu tab on the ‘Home’ page of our website. Then select the relevant ‘Sub-menu tab’.

Now, please scroll down to select any of the ‘Blue’ Accordion’ bars that contain a vast array of additional information from our ‘Preferred’ partners.

Then just send us a ‘NO OBLIGATION’ FREE ASSESSMENT’ from any page and we will assess your eligibility.