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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Budget 2024-25: 482 visa work experience down to one year from 23 Nov 2024; BIIP closing

Budget 2024-25: 482 visa work experience down to one year from 23 Nov 2024; BIIP closing

The Federal Budget was passed down last night, with altogether unsurprising outcomes. Major reforms include the lowering of work experience for a subclass 482 visa from 2 years to 1 year from 23 November 2024. Business skills visas will, along with the subclass 476 visa, be scrapped.

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The case of the missing global processing times, and business skills invitations

The case of the missing global processing times, and business skills invitations

Additional resources have been allocated for visa compliance and integrity measures. Published processing times have been scaled back considerably. There will be no new business skills nominations this program year due to enough on-hand applications.

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Budget 2023-24: VACs up 6 per cent and some by more; 482 visas in Short-term stream can renew onshore

Budget 2023-24: VACs up 6 per cent and some by more; 482 visas in Short-term stream can renew onshore

The Federal Budget was handed down last night with most outcomes already known. Two further major changes are that 482 visas holders in the Short-term stream no longer need to apply when outside of Australia from 1 July 2023, and some visa application charges will see additional increases.

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