Australian Immigration Daily News

Migration Newsletter 750 by Lewis & Bollard has been released and makes excellent reading:

Migration_Newsletter_750.02.01.pdf

The following message is displayed on the TRA website:

The Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) enquiry line will be unavailable on Tuesday 3 December 2019 from 12:00pm AEDT.

Normal service will resume at 10:00 am AEDT on Thursday 5 December 2019.

BSMQ has announced that their skilled migration program is now open (25 November 2019) and applicants can now lodge the EOIs for 190 and 491 visas.   Some occupations have been removed from the QSOL. Please check the list carefully before you lodge an EOI. 

Occupations to be removed from QSOL November 2019

Onshore and Offshore -IT
ICT Business Analyst ANZSCO 261111
Systems Analyst ANZSCO 261112
Developer Programmer ANZSCO 261312
Software Engineer ANZSCO 261313
Software and Applications Programmers nec ANZSCO 261399
ICT Security Specialist ANZSCO 262112
Computer Network and Systems Engineer ANZSCO 263111
Analyst Programmer ANZSCO 261311

Information about Matrix score invited is available HERE. The next invitation round will be held on or before 20 December 2019.

ACT 491 nomination:

The ACT is defined as regional for skilled migration purpose from 16 November 2019.  While potential applicants can complete the Home Affairs Skillselect EOI from this date, the 491 Canberra Matrix can only be submitted from 1 January 2020.

ACT 190 NOMINATION:

The 2019 eligibility criteria will apply to all 190 Matrix submitted on or before 31 December 2019. 
The 2020 eligibility criteria will apply to all 190 Matrix submitted on or after 1 January 2020.

2020 Nomination criteria:

The eligibility criteria for 190/491 nomination in 2020 will be published on or before 28 November 2019.

This case involved an unrepresented applicant who ran his case at the FCC but was unsuccessful.

AAM17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2019] FCA 1951

https://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/single/2019/2019fca1951