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Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs, Jason Wood today released an updated Consumer Guide which supports individuals seeking immigration assistance from Registered Migration Agents.

The updated Consumer Guide reflects recent amendments to the Migration Act 1958 which removed unnecessary dual regulation for legal practitioners operating in the migration advice industry.

“The protection of consumers remains a key focus for the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) and the updated Consumer Guide is another example of our commitment to ensuring a world class migration advice industry," Assistant Minister Wood said.

This compilation was prepared by the Department of Home Affairs on 7 July 2021 taking into account amendments up to Migration (Complying Investments) Amendment Instrument (LIN 21/041) 2021.

A summary of these changes implemented on 1 July 2021 can be accessed by clicking on this link BIIP and CIF summary post 1 July 2021:

streamling-biip-and-cif-summary-landscape-1.pdf

The following email was received from the SA government:

Skilled Migrants meeting the South Australian state nomination requirements will be able to directly apply for nomination from 8am, Tuesday 20 July 2021.
 
Full details of state nomination requirements can be viewed here.
 
Important: In order for South Australia to approve your nomination you will be required to meet both the Department of Home Affairs criteria and South Australia’s requirements. 
 
Our skilled migration program will focus on the following:    

• Talent and Innovators Program
  Providing opportunities and pathways for those who can contribute to South Australia’s priority growth industry sectors. Learn more here.
   
• Currently working in South Australia (including long-term residents in SA)
  If you are living and working in outer regional South Australia, or a long-term resident living and working in SA, you may be eligible for concessions to the skilled work experience requirements. Learn more here
   
• International Graduate of South Australia
  SA graduates must be currently working in their nominated or closely related occupation for the last 3 months in South Australia (post-course completion), unless specified differently for your occupation. Learn more here.
   
• Offshore Registration of Interest - Critical Skills
  Specific trade and health occupations are now available to offshore applicants. You can submit a Registration of Interest application if you meet the published requirements for your occupation. Learn more here.

In addition, South Australia offers a range of programs available to skilled migrants, view our website for employer sponsored pathways.
 
The Skilled Occupation List will allow you the opportunity to review specific occupation requirements. The online application system for new submissions will be available from 8am Tuesday 20 July 2021.
 
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The following email was received from the SA government today: 

For the new 2021-22 program year, South Australia has removed two steps from the application process used in the previous 2020-21 program year.

These are the removal of the exploratory visit to South Australia and also the removal of the requirement to submit an ‘Intention To Apply’ (ITA) form for the 2021-22 program year.

Accordingly, we will be assessing state nomination applications for subclass 188 visa products in four quarterly periods during the 2021-22 program year to assist with management of the allocation quotas provided by the Commonwealth Department of Home Affairs (DHA) over the entire program year.

These indicative dates are:

• Round 1 Assessments: 2 August 2021 – 24 September 2021
• Round 2 Assessments: 25 October 2021 – 17 December 2021
• Round 3 Assessments: 31 January 2022 – 25 March 2022
• Round 4 Assessments: 2 May 2022 – 24 June 2022

Application assessment timelines may be impacted by the volumes received and will be communicated accordingly throughout the program year as each assessment round is completed.

Applications for state nomination for the subclass 188 Business Innovation, Investor & Significant Investor streams will open on Tuesday 20^th July 2021. Application access for the subclass 188 Entrepreneur stream will follow in August and a further announcement regarding this will be provided in due course.

With the 2020-21 program year now complete, we will progressively update the information on our website throughout July. All information on the 2021-22 program year nomination requirements and application process will be available on our website by Tuesday 20 July 2021.

Information regarding South Australia’s Skilled Migration Nomination Program will be relayed in the coming week.

We thank you for your interest in South Australia’s Business Migration Program.