Processing priority shake up: offshore application woes
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New ministerial directions benefiting onshore visa applications for skilled and family visas came into effect on 25 July 2026.
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482/494/186 visas: TSMIT up 4.5% to $73,150 on 1 July 2024; Master’s by research and doctoral graduates survive visa age cut; 189 invitation woes
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The Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) will increase by 4.5% to $73,150 on 1 July 2024, but will not affect nomination applications lodged prior. Major changes to graduate visas include reducing the age limit and visa grant length. The chances of an invitation for a 189 visa are slimmer than ever.
Read More2022-23 Budget: More skilled migrants, less business skills, partner visas uncapped
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The Federal Budget handed down last night reinstated the pre-eminence of skilled migration, boosting permanent migration numbers to pre-pandemic levels. Despite the number of places remaining at 160,000, partner visas will no longer be subject to a ceiling.
Read MoreCOVID-19: Onshore grants for offshore family visas; Nil VAC for former 457/482 visa holders; Global Talent visa add special envoy endorsement
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New regulations that take into effect on 27 February 2021 will see various offshore family visas able to be granted in Australia, nil visa application charges for former 457 and 482 visa holders stuck overseas during the pandemic, and a new pathway for the renamed Subclass 858 – Global Talent visa.
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