Australian Immigration Daily News

The following email has been received from the Department of Home Affairs today:

The Department of Home Affairs advises that on 27 November 2020, the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) was updated to include the occupation of Social Worker (272511), based on advice from the National Skills Commission. 

As you know, the Government is committed to protecting the health of Australians during the global pandemic and is carefully calibrating skilled migration to fill critical skills needs that support Australia’s economic recovery from COVID-19. On 2 September 2020, the Government announced the introduction of a Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) as part of this commitment.

Priority IELTS booking for Victorian Employer Sponsored Visas (subclass 186 and 187) applicants

As a result of Covid-19 restrictions across Victoria, some applicants for Subclass 186 or a Subclass 187 have been unable to get their IELTS test in time to lodge an application. If these applicants are unable to lodge a visa application, they could experience significant delays. Or they may have to restart the nomination process. Some applicants could lose the ability to obtain the visa altogether if, for example, they no longer meet the age requirement.

In collaboration with the Department of Home Affairs, IELTS has offered to help these applicants with a priority booking. 

With a significant slowdown in General Skilled Migration, there is a significant rise of interest in the Global Talent Independent (GTI) visa program. This program aimed to attract qualified professionals to work and live permanently in Australia. Recently GTI merged into a single subclass 858 visa, aiming to address impracticalities such as inability to apply for this visa within Australia in some instances as well as the need to depart Australia for grant of the visa.

In terms of the candidates, the program seeks to attract individuals in sectors working in cyber security, energy and mining technology, space and advanced manufacturing, data science and ICT, among others.

What makes the GTI program so interesting?

The following email has been received from Live In Melbourne: