Australian Immigration Daily News

About Business and Investor Visas

Business Innovation and Investor Program subclass 188/888 visa

This visa is designed for individuals to establish a business in Tasmania, manage a new or existing business, or invest in Tasmania, this visa allows applicants to apply for a Business Innovation and Investor program visa, subclass 188. This is a two-stage visa program which provides a pathway to permanent residency on a subclass 888 visa.

Ahpra is responsible for registration requirements for a number of medical fields. 

Unfortunately COVID19 has placed a number of practical restrictions on registration especially for those who are about to graduate.

Ahpra cannot finalise the application until the receive the graduate results from the education provider.

The Hansard document below is from a hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Temporary Migration. This hearing was being held both via video conference and with witnesses in person in Canberra at Parliament House.

This was a public hearing and a Hansard transcript of the proceedings have been made public. The hearing was also broadcast via the Australian Parliament House website.

Source: Public-Hearing-17-Sept-2020-Temproary-Migration.pdf

ACT State Nomination

Invitation Round results published! 

Invitation Round took place on 24 September 2020. Invitations were issued as follows: 

457 / 482 visa holders: 16 invitations

• 190 nomination: 10 invitations
• 491 nomination: 6 invitations

 Matrix nominating Critical occupations: 206 invitations 

Migration Alliance has received the following email from the AAT's Deputy President and Division Head:

As you’re aware, the Tribunal recently resumed limited in-person hearings at locations suitable for such arrangements, with the listing of in-person hearings considered on a case by case basis in accordance with the AAT’s practice directions. However, many MRD hearings will continue to be conducted by video/phone due to concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Further to discussion at our recent meetings, I am writing to invite submissions to identify review applications considered suitable for video hearings for Partner and Family cases lodged to the Tribunal prior to 1 April 2018. This initiative is a small trial to address the aging backlog and difficulties in arranging for in-person hearings for these cohorts of cases case due to the current situation arising from COVID-19.