Australian Immigration Daily News

The following email has just been received from the Victoria State Government:

Victoria's skilled visa nomination program is now closed as we have filled the places provided to us by the Commonwealth Department of Home Affairs for the 2019-20 program year.

This includes both the Skilled Nominated (Permanent) visa (subclass 190) and the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491).

Today the State of Victoria provided an update on Skilled, Regional as well as Business Skilled Migration in partnership with Legal Training Australia.

For those that were unable to attend, below is a summary of the updates on the current immigration climate in Victoria as well as well as what we can expect in the new financial year.

Subclass 190 Visa

The purpose of this instrument is to amend a drafting error in the repealed instrument LIN 19/186 that added Form 1008 (Internet) as an approved form for a Bridging A (Class WA) visa and removed Form 1008 (Internet) as an approved form for an application for a Bridging E (Class WE) visa.

LIN 20/068 ensures Form 1008 (Internet) is an approved form for a Bridging E (Class WE) visa where an applicant does not have another pending application for a Bridging E (Class WE) visa. This enables a valid Bridging E (Class WE) visa application to be made.

The instrument replicates all other arrangements from LIN 19/186.

I am pleased to advise that I have been appointed as one of ten Australian experts in combating modern slavery and supply chain management to the Government’s Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group (Expert Advisory Group).

The quote in the picture is one that I stand by.

For the Minister's press release please click here:  

Some (or perhaps many) have heard the term “section 48 barred”.  However, the workings of Section 48 can be complex to understand.

Broadly speaking, Section 48 of the Migration Act prevents visa applicants from lodging another substantive visa application whilst in Austalia (unless exemptions apply), if the visa applicant had their visa refused or the visa was cancelled during their stay.

This mechanism ensures the integrity of the programme and prevents excessive lodgement of vexations applications.