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The Skills Shortage 482 Visa  is an employer sponsored visa  where employers  first need to be approved as a Standard Business Sponsor . That approval is valid for 5 years. It is one of the most popular work visas which we  do as a work visas agent

SPONSORSHIP

A business sponsor must to show:

• The business is a lawful, operating business
• The business can pay a nominated worker
• The business commits to meeting its sponsorship obligations,

NOMINATION

Employers must  nominate under one of the three TSS application streams:

Short Term Stream

• The nominated occupation must be on the Short Term Skilled Occupations List (STSOL)
• Applicants must show that they are Genuine Temporary Entrants
• The visa is valid for up to 2 years (unless an International Trade Obligation applies)
• The visa can only be renewed onshore once
• No pathway for employer sponsored permanent residence

Medium Term Stream

Under the Medium Term Stream:

• The occupation must be on the Medium and Long Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL)
• A higher English language requirement applies compared to the Short Term Stream
• The visa under this stream can be valid for up to 4 year

Labour Agreement Stream This stream is for employers who have negotiated a labour agreement with the Australian Government.

Skilling Australians Fund

A Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) levy is payable for each nomination under the TSS program, as follows:

• For businesses with an annual turnover of less than $10m:
• An upfront payment of $1,200 per nominee, per year of intended employment
• For businesses will an annual turnover of more than $10m:
• An upfront payment of $1,800 per nominee, per year of intended employment

Labour Market Testing

Under the Skills shortage 482 visa specifications, Immigration requires that all positions nominated for  TSS visas are advertised in three media for at least one month in the preivous four months.

• • The nominated position must be advertised in Australia
  • At least three advertisements must be published, one of which must be on the Government’s JobActive website. The other two advertisements can be in two different places or the same place for two different time periods, such as:
    • A national recruitment website
    • National print media
    • National radio
    • If the sponsor is accredited – on the company’s website
• Advertising must have remained live for at least 4 weeks
• The role must be advertised in English, with the position title and duties as well as salary range,

VISA

The employee would then apply for a visa to work in Australia to fill the nominated position. This would involve providing evidence that they:

• Have at least 2 years of full-time, relevant work experience
• Meet the ANZSCO requirements for the nominated occupation;
• Meet the English language requirement
  • Short term stream: equivalent to average 5 in IELTS, with no scores under 4.5 in any of the 4 bands
  • Medium term stream: equivalent to a minimum of 5 in each band of IELTS; an average of 5 is not sufficient
  • Labour Agreement stream: Requirements as per the negotiated agreement or template
  • Both streams: Hold a passport from the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada and New Zealand.
• Do not have a substantial criminal history and meet the character requirements
• Meet the health requirements unless a waiver applies

Conditions

TSS Visas are subject to condition 8607:

• The employee can only work for the nominating employer, in the occupation in which they were sponsored
• If registration, licensing or professional membership is required to work in the position, the applicant holds this
• The holder must commence work within 90 days of grant or arrival in Australia; and
• The holder is subject to cancellation if they cease work for more than 60 days. You can check the Skills Shortage 482 Visa at 482 Visa.

Work Visas Agent

As an expert work visas agent we can help you with all aspects of the provess. Don’t  be overwhelmed by the complexity of immigration regulations. Let us experts take care of your case.  Talk to us Now – contact@ozmigrationaction.com.au or +61408955770

Skills Shortage 482 visa

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Are you an overseas worker qualified with an occupation in demand in the Australian economy? Do you want  Permanent Residency

Apply for a Skilled Independent visa to Work and become a Permanent Resident of this great country!

Why The Skilled Independent Visa?

The Skilled Independent (Subclass 189) is a point-based visa designed to attract overseas skilled people needed in Australian States and Territories.

It allows skilled workers with this visa to move and live in Australia without needing employer sponsorship or nomination by a state or territory government.

Benefits Of A Skilled Independent Visa

• Live, study or work in Australia indefinitely
• Enrol in Medicare
• Become eligible for Australian citizenship
• Sponsor eligible relatives for permanent residency
• Depart and re-enter Australia for 5 years from the visa grant date .

Before Applying For The Visa

You need to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) and score at least 65 points to get an invitation from the Home Affairs department to apply for the visa.

EOI points are awarded on various factors including:

• Age
• Education Qualifications
• Trade / Professional Qualifications
• Level of English
• Work Experience
• Single / Partner Skills

Extra Points for Australian Qualifications

It’s great If you have completed a degree, diploma or trade qualification at an Australian institution because you get an extra five points towards your EOI.

General Eligibility Criteria

• Age limit is 45 years – you must be less than 45 on the date you apply
• Your occupation must be on this list   MLTSSL
• You must have at least Competent English
• You must have a positive skills assessment
• You need the score specified in your visa application
• You have to meet the health and character requirements

Health & Character Requirements

You and any family members are required to:

• Apply within 12 months of medical examinations
• Provide police certificates from each country you lived in for 12 months or more in the last 10 years (after turning 16 years)

Evidence Of English Language Ability

You must have achieved minimum scores in one of the nominated English tests:

– At least 6 in each of four test modules in IELTS

– At least 50 in each of four test modules in PTE   Pearson Test of English
Comparable results in in TOFEL iBT, OET or CAE

Eligible Family Members

You can include following family members in your visa application:

• Your Partner or spouse
• Your or your partner’s child/step child

Don’t Worry!

Worried about visa requirements or concerned about the Expression of Interest or Skills Assessment? Don’t worry – we’ve got your back! Get in touch with us   Visa Professionals   and be sure of lodging the best visa application.

Updated Info

It’s a good idea to check for updated visa information with the Department of Home Affairs at   https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/skilled-independent-189

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The 491 Regional Visa is a skilled work visa which can give you PR through living and working in regional Australia.

It permits enables eligible workers and their families to live, study and work in a regional area for 5 years. But the best thing is that after 3 years on this visa in a regional are you can apply for your Permanent Residence 191 visa

491 Regional Visa Eligibility

To be eligible for the visa, you must be –

• Nominated by a State / Territory government or be sponsored by an eligible relative in a designated regional area
• You must live and work in one of Australia’s regional areas which are Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Gold Coast and Hobart but not the cities of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne do not fall in the list.

Points Test for 491 Regional Visa

Points for the 491 visa are based on your age, qualifications, overseas and Australian work experience, English language ability and Australian study. But you also get extra points for:

• 15 points for nomination by a State or Territory government or sponsored by a family member residing in regional Australia.
• 10 Points for Skilled Spouse or De Facto Partner
• 10 Points if the applicant does not have a spouse or de facto partner or the applicant has a spouse or de facto partner who is an Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen
• 5 points for applicants with a spouse or de facto partner who has competent English and is not permanent resident or Australian citizen
• 10 Points for certain Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) qualifications

Check your point score : Points Calculator

Invitation to Apply

You can only apply for this visa if you are invited to do so. And to get that information you first have to make an Expression of Interest (EOI) via Skillselect.

For Skillselect info:    Skillselect Info

There is no fee for making an EOI. When you complete your EOI application it calculates your point score and you know how many points you. You must have a minimum of 65 points. However, the more points you have the better your chance of receiving an invitation. Some people do an English test to get a better result which then gives them more points. For example, an IELTS score of minimum 6 on each module does not give you any points. But if you can score minimum 7 on each module you get an extra 10 points and if you get minimum 8 on each modules then you get an extra 20 points

191 Visa Application

When you receive an invitation to apply, then you are able to lodge a visa application. Then when you have been on the Regional 491 visa in a regional area for at least 3 years you can apply for the permanent Subclass 191 visa. But there is a salary condition attached – you must have been on an annual salary of at least $53,900 for the 3 years to be eligible to apply for the 191 visa.

For information about the 191 visa :  191 Visa

For all visa info:  Visa Advice

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The Skilled Nominated  (Subclass 190)  is a permanent resident visa. It permits  overseas skilled workers, to live and work in Australia through nomination by a State or Territory government.  But it is a points-based visa and applications have to score a minimum of 65 points to be eligible.

190 Visa State Sponsored  Visa Benefits

With this visa you can:

• Study, Work and Live in Australia permanently without any restriction
• Apply for Australian citizenship
• Sponsor of eligible family members or relatives for PR
• Multiple entries for five years from the date visa is granted

What You Need To Do

Submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) through SkillSelect to be invited to lodge an application for the 190 Visa State Sponsored visa.

For the EOI you must  score at least 65 points.  

To check your point score, go to  calculator

The major factors in the point score are:

• Age
• State/Territory sponsorship for 190 visa
• Education Qualification (Diploma / Degree / PHD)
• Education in Australia
• English Test
• Work Experience
• Single / Partner Skills

Eligibility Criteria

To receive an approval for this visa, you must have:

• Age less than 45 years.
• Occupation is on skilled occupation list
• Nomination by a state or territory government agency
• Positive Skills Assessment
• At least Competent English

Police Clearances

You must have police clearance certificates from each country you lived in for 12 months in the last 10  years (after you turned 16 years of age)

Family Members In The Application

The family members you can include in your visa application are:

• Your Husband/Wife
• Your or your Partner’s Child or step child

You must have documentary evidence  to prove your relationship with them.

For More Information, contact@ozmigrationaction.com.au

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For two years, students from overseas have been kept out of WA due to Covid restrictions.

Now, international students who are already enrolled in Western Australian schools, colleges and universities can enter the State without having to quarantine. This is after WA wound back long-running Covid restrictions. Previously, international students had been barred.

The new move allows students already enrolled in a Western Australian primary school, secondary school, university, college, technical college, or other further education course to enter.

Overseas Students Starting Courses

This applies to those student visa holders who are just starting their courses and those who have been enrolled and studied onshore or offshore in previous years.

From Thursday, 3 March no quarantine is required for vaccinated overseas students entering Western Australia.

However, they will need to have taken Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) within 12 hours of arrival and report any positive result.

Additionally, the student visa holders will need to have a registered WA Government G2G Pass.

There had been fears that Western Australia would fall behind other states which were already open to overseas students for the 2022 school and university year.

For more government info –  WA Govt Info    

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Partner visas are for married partners and de facto partners of both opposite and the same sexes and for those intending to get married.

There are two partner visas – Offshore and Onshore and there is a Prospective Marriage visa for those intending to wed.

In all instances, the applicant must be sponsored by an Australian citizen, or permanent resident.

There are these three major partner visa subclasses and partners are granted a temporary visa after the  initial process. Then later, a permanent visa may be granted following an eligibility period. if there is a long-standing relationship or children of the relationship, then the permanent visa may be granted more quickly.

Partner Visas Onshore

If you are in Australia, you are eligible to apply for  a Subclass 820 and Permanent visa subclass 801. 

Then if the relationship is genuine and continuing two years after the application was lodged then you can be granted a permanent visa.

Partner Visas Offshore

If you are outside Australia you are eligible to apply for the Subclass 309

followed by the Permanent Subclass 100 if your application is successful

Prospective Marriage Visa 300

To apply for this visa, you must be outside Australia and your fiance must be an Australian citizen,

After arriving in Australia, the applicant has nine months in which to marry their fiance.

Once married, holders of this visa can then apply for a Partner 820/801 visa to remain permanently in Australia.

Partner Visas – Complex

 Requirements

You must be sponsored by a person who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.

If you have dependent children or other dependent family members, they may make combined applications with your application provided that they meet certain requirement

Partner visas if your visa was refused or cancelled.

Partner visas also may be one of only a couple of available visa options if your visa has been refused or cancelled since your last visit to Australia.

After that, you may still  be  able to apply for a Partner visa in Australia if you meet certain criteria including:

• You must not have had a partner visa refused since you last entered Australia
• You must not have had a visa refused or cancelled on character grounds
• Your application must have  two statutory declarations from Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens  supporting your relationship with your partner.
• For all Partner visa info and assistance – phone or text +61408955770 or email.

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Partner Visas

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186 Visa Details

186 Visa  allows eligible Australian employers to sponsor skilled overseas workers to live and work permanently in Australia.

What this visa lets you do

The 186 Visa is a Permanent Residency visa. Once granted, it allows the holder (and any family members included in the application) to:

• stay in Australia indefinitely
• work and study in Australia (without restriction)
• travel to and from Australia for five years from the date the visa is granted
• enrol in Medicare
• apply for Australian citizenship
• sponsor eligible relatives for a variety of temporary and permanent Australian visas

186 Visa Eligibility

There are three entry streams:

• Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) stream
• Direct Entry stream
• Labour Agreement stream.

Temporary Residence Transition stream

The Temporary Residence Transition stream allows applicants who have held a  TSS 482 Visa with the nominating employer to apply for Permanent Residence.

To be approved under the TRT stream the nominating employer must:

• continue to be actively and lawfully operating
• have complied with its obligations as an approved sponsor
• have no adverse information against

• The nominated position must:
  • be the same (or a closely related) position as was approved for the 482 visa
  • continue to be a genuine position
  • be a full-time position available for a minimum of two years from the time the visa is granted
  • continue to meet the market salary rate and conditions (provide terms and conditions no less favourable than those afforded to Australian citizens and Permanent Residents in similar roles)
• the visa applicant must:
  • have held a 482 visa to work in the nominated (or closely related) position for at least the two years prior to application
  • have at least Vocational English
  • meet relevant health and character requirements

186 Visa – Direct Entry stream

The Direct Entry stream allows applicants who do not meet the requirements of the TRT stream to be nominated by an employer for Permanent Residence.

To be approved under the Direct Entry stream:

• the nominating employer must:
  • be actively and lawfully operating in Australia
  • meet the relevant training requirements
  • have no adverse information against it
• the nominated position must:
  • be a genuine position
  • be a full-time position available for a minimum of two years from the time the visa is granted
  • be for an occupation listed on the  Skilled Occupations LisT
  • provide terms and conditions no less favourable than those afforded to Australian citizens in  similar roles
• the visa applicant mu
  • demonstrate Competent English
  • hold a successful skills assessment for their nominated occupation
  • have at least three years of highly relevant work experience
  • meet relevant health and character requirements.

Labour Agreement stream

The Labour Agreement stream is for applicants who are nominated by an employer who has entered into a Labour Agreement negotiated and agreed to be the Australian Government.

Applicants under this stream need to meet the age, skills and English language requirements provided under the relevant Agreement, in addition to relevant health and character requirements.

186 Visa Info

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Immi info :   https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/

186 visa

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Partner Visas –  HowThey Work

Onshore 820/801 visa 

This involves two steps and takes you from temporary residency to permanent residency. You can only apply for the 820 visa if you are in Australia.  You cannot apply for it if you are overseas.

The 820 visa is granted first and the 801 some 24 months later. The initial Government visa application charge covers both.

You can stay in Australia on your 820 visa till the permanent 801 visa is granted. Getting the  801 visa makes you  a permanent resident.

Offshore 309/100 visa

You must be outside Australia to lodge an application and for the 309 visa. Two years after lodging your temporary 309 visa application, you’ll  be assessed for the permanent  100 visa which gives you PR.  You will need to evidence your continuing partnership even after the 309 temporary visa has been approved.

Prospective Marriage 300 visa

This is the third partner visa which is available. You have to be outside Australia to apply for it

. It’s a temporary visa on which  you can  move to Australia and marry your partner.

After you get your 300 visa, you have 9 months to move to Australia and get married.

During this time, you can leave and re-enter Australia as many times as you wish.

Partner Visas – Evidence

It’s important to understand that there’s a great deal of information required to complete a Partner Visa application.  This inxludes  a lot of information about your family and the relationship itself.  Australian Migration Action specialises in preparing applications for Partner Visas. Talk to us and get the best application lodged.

Partner Visa Information

For all Partner visa information,  contact us at Australian Migration Action:  Text or phone +61408955770 or email  contact@ozmigrationaction.com.au

Check processing times at:  https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-processing-times/global-visa-processing-times

Partner Visas

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If overseas students come to Australian in the next two months they will get their visa charge refunded.

Australia has  called for international students to “come on down” to help Australia  with workforce shortages

Overseas students who arrive in Australia from 19 January will have their visa application fees refunded to encourage more to enter the country.

The move is to help the nation ease workforce shortages caused by the spread of the  Covid Omicron variant.

Student Visa Refunds for 8 Weeks

International students will have their visa fee waived for eight weeks. We want them to join our workforce, the Prime Minister said.

The current Student Visa application charge is $630.  So, for the next 8 weeks, students coming to Australia will be refunded their $630 after they arrive.

The Australian government hopes the refund scheme will make a big difference in help fo fill continuing workforce shortages.

The rapid rise of COVID-19 infections has resulted in thousands of people being forced off work due to the virus or being required to self-isolate as a close contact.

The government wants to  attract scores of thousands of foreign students to come to the country

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the government was putting out the “welcome mat”.

Students Get More Work Hours

The federal government last week announced a 40-hour per fortnight working cap would be removed for foreign students in sectors affected by workforce shortages.

There are currently around 325,000 foreign students in Australia – with an estimated 150,000 still offshore.

the Prime Minister said foreign students working and being trained in health and aged care would, in particular, be “incredibly helpful” as the nation continues to grapple with the pandemic.

The Australian Industry Group also recently backed changes allowing international students to work extra hours saying the visa holders would provide much-needed support to sectors such as transport and hospitality

Australia’s borders only reopened to international students and working holiday makers last December after being shut down in response to the pandemic in March 2020.

All visa info –  contact@ozmigrationaction.com.au

STUDENT VISA REFUNDS

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