Top 10 Updates You Need To Know.
๐. ๐๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐
Starting July 1, 2024, the Department of Home Affairs will increase lodgement fees for various visa categories. This annual adjustment also affects fees for appeals to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ
The Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) will rise to $73,150, and the Fair Work High Income Threshold (FWHIT) will increase to $175,000. These changes impact new nomination applications and criteria for employer-sponsored visas and the Global Talent Independent (GTI) program.
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐
New updates to visa conditions 8107, 8607, and 8608 will affect Temporary Work (Skilled) visas (subclass 457), Temporary Skill Shortage visas (subclass 482), and Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visas (subclass 494). The changes include extended time frames for job transitions and increased sponsor responsibilities.
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐
The Temporary Graduate visa program will be updated, including renaming streams, adjusting age limits, and revising stay durations. The 476 visa will be closed.
๐. ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ
Key updates include the inclusion of Philippine nationals in the Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) visa and the removal of the specified work requirement for UK nationals to obtain their second or third Working Holiday visa.
๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ
Legacy 457 visa holders must apply for the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) Subclass 186 visa by June 30, 2024, to take advantage of the age exemption.
๐. ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ
The โStrengthening Employer Compliance Actโ introduces higher fines and new infringement notices for migration regulation violations, enhancing employer compliance.
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ
Visitor and Graduate visa holders must apply for a Student (Subclass 500) visa from outside Australia starting July 1, 2024, to prevent โvisa hopping.โ
๐. ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐
Individuals aged 15 and older from high-risk Hepatitis B countries must undergo testing as part of their visa health examinations.
๐๐. ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐
The Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) will cease new applications from July 1, 2024, making way for the new National Innovation visa expected later in 2024.
๐. ๐๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐
Starting July 1, 2024, the Department of Home Affairs will increase lodgement fees for various visa categories. This annual adjustment also affects fees for appeals to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ
The Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) will rise to $73,150, and the Fair Work High Income Threshold (FWHIT) will increase to $175,000. These changes impact new nomination applications and criteria for employer-sponsored visas and the Global Talent Independent (GTI) program.
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐
New updates to visa conditions 8107, 8607, and 8608 will affect Temporary Work (Skilled) visas (subclass 457), Temporary Skill Shortage visas (subclass 482), and Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visas (subclass 494). The changes include extended time frames for job transitions and increased sponsor responsibilities.
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐
The Temporary Graduate visa program will be updated, including renaming streams, adjusting age limits, and revising stay durations. The 476 visa will be closed.
๐. ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ
Key updates include the inclusion of Philippine nationals in the Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) visa and the removal of the specified work requirement for UK nationals to obtain their second or third Working Holiday visa.
๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ
Legacy 457 visa holders must apply for the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) Subclass 186 visa by June 30, 2024, to take advantage of the age exemption.
๐. ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ
The โStrengthening Employer Compliance Actโ introduces higher fines and new infringement notices for migration regulation violations, enhancing employer compliance.
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ
Visitor and Graduate visa holders must apply for a Student (Subclass 500) visa from outside Australia starting July 1, 2024, to prevent โvisa hopping.โ
๐. ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐
Individuals aged 15 and older from high-risk Hepatitis B countries must undergo testing as part of their visa health examinations.
๐๐. ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐
The Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) will cease new applications from July 1, 2024, making way for the new National Innovation visa expected later in 2024.