Australian Immigration Daily News

Australian Immigration landscape continues to change now more than ever.  As such, it is appropriate to think about what the future of Australian immigration holds in wake of the new financial year.

Immigration Intake is likely to be reduced

Whilst there has been no formal announcement made by the Government, some States and Territories have closed their migration programs (business and skilled) and there is no definite date in terms of when the migration intake will re-open. 

The new Act is found below:

Migration-Agents-Registration-Application-Charge-Amendment-Rates-of-Charge-Act-2020.pdf

The Director of the Office of the MARA emailed Migration Alliance the following information late today:

The Department of Home Affairs has released a discussion paper: Creating a World Class Migration Industry, as part of its review of migration agents legislative instruments, and is seeking stakeholder views on the scope for industry reform. 

The discussion paper is available on the Department’s website on the Submissions and discussion papers page. Submissions can be made by no later than 2pm AEST, 27 July 2020.

Minister Wood has released the new Act:

Source: Migration-Amendment-Regulation-of-Migration-Agents-Act-2020.pdf

NT State Nomination Crtieria

Updates state nomination requirements and processing time. 

General information:

• if you or any of your migrating dependants are currently living interstate, you will not be eligible for the Northern Territory (NT) nomination
• if you or any of your migrating dependants are currently on a student visa and are currently studying in an NT institution, you will not be eligible for NT nomination
• if you have already been nominated for a subclass 489 or 491 visa by the NT, you will not be eligible for a subclass 190 nomination. 

International student graduates who have studied in the NT will be eligible for a subclass 190 nomination if you have:

• successfully completed one or more qualifications after studying in the NT, at an NT-based institution for two years in a single tertiary course or a set of nested tertiary courses, and
• lived in the NT for a period of at least six continuous months immediately after the date of completion* of your last qualification, while holding a visa that allows full-time work (this requirement does not apply to students who completed all course requirements in semester one 2020 and produce a letter of completion dated prior to 1 August 2020), and
• demonstrated genuine and sustained efforts to obtain employment** from an NT employer in your nominated occupation or a closely related skilled occupation. 

International student graduates who are unable to live in the NT for six months after completing two years of study in the NT will only be considered for a subclass 491 nomination. You must provide evidence of making genuine efforts to obtain employment from an NT employer in their nominated occupation or a closely related skilled occupation.