Australian Immigration Daily News

On Wednesday 29 September, the Department of Home Affairs updated their information on the current parent visa scheme framework.  Home Affairs confirmed that the following numbers of visas are available under contributory and non-contributory parent visa scheme:

In the 2018–19 Migration Programme year: 

• 1 500 places have been allocated to Parent (non-contributory) visas (subclasses 103 and 804)
• 7 175 places have been allocated to Contributory Parent visas (subclasses 173/143 and subclasses 884/864). 

In the current Migration Programme year, 1 500 Parent (non-contributory) visa places are available for applicants applying from in and outside Australia. These types of visas are assessed in order of lodgement, assigned a queue date and then placed in the queue for the relevant visa subclass. The queue date is the date that the application was assessed as meeting the initial criteria for a Parent (non-contributory) visa. When a queue date has been assigned it is a fixed date and the application cannot be given priority ahead of other applications. Applications are finalised in order of their queue date as places become available. Based on current planning levels, applicants for a Parent (non-contributory) visa can expect an approximate 30 year wait before visa grant.

Migration Alliance has received the following information in the last half an hour:

The Department of Training and Workforce Development’s Migration Services is pleased to advise that a new Graduate stream is now available for Western Australian State Nomination through the State Nomination Migration Program.

The new stream is available to:

Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) is a skills assessment service provider specialising in assessments for people with trade skills gained overseas or in Australia, for the purpose of migration and skills recognition. There are currently three options available for migrants, to access detailed program information or to progress a TRA application.

1)    TSS Skills Assessment

The TSS Skills Assessment Program is an assessment pathway for applicants applying for a Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa, who: 

On 18 September 2018 the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, the Hon David Coleman MP announced the opening of the Fostering Integration Grants.

These grants will help local community organisations to deliver programs & activities that give migrants best chance of succeeding assisting them to integrate into Australian economic, social & civil life.

An integrated and cohesive multicultural Australia includes migrants who:

South Australia 

South Australian Government published an updated state occupation list with certain occupations now being subject to special conditions.  Examples include the following occupations: 

135112 – ICT Project Manager – special conditions for this occupation were updated on 14 September 2018 including the requirement for an applicant to have a proficient English as well as minimum score of at least 70 points