02/07/2024
Australian Visa Changes for 2024-2025
Visa Changes effect on 1 July 2024.
1. Starting on 1 July, 2024 nationals from China, Vietnam, and India who wish to undertake in a working holiday visa in Australia will need to first apply for a place through a ballot system, which comes with a fee of AUD$ 25
2. If you are chosen, you can apply for the Work and Holiday visa(subclass 462)
3. Holiday visa has caps: The holiday visa for Vietnam has a limit of 1500 places. The program for India has not started yet, but expected a cap of 1000 and China has 5000 places.
4. A new visa for young Indian professionals: Starting from 1st July 2024, a new temporary visa will be available for young Indian professionals aged 18-30 who hold qualifications in fields such as renewable energy, mining, engineering, information and communication technology, artificial intelligence, financial technology, and agricultural technology. This initiative, known as MATES (Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-Professional Scheme), will offer up to two years of visa eligibility and will have 3000 spots for primary applicants.
5. After your application is chosen through the ballot process, you may proceed to apply for the visa by paying the application fee of AUD$ 365. Your immediate family members can be included in this visa application and will not be counted towards the cap..
6. Onshore Student Visa Applications: Starting on July 1, 2024, individuals holding the following visas will no longer qualify to apply for student visas while in Australia.
• Temporary Graduate (Sub 485)
• Visitor (Sub 600
• Electronic Travel Authority (Sub 601)
• Medical Treatment (602)
• eVisitor (Sub 651)
• Maritime Crew (Sub 988)
7. Temporary Graduate Visas (TGV): (TGV) are seeing a reduction in the length of stay for holders, as well as the implementation of a new age limit of 35 years. Nevertheless, research students pursuing a master's or PhD degree can still qualify until the age of 50, including those holding Hong Kong and British National Overseas passports.
8. The duration of the TGV program in the Post Vocational Education Stream remains consistent at 18 months. This is in line with the previous duration.
9. The length of stay for Post-Higher Education Work stream changes as follows:
a. Bachelor degree, including honours can stay up to two years.
b. Masters by coursework-2 years stay
c. Masters by research or a PhD- 3 years
10. TGV holders who have graduated from a regional educational institution and have resided in a regional area for a minimum of two years have a different length.
11. TGV subclass 486 is being streamlined from four to 3 and renamed as follows:
a. Graduate Work Stream becomes Post-Vocational Education Work stream
b. Post Study Work Stream becomes the Post Higher education Stream
c. Second Post-study work stream becomes second Post-Higher Education Work stream
Note: The initial stay periods for Indian nationals will remain unchanged.
