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Changes for ENS/RSMS Exemptions for 2 occupations: Ministers of religion and Medical Practitioners Ministers of Religion occupation From 1 July 2015, the occupation of Minister of Religion (ANZSCO 272211) will be ineligible for both the Direct Entry Stream and the Temporary... Read More →

The Business Innovation and Investment Programme (BIIP) was created to attract high quality investors and entrepreneurs to Australia. It currently includes the Investor visa, the Business Innovation visa, and the Significant Investor visa (SIV). From 1 July 2015 it will also... Read More →

NEW English language requirement for health professionals from 1st July 2015 … Revised registration standards for English language skills are now in force for all professions, except Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practice. The revised standards are: a common... Read More →

Invitation rounds will be held once monthly from July 2015, dates of rounds will be advised in advance of round. The maximum numbers of invitations to be issued in the month of July 2015 invitation round are as follows: Maximum number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 2300... Read More →

New Skilled Occupation List released: New Skilled Occupation List Accountant remains on the skilled list. Urban Regional Planner, Dentist and Dental Specialist has been removed Cabinetmaker and PanelBeater are added New RSMS/187 Skilled List Child care group leader was listed... Read More →

Alternative English Language tests for visa applicants From 23 November 2014, the department will accept English language test scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT) and the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) across the... Read More →

No plans to remove accountants from the 2015 SOL Posted on November 12, 2014 by Jo Some of our blog readers may have seen today’s Australian Financial Review, which has incorrectly reported that the department has dropped accounting from its list of skilled occupations in demand... Read More →

ImmiAccount’s first Birthday On 7 December 2014, ImmiAccount celebrated its first birthday. Since its launch in 2013, more than 1.5 million accounts have been created, more than two million applications have been submitted, and attachments in excess of 21 million have been... Read More →

Temporary suspension of SIV nominations from 24 April 2015 to 30 June 2015 The Signi ficant Investor visa (SIV) programme is designed to provide a boost to the national economy through an increased in ow of investment and to enable Australia to compete e ffectively for high net... Read More →

South Australian skilled list expanded for 489/190 sponsorship The South Australian state nominated occupation lists are divided into two separate lists; the State Occupation List and the Supplementary Skilled List. The State Occupation List is a list of occupations considered to... Read More →