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Major announcements by the Minister of Home Affairs today include the long-awaited increase to the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) to $70,000 and a pathway to a permanent visa for 482 visa holders in the Short-Term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL). These will have far-reaching consequences.
Read MoreLate last week the Productivity Commission provided its 5-year outlook and recommendations on how to boost Australia’s productivity. The review suggests abolishing business skills visas, removing occupation lists but increasing minimum income thresholds, creating a new visa for the aged and disability sector and more pathways to PR, and removing some skill assessments.
Read MoreA creature of COVID, the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) was abolished last week and replaced with more back-to-business processing priorities except for healthcare and teaching occupations which now take the highest priority.
Read MoreA media report dives into processing delays for the subclass 482 – Temporary Skill Shortage visa and coming budget cuts at a time when Australian employers are frustrated. Priority processing directions could be adjusted to compensate but a long-term solution may not be so simple.
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