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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 MoreFrom 1 July 2022, any person who was in Australia for at least 12 months between 1 February 2020 and 14 December 2021 and who is or becomes a primary 482 visa holder in the Short-term stream will have a pathway to a 186 visa. The grandfathering arrangements for certain 457 visa holders and COVID-19 concessions continue.
Read MoreTwo new Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMAs) for South West Western Australia and northern Victoria were announced this week to start in 2022. These will likely utilise 482 and 186 visas and will bring the total number of these regional work agreements up to nine.
Read MoreThe Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs announced a raft of changes today that will see the age cap for legacy 457 visa holders lifted and a pathway to permanent visas for 482 visa holders in the Short-term steam. Major benefits to 485 visas were also announced. Switzerland will be added to the WHM program from 1 January 2022.
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