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A 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 MoreIt was suggested in a recent media article that the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) is set to rise from $53,900 per annum, however, those proposing a lofty increase will find it impossible to support without regulatory changes to the Annual Market Salary Rate requirements.
Read MoreThe Federal Budget handed down last night reinstated the pre-eminence of skilled migration, boosting permanent migration numbers to pre-pandemic levels. Despite the number of places remaining at 160,000, partner visas will no longer be subject to a ceiling.
Read MoreAnnouncements this week will see in the near future the 408 “COVID” visa throw its doors open to all those who hold a visa with work rights and even for some who do not. The postcodes of Moreton Bay and Ipswich will be deemed regional from 5 March 2022, which will affect many skilled visas.
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