[Issue 281 Australian Migration Weekly] Home Affairs Minister: migration reform report to be released before 9 May! Engineering / IT and other common occupations invited to NSW on 50-65 points! March visa processing update!
This week’s migration update
1. State nomination quota usage to the end of March — opportunities in NSW 491 / Canberra / WA
2. A flood of NSW 491 invitations — engineering / IT / common occupations invited on raw scores of 50-65
3. Canberra keeps issuing invitations across every stream — more places, lower scores
4. March visa processing update — points-based categories moving at full speed
5. The week’s grants, invitations, skills assessments and citizenship processing update