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Category: Skilled visas

These visa holders affected by Australia’s border closure will not be nominated for skilled migration

In a big blow to visa applicants unable to leave the country due to the coronavirus-induced travel restrictions, some Australian states have declared that they will not nominate applicants who are subject to a section 48 bar of the Migration Act. The section 48 bar applies to applicants who are in Australia without a substantive …

Drop in invitations issued for permanent residency visas

It has recently come to light that there has been a 97 per cent drop in the number of invitations issued for permanent residency visa in April, compared to March. Only 50 invites for subclass 189 visa were sent out this month by the Department of Home Affairs, compared to 1,750 invitations issued in March …

Good news for skilled visa hopefuls

The first Skill Select round of 2020 saw the Department of Home Affairs issue 1300 skilled visa invites which the experts say, is a positive trend for visa hopefuls. Migration experts expect the department will continue issuing at least 1000 skilled visa invites every month for the rest of the program year. Apparently the total …