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12/02/2025

From March 2025, internationally qualified nurses from Canada, Ireland, Singapore, Spain, the United Kingdom and United States of America will be fast-tracked to register and work in Australia, with processing time reduced by up to 6-12 months for streamlined assessment and registration.
Nurses with relevant qualifications and experience in these comparable countries will no longer need to sit additional examinations or upgrade qualifications in order to gain registration.

A record number of nurses are joining the Australian health workforce from overseas, with 16,622 internationally qualified nurses registering to practise here in the past financial year – three times more than the 5,610 nurses that joined in the final year before COVID (2018/19).

24/01/2025

21/12/2024

🔸Student visa 🔸
From 1 January 2025, a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) must be included at the time of application even when applying in Australia. Letters of Offers will no longer be accepted.

Find out about Australian visas, immigration and citizenship.

03/12/2024

🚨🚨Skills in Demand visa🚨🚨
On 3 December 2024, the Australian Government announced the release of the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL).
The CSOL will apply to the Core Skills stream of the new Skills in Demand visa, which will replace the Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) visa on 7 December 2024. The CSOL will also apply to the Direct Entry stream of the permanent Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186) visa.

Find out about Australian visas, immigration and citizenship.

29/11/2024

Victoria is prioritising construction trade occupations for the skilled visa nomination program 2024-25

29/11/2024

Victoria is prioritising construction trade occupations for the skilled visa nomination program 2024-25

26/11/2024

New occupation classifications
The Australian Bureau of Statistics and Statistics New Zealand have announced that while maintaining comparability, each country will introduce their own tailored occupational statistical classifications.
For Australia, the new classification will be called the Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA), 2024, version 1.0 and will be released on Friday 6 December 2024.

Learn more about the Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA) and how it relates to ANZSCO.

22/11/2024

🎯 Skills assessing authorities
Vetassess no longer assess the occupations of Nursing Support Worker and Personal Care Assistant. These are assessed by the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC).

Get the right advice at the right time – GuideME provides pre skills assessment guidance tailored to your needs. Learn More

08/11/2024

From 7 December 2024, the skills assessing authority for the occupation of Early Childhood (Pre-Primary School) Teacher will be the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) and no longer the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)

ACECQA is the approved assessing authority for the Child Care Centre Manager and Child Care Worker (Group Leaders only) occupations.

29/10/2024

NSW Business and Skilled Migration announced the opening of the Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) Pathway 1 (Work in Regional NSW) and Pathway 3 (Regional NSW Graduate) for the 2024-25 program year.

Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) A points-tested provisional visa for skilled workers to live and work in regional NSW. Common Questions About Skilled VisasAustralian Department of Home Affairs On this pageEligibility Criteria - See belowHow to apply - Applications for subclass 491 Pathway....

17/10/2024

As of October 15, access to family violence provisions has been extended to secondary applicants of the following visa subclasses
• Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)
• Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
• Skilled — Independent (subclass 189)
• Skilled — Nominated (subclass 190)
• Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) (subclass 191)
• Global Talent (subclass 858)
• Skilled – Regional (subclass 887)

Primary applicants/visa holders still have access to the family violence provisions for:
• Temporary Partner (subclass 820) visa
• Provisional Partner (subclass 309) visa
• Dependent Child (subclass 445) visa
• Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) visa

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/domestic-family-violence-and-your-visa/family-violence-provisions

10/10/2024

NSW Nomination
2024-25 Skilled Migration Program updates

Priority Sectors:
Construction (infrastructure and housing), Renewables (net zero and clean energy), Care Economy (aged care and disability services, early childhood education and care sectors), Digital and Cyber (across all sectors), Education (teachers), Agriculture and Agrifood and Advanced Manufacturing.
Lists: https://www.nsw.gov.au/visas-and-migration/skilled-visas/nsw-skills-lists
rounds for Subclass 190 Visa will begin soon and will occur regularly until the allocation has been filled.
Nomination Pathways 1 and new Pathway 3 for recent graduates for Subclass 491 visa opening soon
10% concession for Subclass 491 (Pathway 1)
Skilled employment criteria that can be claimed in your EOI.
to EOI submission: any valid EOI with NSW selected will be considered during an invitation round.
Fee:$315 +GST

NSW Skills Lists NSW nominates highly skilled professionals in a range of occupations to help drive economic growth in our state. Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) The NSW Skills Lists outline the skills that are eligible for NSW nomination under the Skil...

19/09/2024

Victoria state nomination for the subclass 491 visa: recent graduates from a Victorian education institution are exempt from the regional employment requirement.

The Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) allows skilled migrants to live and work in designated regional areas for up to 5 years, with a pathway to permanent residence after 3 years. You must receive nomination from Victoria before you can apply for this visa.

15/09/2024

Migration Queensland has opened the 2024-25 State Nominated Migration Program

With its year-round beautiful weather and a modern, vibrant economy, you don’t need to choose between a good life and a great career in Queensland.  

26/08/2024

Engineers Australia

For Migration Skills Assessment (MSA) accredited qualification pathway and membership assessments, from 1 September 2024, EA will only accept ‘accredited’ qualifications under the EA accredited program list or Washington/Sydney/Dublin Accord programs to meet the eligibility requirement.

Specifically in MSA, the change applies to applicants nominating any of the occupations within the ‘Engineering Associate’ occupational category.
The applicant must be a graduate of an accredited 2-year Australian Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree engineering program, or an accredited programs under the Dublin Accord.

Further, you can only apply via the Australian Qualification pathway, if your program has commenced on or after the year of accreditation commencement and is listed as fully accredited under EA accredited program list.

As Australia’s national body for engineering, we’re the voice and champion of our 120,000-plus members. Providing them with the resources, connections and growth they need to do ethical, competent and high-value work in our communities.

15/08/2024

South Australia’s general skilled migration program for the 2024-2025 year is now open, joining Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and the Northern Territory in accepting new requests for state nomination.

14/08/2024

Victoria's Skilled Migration Program is now open to new Registration of Interest

31/07/2024

Tasmania state nomination
The 2024-25 Skilled Migration State Nomination Program will open for Registrations of Interest from 12pm, 1 August 2024. Updated eligibility requirements, policy guidance and service fees will apply.
The 2024-25 program includes:
- Changes to priority attributes
- All occupations listed on the Australian Government’s subclass 190 and 491 list remain eligible for nomination in at least one program pathway
- 18 new occupation groups, comprising 78 individual occupations, have been added to the TOSOL for the subclass 190 Tasmanian Skilled Employment pathway. Candidates with a skills assessment and directly related employment qualify for permanent visa nomination after six months of work.
- Changes to income thresholds
- An updated critical roles list
- More detailed policy guidance
- An increased service fee to apply for nomination to $360 (plus $36 GST). There is no charge to submit a Registration of Interest.