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The Australian Department of Home Affairs has just announced some updates for the 2023-24 Migration Program. 📣 They've made changes to the allocations for state and territory nominations.

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ACT to welcome back international students

The ACT will welcome back international tertiary education students who are fully vaccinated with a TGA recognised COVID-19 vaccine for the start of the 2022 academic year.

ACT to welcome back international students The ACT will welcome back international tertiary education students who are fully vaccinated with a TGA recognised COVID-19 vaccine for the start of the 2022 academic year.

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https://www.sbs.com.au/news/international-students-will-no-longer-face-a-cap-on-working-hours-for-hospitality-and-tourism-jobs

Student visa holders employed in the agriculture sector have been granted temporary relaxation in limit on their working hours in Australia.

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NSW has released 2020-21 Regional NSW occupation list
https://www.business.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/339382/491_Occupation_List_dot.pdf

Visitor visa holders who are overseas and whose visas expired or will expire between March 2020 and December 2021 will be eligible for a waiver when they apply for a new visa.

This will help support the rebound of Australia’s $45 billion international tourism sector when international travel restrictions ease.

2020-21 Migration Program Planning Levels

Budget 2020-21

Onshore visa applicants and Partner visa applicants where the relevant sponsor resides in a designated regional area will also be prioritised for the 2020-21 Migration Program.

Budget 2020-21

The Australian Government will maintain the 2020-21 Migration Program planning level at 160,000. Family Stream places will increase from 47,732 to 77,300 places on a one-off basis.

Australia has announced a new Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL).

Existing skilled migration occupation lists will remain active and visas will still be processed, but priority will be given to those in occupations on the PMSOL.

The 17 occupations (ANZSCO code) are:

• Chief Executive or Managing Director (111111)
• Construction Project Manager (133111)
• Mechanical Engineer (233512)
• General Practitioner (253111)
• Resident Medical Officer (253112)
• Psychiatrist (253411)
• Medical Practitioner nec (253999)
• Midwife (254111)
• Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (254412)
• Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) (254415)
• Registered Nurse (Medical) (254418)
• Registered Nurse (Mental Health) (254422)
• Registered Nurse (Perioperative) (254423)
• Registered Nurses nec (254499)
• Developer Programmer (261312)
• Software Engineer (261313)
• Maintenance Planner (312911)

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The Department of Home Affairs has advised that they will waive the visa application for the students who couldn't finish their course in time because of COVID-19.

Home Affairs has updated their online application and introduced a new form to be provided with the Student visa application at the time of lodgement.

Application must be lodged after midnight on 05 August 2020 and must have held a Student visa on or after 01 February 2020.

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'Quite serious': International student visa applications plummet

'Quite serious': International student visa applications plummet New government figures reveal that international student visa applications from China were down by 20 per cent while those from Nepal fell 61 per cent and those from India dropped by 47 per cent in the past financial year.

Additional time will be given for applicants to provide English language results where COVID-19 has disrupted access to these services.

https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/alantudge/Pages/supporting-international-students-support-australian-jobs.aspx

Joint media release - Supporting international students to support Australian jobs The Morrison Government is making a number of changes to student visa arrangements to ensure Australia remains a priority destination for international students as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Graduates who held a student visa will be eligible to apply for a post-study work visa outside Australia if they are unable to return due to COVID-19.

https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/alantudge/Pages/supporting-international-students-support-australian-jobs.aspx

Joint media release - Supporting international students to support Australian jobs The Morrison Government is making a number of changes to student visa arrangements to ensure Australia remains a priority destination for international students as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Current student visa holders studying online outside Australia due to COVID-19 will be able to use that study to count towards the Australian study requirement for a post-study work visa.

https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/alantudge/Pages/supporting-international-students-support-australian-jobs.aspx

Joint media release - Supporting international students to support Australian jobs The Morrison Government is making a number of changes to student visa arrangements to ensure Australia remains a priority destination for international students as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

International students will be able to lodge a further Australian student visa application free of charge, if they are unable to complete their studies within their original visa validity due to COVID-19.

https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/alantudge/Pages/supporting-international-students-support-australian-jobs.aspx

Joint media release - Supporting international students to support Australian jobs The Morrison Government is making a number of changes to student visa arrangements to ensure Australia remains a priority destination for international students as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Australian Government will recommence granting student visas in all locations lodged outside Australia. This means when borders re-open, students will already have visas and be able to make arrangements to travel.

https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/alantudge/Pages/supporting-international-students-support-australian-jobs.aspx

Joint media release - Supporting international students to support Australian jobs The Morrison Government is making a number of changes to student visa arrangements to ensure Australia remains a priority destination for international students as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Great news!

The Department of Home Affairs has announced that until otherwise advised, the existing 2019-20 Migration Program settings will continue to remain in place. This means the 2020-21 planning ceiling will be retained at 160,000 places, the level set for the 2019-20 Migration Program.

This includes:
 108,682 places for the Skill stream.
 47,732 places for the Family stream.
 236 places for the Special Eligibility stream.
 3,350 places for Child visas

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Cutting immigration would hurt the economy and communities: Morrison

Cutting immigration would hurt the economy and communities: Morrison Prime Minister Scott Morrison has backed migration levels to stay where they are after Labor called for changes to the migration system.

Australia is closing its borders to all non-citizens and non-residents.

The entry ban takes effect from 9pm AEDT Friday, 20 March 2020, with exemptions only for Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family, including spouses, legal guardians and dependants.

Border Restrictions | Prime Minister of Australia Australia is closing its borders to all non-citizens and non-residents. The entry ban takes effect from 9pm AEDT Friday, 20 March 2020, with exemptions only for Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family, including spouses, legal guardians and dependants. New Zealand citizen...

Australia blocks arrival of all non-residents...

Australia blocks arrival of all non-residents in expanded coronavirus travel ban All foreign travellers will be banned from entering Australia from tomorrow night.

1: The Partner visa application pipeline has reached almost 90,000 and is certain to grow much further in 2019-20; and

2: the backlog of employer-sponsored visa applications is falling fast and will require Coleman to back-track on the ham-fisted changes to these visas made by Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton.

https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/duttons-partner-visa-scandal-set-to-continue,13390 #.XewvnEfQfyk.twitter

Dutton's partner visa scandal set to continue Peter Dutton has created a scandalous two-year waiting period and exorbitant costs for partner visas and this is likely to worsen.