Australian Immigration Daily News

Occupation ceilings updated for 2018-19 migration program 

Occupation ceilings have been updated for 2018-19 migration program.  The Department of Home Affairs has published the new occupation ceilings on its website today. 

An 'occupation ceiling' might be applied to invitations issued under the independent, skilled regional (provisional) visas. This means there will be a limit on how many EOIs can be selected for skilled migration from an occupation group. This ensures that the skilled migration program is not dominated by a small number of occupations. Once this limit is reached, no further invitations for that particular occupation group will be issued for that program year. Invitations will then be allocated to intending migrants in other occupation groups even if they are lower ranking.

Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skillselect/occupation-ceilings

Results of 11 June 2019 invitation round released today

The Department of Home Affairs has released the results of the 11 June 2019 invitation round.  The DoHA has kept the number of invitations the same:

• 100 in 189 stream, and
• 10 in 489 (family sponsored) stream

Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skillselect/invitation-rounds

New changes for the 2019-2020 migration program

The ACT has announced new changes on their website regarding the 2019-2020 migration program. The ACT have published new guidelines about the latest changes in the migration program for 2019-20, which will take effect from November to June 30th 2020.  Below are the links to the new documents: 

New occupations list: http://www.canberrayourfuture.com.au/workspace/uploads/documents/final-act-occupation-list-1-july-19.pdf

New occupations list (Effective 29 November 2019): http://www.canberrayourfuture.com.au/workspace/uploads/documents/act-occupation-list-nov-18-updated-march-19.pdf

Former Manus detainee addresses UN to call for freedom - Refugee & human rights defender addressed UN Human Rights Council to call out cruel treatment of people still held on Nauru & Manus Island

“Each day it gets worse for over 800 vulnerable women and men still detained by the Australian Government on Manus Island and Nauru. Human beings are being destroyed, physically and mentally. Twelve people have died. Over 100 have attempted suicide on Manus Island in just the last month,” said Mr Muhamat.

“This is a humanitarian crisis that requires urgent action. I am asking the UN and the international community to demand the Australian Government act humanely.”

“My brothers and sisters on Manus Island and Nauru need a future where they can rebuild their lives in freedom and safety,” said Mr Muhamat.

The operation of this instrument is to specify requirements for the Family (Temporary) (Class GH) visa class (Class GH visa). The Subclass visa under the Class GH visa is the Subclass 870 - Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa (Subclass 870 visa). Subregulation 2.07(5) of the Regulations empowers the Minister to make legislative instruments specifying criteria or requirements in relation to an approved form for making an application for a specified class of visa, the way in which an application for a specified class of visa must be made, the place at which an application for a specified class of visa must be made, and any other matter.

The purpose of the instrument is to specify the requirement that Form 1502 (Internet) is the approved form for making an application for a Class GH visa and specify the place and manner for making an application for a Class GH visa.  

This instrument is a ministerial priority in line with the (Migration Amendment (Sponsored Parent Visa and Other Measures) Regulations 2019) which commenced on 17 April 2019.