Australian Immigration Daily News

1.1. Processing times

Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) processing team within the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is processing TSS visa applications within two months. 

• 482 Temporary Skill Shortage      Short-Term         57 days 64 days
• 482 Temporary Skill Shortage      Medium-Term  55 days 63 days

 The following General Information is available for TSS Visa applicants.  This information is current as of 26 July 2018:

Written by Silvia Levame - CPD Trainer in the Migration Advice Profession

I have read, with great interest, the Hansard transcripts of the Joint Standing Committee of Migration regarding ‘Efficacy of current regulation of Australian migration agents’ of Monday 16 July 2018.

On Page 10 of the Joint Standing Committee on Immigration, Mr Neumann referred to page 27 of Ms Markey’s submission, where she expressed that she was ‘gravely concerned about the direction re CPD programs and provision through deregulation’ and was asked to expand on her concerns about what migration agents are actually getting in terms of their continuing practice and development.

JOINT COMMITTEE HANSARD: Joint Standing Committee On Migration - Review processes associated with visa cancellations made on criminal grounds - Sydney

JSCM---review-processes-associated-with-visa-cancellations-made-on-criminal-grounds.pdf

Migration Alliance has received the following information from the AAT.  We have permission to publish:

Last year the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) developed six information videos to help people become familiar with our role and important aspects of our processes.

The videos include:

Migration Alliance would like to bring your attention to this transcript from the public hearing in Sydney on 16 July 2018.

JSCM---Hansard-July-2018.pdf

Migration Agents should take note of the comments made at the bottom of page 10 and page 11 from the MIA regarding CPD pricing.