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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 MoreIn an unusual case for the High Court of Australia, judgement was passed on a subclass 482 – Skills in Demand nomination application that was refused because the position associated with the nominated occupation was considered not genuine.
Read MoreDue to integrity concerns, from 11 March 2026, valid subclass 407 – Training visas require a temporary activities sponsorship approval first, and unless the sponsor is a Commonwealth agency, an approved nomination as well.
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.
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