Industry Updates

The latest AAT Bulletin contains references to several citizenship & migration review decisions

The Adelaide Technology and Innovation Advancement Agreement and Regional South Australia DAMAs have been signed this week

​'Employers in the Orana region in the central west and western region of New South Wales have been given a boost, with a new migration agreement between the Federal Government and Regional Development Australia (RDA) Orana to attract skilled workers to the region'

'Businesses in Victoria's Great South Coast region will receive the boost they need with the Morrison Government finalising a Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) with Warrnambool City Council'

'LEGENDcom will be unavailable this weekend from 3.00pm Saturday 6/4/2019 till 9.00am Sunday 7/4/2019 to allow for security patching'

A notice of motion to disallow the Migration (Fast Track Applicant Class – Temporary Protection and Safe Haven Enterprise Visa Holders) Instrument 2019 was given by Senator McKim on 3 April 2019

That the TSMIT be raised to $62,000 is 1 of 21 recommendations by the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, following an inquiry into the 'effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortages'

'From November 2019, the Skilled Migration Points Test will be adjusted to award additional points to primary applicants when their partner has competent English but does not meet the existing requirements for skilled partner points'

'International students will be able to apply for an additional year on a second post-study work visa if they complete a higher education or postgraduate qualification in a regional area, and live in a regional area while holding a Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa'

'The Government will seek to increase the annual cap for Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visas available to Indonesian citizens from 2,500 to 5,000 over a six year period from 2019-20 to 2024-25'