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Visa Income Threshold Increases – Regional Visas

1 July 2026: Employers sponsoring workers under the Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional) or Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) visas should note an important change to the Temporary…

EmployersNewsUpdate July 1 2026

LAW CHANGE

Visa Income Threshold Increases

UPDATEMarch 1 2026

ENS (Subclass 186) processing update and prioritisation framework

The Department of Home Affairs has provided updated information on how Employer Nomination Scheme (Subclass 186) applications are prioritised and currently processed. Skilled visa applications are processed according to government policy…

EmployersIndividualNewsUpdate February 9 2026

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Increase in Income Thresholds

From 1 July 2025, there will be important changes to income thresholds for various employer-sponsored visa streams. These changes are in line with the Government’s commitment to the Migration Strategy,…

EmployersIndividualNewsUpdate April 11 2025

Working Holiday Makers have more opportunity to extend stay

On 5 April 2025, the government expanded the list of postcodes for WHMs undertaking bushfire recovery work and other natural disaster recovery work (e.g. floods, cyclones, and severe weather events).…

EmployersIndividualNewsUpdate April 7 2025

Northern Territory – DAMA III

The Northern Territory is supporting employers in filling their skilled and semi-skilled vacant positions. A 2025 Northern Territory Designated Area Migration Agreement (NT DAMA III) now applies across the entire…

CorporateEmployersIndividual March 19 2025

Alert: All short-term 482 Visa applications can be lodged in Australia

Removing the limits for onshore Short-Term (STOSL) occupations. The Government plans to remove the limits on how many times a visa holder can lodge a short-term work visa (SC 482),…

CorporateEmployersNewsUpdate November 6 2023

Alert: More 482 Visa holders to access PR via 186 TRT Stream

Expanding Employer Sponsored Pathways to Permanent Residence (PR) The Government plans to roll out the Permanent Residence law changes to the Employer Nomination Scheme (Temporary Transition Stream) (SC 186), imminently, and…

CorporateEmployersNewsUpdate October 30 2023