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Victoria’s skilled visa nomination program (subclass 190 and 491) reopens on 5 January 2021

Posted by Migration Alliance on Monday, 21 December 2020 in General

Victoria’s full 2020-21 skilled visa nomination program (subclasses 190 and 491) will re-open at 10am AEDT on Tuesday, 5 January 2021.

Like the interim program, the full program responds to challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, with a focus on Victoria’s health response and economic recovery.

The Commonwealth Department of Home Affairs has allocated the Victorian Government further visa nomination places, in addition to the places provided as part of the interim program. Victoria’s total number of places for the Skilled visa program for the 2020-21 program year is outlined in the table:

Visa type	Interim program (September 2020)	Additional for remainder of 2020-21 (full program)	Total
Skilled Nominated (Subclass 190) visa	600	1,900	2,500
Skilled Work Regional (Subclass 491) visa	200	843	1,043
Total skilled nomination places for Victoria			3,543

Registrations of interest for Victorian visa nomination

You must register your interest on Live in Melbourne and be selected to apply for Victorian visa nomination.

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Continue reading Last modified on Monday, 21 December 2020

Federal Court Cases - Migration Law - 17 December 2020

Posted by Migration Alliance on Thursday, 17 December 2020 in General

YKSB v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 224
Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia
Reeves, Bromwich & Anderson JJ
Migration law - appellant's visa cancelled 'on character grounds' under s501CA(4) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) - Minister's delegate declined to revoke cancellation - Administrative Appeals Tribunal affirmed delegate's decision - Mortimer J, of Federal Court of Australia, dismissed judicial review application - dispute concerned application of principles concerning obligation to address claims supporting revocation of decision to cancel visa - whether failure to consider appellant's health - 'specific health-related diminished risk of further offending' - Navoto v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCAFC 135 - Matthews v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 146 - held: appeal dismissed.
YKSB

Mundele v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCAFC 221
Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia
Middleton, Farrell & White JJ
Migration law - appellant's visa cancelled under s501(3A) Migration Act 1958 (Cth) on basis appellant failed to pass character test and was serving prison sentence - Minister's delegate declined to revoke visa's cancellation - Administrative Appeals Tribunal affirmed decision of delegate - Jagot J of the Federal Court of Australia dismissed judicial review application - appellant appealed - 'post-offence conduct' - whether failure by Tribunal to consider appellant's conduct in prison - whether constructive failure to exercise jurisdiction - held: appeal dismissed.
Mundele

Source: https://benchmarkinc.com.au/web/

Last modified on Thursday, 17 December 2020

Changes to Australia's business and investment visas

Posted by Migration Alliance on Thursday, 17 December 2020 in General

The Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) will be simplified from nine to four streams and there will be changes to eligibility requirements.

Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Alan Tudge said the changes would drive investment in key sectors and create Australian jobs.

“Almost $1.3 billion dollars was invested through the Business Innovation and Investment Program last year, investment that is critical to our COVID-19 economic recovery,” Mr Tudge said.

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Continue reading Last modified on Thursday, 17 December 2020

Occupations added to the 190 SOL for NSW

Posted by Migration Alliance on Tuesday, 15 December 2020 in General

The following occupation are added to the NSW occupation list that was published this afternoon:

312999 Building and Engineering Technicians nec
254422 Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
254423 Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
254424 Registered Nurse (Surgical)
254425 Registered Nurse (Paediatric)
233999 Engineering Professionals nec
233913 Biomedical Engineer
134211 Medical Administrator
134214 Welfare Centre Manager
254412 Registered Nurse (Aged Care)

There is no change in the 491 skilled occupation list for the regional areas in NSW.

Source: https://www.business.nsw.gov.au/live-and-work-in-nsw/visas-and-immigration/skilled-visas/nsw-skilled-occupations-list

Last modified on Wednesday, 16 December 2020

South Australia allocation update

Posted by Migration Alliance on Tuesday, 15 December 2020 in General

SA allocation update

In an update posted today, SA state nomination authority has announced that they have received the allocation for the migration program 2020-21 and will commence inviting the applicants soon.

State authority is continuing to invite and assess applicants through the current EOI and ITA process until further notice with details on any changes to program requirements being published in due course.

Note from SA authority: Advanced notice regarding any program changes will be provided, and any enquiries regarding the program opening dates and requirements will not be responded to.

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