At a maximum of A$7,000 for a A$70,000 annual salary, concessions that already exist through a labour agreement will remain the same percentage.

The TMSIT is the minimum annual salary that an Australian employer must pay a worker for them to be eligible for a Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (SESR) (Provisional) visa (subclass 494) or a Temporary Skill Shortage visa.

These highly sought after visas enable migrants to be able to live and work in Australia and can provide a pathway to permanent residency..

The announcement made at the Migration Industry Alliance Regional Migration Conference late last month also confirmed that changes to the TMSIT would apply to applications lodged on or after July 1, 2023.

Visa programs aimed at relieving skills shortages in regional and remote areas such as the Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMA) were not discussed.

The previously announced Aged Care Labour Agreement gives workers access to a two-year pathway to permanent residency and it is negotiated directly between unions and employers. 

The average salary of an aged care worker in Australia is A$33 per hour, but some estimates place the average annual salary at more than A$65,000.

There are almost 9,000 unfilled vacancies for registered nurses and over 6,000 vacancies for software programmers down under, according to a Labour Market Update report from Jobs and Skills Australia.

The current TMSIT is set at A$53,500 annual salary and the increase in that threshold will squeeze businesses that sponsor employees, as the increase in concession rate will not cover the required increase in salaries.

Regional areas are still experiencing the highest job vacancy rate, but employers in capital cities are finding it easier to fill positions than in other areas, as people return to major cities after lockdowns and border restrictions.

In capital cities, recruitment difficulty peaked at 75 percent in August 2022 but has since declined to 63 percent in December 2022. 

Regional areas faced similar challenges filling vacancies in 2022.

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New Australian Budget 2019 – how it affects AUSTRALIAN MIGRATION.

Following information has come from MIA.

1. Dept of Home Affairs fees will go up by approx. 5.4% on 1 July 2019.
2. There is no change announced for “Second VAC” fees e.g. 2nd VAC for Contributory Parent Visa $43,600, etc.
3. General Skilled Migration planning levels reduced from 190,000 to 160,000 for the next four years
4. From Nov 2019 for Points-tested General skilled migration: Extra points will be granted if the spouse has good “English” language test results.
5. Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) and Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visas will be introduced from 1 November 2019. They will replace the current RSMS (Subclass 187) and Skilled Regional (Subclass 489). These two visas will be discontinued.
6. For Subclass 485 Graduates studying at REGIONAL universities (Bachelors or Post-Grad level) – An additional 12-month second post-study work visa for international graduates providing a total of three years, if they continued to live in the regional area for first two years. Commences in 2021.
7. Destination Australia Program – Scholarships for international and domestic students to study in regional Australia for higher education or vocational education qualifications
8. Trade Recognition Australia (TRA) fees are likely to go up – Fees for skills assessments related to migration, employment and licensing will be collected by TRA and be fully recovered.
9. Annual cap for WHV (Subclass 462) for Indonesian citizens will be increased from 2,500 to 5,000 over the six years to 2014/25

If you would like to find out more about Australian visas our migration agents will be happy to check your eligibility. If you would like advice from our team of Registered Migration Agents, book in for a consultation now.

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