The Temporary Activity visa (subclass 408) Australian Government endorsed events (COVID-19 Pandemic event) – the “Subclass 408 COVID-19 Visa” The Subclass 408 COVID-19 Visa allows eligible applicants to stay and work in Australia with minimal requirements. The Australian Government introduced this unprecedented and extraordinarily generous visa to deal with the coronavirus global pandemic. Snapshot ofRead more

In an attempt to reduce the congestion in capital cities of Australia, the Department of Home Affairs announced two new skilled regional visas that require skilled workers to live and work in regional Australia for at least three years before being eligible to apply for permanent residency. The new skilled regional visas which will commenceRead more

Updated: 27 September 2019 The Department of Home Affairs released an updated Skilled Occupation List last 11 March 2019. We have summarised the occupation list per subclass below. Temporary Skill Shortage visa (Subclass 482) Legislation Instrument: LIN 19/048 Medium and Long-Term Strategic Skills List, Short-Term Skilled Occupation List & Regional Occupation List Occupation ANZSCO CodeRead more

Since the abolishment of the 457, there continues to be confusion about 457 transfers. Find out below if you can still transfer your 457 visa.   On the 18th of March 2018 the 457 program was abolished and replaced with the TSS 482 program. This resulted in mass confusion on employer sponsored work visas forRead more

The Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) is a levy imposed upon employers looking to sponsor skilled overseas workers. The purpose of the levy is to enable business sponsors to contribute to the training and skills development of Australians. The SAF levy is applicable to the following visa types: Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) (subclass 482) visa EmployerRead more