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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 More1 July 2023 saw many amendments to Australia’s migration and citizenship regulations. This article recaps these with an eye on the likely changes in the future.
Read MoreMajor announcements by the Minister of Home Affairs today include the long-awaited increase to the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) to $70,000 and a pathway to a permanent visa for 482 visa holders in the Short-Term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL). These will have far-reaching consequences.
Read MoreIt was suggested in a recent media article that the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) is set to rise from $53,900 per annum, however, those proposing a lofty increase will find it impossible to support without regulatory changes to the Annual Market Salary Rate requirements.
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