Australian Immigration Daily News

• the Global Talent Scheme (GTS) pilot launch
• changes to the online skilled application forms
• a new pass mark for the skilled migration points test.

The changes are consistent with the Government's announcement of 18 April 2017.

The Department of Home Affairs is also in the final stages of preparing for implementation of Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) changes in this quarter of 2018, with the exact implementation date impacted by legislative and systems release processes and timeframes.

We will continue to use this newsletter to share more detailed information with registered migration agents when available to be shared publically, taking into account the progress of related legislation and approval processes for regulatory amendments. More information is available see: Australia's skilled visas.

TSS visa processing times

As expected processing times for the TSS visa are much quicker than for the previous Temporary Work (Skilled) (Subclass 457) visa program – with 75% of applications currently being processed within:

• 57 days for the short term stream
• 55 days for the medium term stream
• 28 days for the labour agreement stream.

Source: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/work/newsletters/august-2018#