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Flexibility on how the Annual Market Salary Rate (AMSR) is determined will apply to new and not finally determined nomination applications for employer-sponsored visas. It will allow alternative evidence where a Fair Work instrument, such as an award, is not the prevailing market rate.
Read MoreA quirk in the regulations allow non-sponsored employment in the approved occupation for 457 and 482 visa holders to count toward the work experience eligibility for a subclass 186 – Employer Nomination Scheme visa under the Temporary Residence Transition stream. This will not be the case from 29 November 2025.
Read MoreThree new English language tests were added to almost all Australian skilled visas. However, visa applicants must be careful as some will not apply, and threshold scores have changed.
Read MoreIncome thresholds will increase by 4.6 per cent for all employer-nominated visas from 1 July 2025. Meanwhile, the Federal Budget delivered little in the way of migration policies for the coming year other than projecting net overseas migration to almost halve in the coming years, and that permanent migration planning levels will consider the next four years instead of 12 months.
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