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Subclass 457 - Temporary Work (Skilled) visa holders will have 60 days from when they cease work before they are considered in breach of condition 8107, reduced from 90 days. This will only apply to visas granted on or after 19 November 2016.
Read MoreTemporary Activity visa reforms will come into effect from 19 November 2016. A number of visas will be subsumed into streams of fewer subclasses.
Read MoreCriteria for businesses to become accredited business sponsors for Subclass 457 - Temporary Work (Skilled) visas will change beginning 1 July 2016 with four different categories. The Fair Work High Income Threshold will also be indexed higher.
Read MoreFurther amendments to the Subclass 457 - Temporary Work (Skilled) visa program were passed last week.
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