Australian Immigration Daily News

Summary of changes to Working Holiday Maker visas:

 Working Holiday Makers who have completed at least six months specified regional employment in their second year may be eligible for a third year visa. The 6 months of work must all be carried out on or after 1 July 2019, with applications able to be lodged from January 2020.

 Extension of the period a WHM (subclass 417 and 462) may work with the same agricultural employer, from six to 12 months.

Fees for migration related services from 1 July 2019

The fees for migration related services have increased at NAATI.

New charge amounts displayed here on the NAATI website: https://www.naati.com.au/resources/forms-fees/fees-charges/

The following information is displayed on the Victorian government's "Live in Melbourne" website:

In the afternoon of Monday 15 July 2019, Victoria’s Skilled and Business Migration Program will be launching a new online application system for visa nomination.

The new system will allow you to:

The following message is displayed on the Business and Skilled Migration Queensland (BSMQ) website:

Queensland state nomination program UPDATE as at 28 June 2019

The Queensland business and skilled programs are currently closed and will not open on 1 July 2019. The programs are scheduled to open by the end of July (date-to-be confirmed). Please do not contact BSMQ to enquire when the programs will open. We are currently working with stakeholders to finalise the 2019-20 programs.

The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) have increased some of their skills assessment fees:

Application for skills assessment AUD $845

Appeal of assessment outcome AUD $845