Regional Australia employer sponsored skilled visa a top priority
Several skilled visas have hit the top of the government’s priority list after changes to how applications for the employer-sponsored visa in regional Australia are processed.
Several skilled visas have hit the top of the government’s priority list after changes to how applications for the employer-sponsored visa in regional Australia are processed.
The visa will become a pathway to permanent residency in Australia after a minimum of 2 years with a sponsoring employer.
Temporary Skills Shortage visa subclass 482 (Short Term stream) holders will be able to apply for permanent residency after just two years if they stay at the workplace which provided them with a sponsorship, starting January 1, 2024. This visa … Continued
72% of the allocated visa places in Australia for 2023-24 are for permanent migrants who wish to work full-time and apply their skills.
Concessions to the new minimum A$70,000 annual salary for skilled visas in Australia will have to be 10 per cent or less to qualify for the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT).
From July 1, 2023, the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) in Australia will be increased from $53,900 to $70,000.
Australia has finalised over 43,000 temporary skilled visa applications and over 47,000 permanent skilled visa applications since the Department of Home Affairs in Australia hired 260 more staff in May this year.
They have been able to finalise a total of almost 3 million visas since then.