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Subclass 489 (Skilled — Regional (Provisional)
Subclass 190 Skilled — Nominated Visa
Schedule 2 Criteria Subclass 189 Skilled — Independent
Subclass 189 Skilled Independent Visa
Permanent Residence Skilled Visa Application
Charges Follow From Presenting False Documents To Immigration
Getting Someone Else To Sit The IELTS
Visas Cancelled For Bogus Work References
Substantial Compliance And Living In A Regional Area
Tribunal Saves Applicant From Error
Minister for Immigration & Citizenship v Li and Another
Early MRT Cases Regarding Subclass 189 Visas Are Starting To Arrive
Some Relief On Condition 8503 (No Further Stay)
Practice Point – Always Engineer A Situation Where One Applies For This Visa Onshore
Staleness Of A Skill Assessment Is Now Defined By Law
Website And PAM Do Not Bind Immigration
Must Be Present In Australia To Apply For A Subclass 485 Visa
Some Recent Practice Decisions & Practice Points
NSW Sponsorship Subclass 190 Visa
Various State & Territory Criteria
New SOL on 1 July 2016
The legislative instrument IMMI 16/059 F2016L00800 has introduced a new SOL and CSOL which will come into effect on 1 July 2016. The legislative instrument makes the following amendments to the SOL and CSOL:
Occupations moved from SOL to CSOL
- 233611 Mining Engineers (excluding Petroleum)
- 233612 Petroleum Engineers
- 234912 Metallurgists
- 251311 Environmental Health Officers
- 251312 Occupational Health & Safety Advisers
- 411211 Dental Hygienists
- 411212 Dental Prosthetists
- 411213 Dental Technicians
- 411213 Dental Therapists
Occupations added to the SOL
- 251912 Orthotist or Prosthetist
- 252711 Audiologists
Temporary closure of ICT jobs in Victoria
On 9 November 2016, the Victorian Government announced :
On Due to a large volume of skilled visa nomination applications received, applications for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) occupations will not be accepted from 11 November 2016 to 6 March 2017.
The occupations affected by the temporary closure are:
- 135112 ICT Project Manager
- 261111 ICT Business Analyst
- 261112 Systems Analyst
- 261311 Analyst Programmer
- 261312 Developer Programmer
- 261313 Software Engineer
- 261314 Software Tester
- 261399 Software and Applications Programmers nec
- 262111 Database Administrator
- 262112 ICT Security Specialist
- 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
Applicants applying under the streamlined PhD and 457 pathways are not affected by this closure and may apply with these ICT occupations during this time.
And as an indication that state lists expand and reduce from time to time note the following :
Victorian Visa Nomination Occupation Lists
The following occupations have been removed from the Victorian Visa Nomination Occupation Lists:
- 234411 Geologist
- 234412 Geophysicist
Applications will close for these occupations on 31 December 2016.
Yet again proof of the adage that if a person is eligible for a visa today he or she should apply today.