Income thresholds increasing 4.6% on 1 July 2025; Permanent planning levels now multiyear

Income thresholds increasing 4.6% on 1 July 2025; Permanent planning levels now multiyear

Income thresholds will increase by 4.6 per cent for all employer-nominated visas from 1 July 2025. Meanwhile, the Federal Budget delivered little in the way of migration policies for the coming year other than projecting net overseas migration to almost halve in the coming years, and that permanent migration planning levels will consider the next four years instead of 12 months.

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482/494 visas: PMSOL for priority processing and travel exemptions; stronger labour market testing

482/494 visas: PMSOL for priority processing and travel exemptions; stronger labour market testing

A new Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) was announced today that sees priority processing and likely travel exemptions for visa applicants nominated for certain medical professional, construction, and IT occupations. Additional labour market testing on the government’s Jobactive website is required from tomorrow.

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457 visas: Labour market testing international trade obligation exemptions consolidated

457 visas: Labour market testing international trade obligation exemptions consolidated

With Australia and Singapore signing a free trade agreement, a new instrument consolidating all international trade obligations come into force to exempt these agreements from labour market testing for Subclass 457 - Temporary Work (Skilled) visas.

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