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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 MoreA new instrument for the subclass 408 – Temporary Activities visa under the Australia Government endorsed events (COVID-19 Pandemic event) was registered late last week and will apply to all applications made from 21 February 2022. It creates four classes of applicants for various situations to commence or remain lawfully employed.
Read MoreAnnouncements this week will see in the near future the 408 “COVID” visa throw its doors open to all those who hold a visa with work rights and even for some who do not. The postcodes of Moreton Bay and Ipswich will be deemed regional from 5 March 2022, which will affect many skilled visas.
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