Australian Immigration Daily News

RDAs will start processing visas in Feb 2021! 

Regional Development Australia (RDA) offices will begin assisting NSW Treasury manage the subclass 491 visa in early February 2021.

Each RDA office will accept and assess applications and determine eligible occupations for their respective regions; however, nomination criteria is consistent across all regions. 

Information about how to apply will be made available on RDA websites as soon as possible. Links to participating region websites can be found below. 

The instrument specifies the minimum amount of taxable income for the income year 2019-2020 and previous income years since income year 2011-2012.

Item was registered on 10/12/2020
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2020L01553

Source:  https://benchmarkinc.com.au/web/

BSMQ has received the final nomination allocations for FY 2020-21 and is set to open the skilled migration and business program. 

Business Program

BSMQ business program is now OPEN from 10 December 2020, but it will assess the applications submitted from the interim quota opening from 29 September 05 October 2020, then from 6 October 9 December 2020 before the EOIs being submitted from 10 December 2020. Thus, extending the processing time for the EOIs submitted now. 

LIN 20/189 amended s5-s11 of the instrument 19/216 to take into account COVID19. There are now concession periods for affected workers who had to take unpaid leave or had their hours reduced.

Compilation was registered on 9/12/2020
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2020C01075