Month: August 2019

With the Australian Government scouting for international talent under its new Global Talent Visa, temporary residents seeking permanent residency feel they are being edged out with stringent requirements.

Invitation rounds for Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) and Skilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489) visas will be run once a month. Invitation rounds are anticipated to run on the 11th day of each month. Dates for the rounds are subject to change. Invitation numbers in each round may vary depending on the number of applications being processed by the department.

Immigration Minister David Coleman has announced he will maintain a sharp focus on international students, skilled migrants and increasing migration to regional Australia under the Morrison government.

The Morrison government will launch a powerful inquiry into Australia’s migration program, opening the door to further cuts in immigrant numbers and moves to push more migrants into the regions to take pressure off congested areas in Sydney and Melbourne.

Recent articles in the media have raised concerns about the rapid rise in migrants living and working in Australia on bridging visas, whose numbers have more than doubled in the last four years.