This Week in Migration

Migration Weekly

All the news this week is about the major migration overhaul, so this issue of the Weekly is built around the reform. Beyond that, everyone is keen on grant and invitation progress, and this week is no exception.

Australia’s biggest migration system review since 1990 was recently handed to the Federal Government, examining every aspect of migration and offering recommendations. After reading the report, the Minister for Home Affairs gave a speech this Thursday outlining the broad changes the Government is currently looking to make.

Changes the Minister for Home Affairs mentioned and for which a timeframe can be roughly confirmed:

1. From 1 July 2023, the TSMIT threshold will rise from AUD 53,900 to AUD 70,000.

Who is affected:

This will definitely affect employer-sponsored TSS visa applicants.

It may also affect applicants transitioning from the 491 to the 191. It must be stressed here that the specific income requirement for the 491-to-191 transition has still not been clearly legislated; TSMIT and the 53,900 figure were first mentioned when the new 491 visa policy was introduced. We hope the Government clarifies the relevant legislation as soon as possible, and that it considers applicants who have already been granted the 491, at the very least offering a possible transitional policy.

Transitional policy:

The Minister for Home Affairs said there will be a transitional policy, but did not reveal the specific details.

However, because this higher threshold takes effect on 1 July, we expect plenty of detail to emerge in the near term.

2. Before the end of 2023, all temporary skilled migrants (this should mainly refer to employer-sponsored workers) will have a pathway to PR.

The preliminary plan is to establish three pathways

The first is a fast-track pathway for highly skilled, high-end professionals

The second will be the mainstream pathway, where eligible occupations adjust in line with skills demand over time

The third is for areas of critical shortage

Changes the Minister for Home Affairs mentioned that may be seen in the short to medium term:

1. The Minister for Home Affairs said the points table will be reformed, but gave no timeframe. She said the current requirements are set too low. Which skills and work experience the points system prioritises will depend on actual skills demand, rather than being based solely on the occupation lists.The review report, for its part, recommends adding points for partners in various circumstances.

2. The Minister for Home Affairs said the GTI will be reformed (the implication being that it should not be abolished entirely), hinting that there will be a new team to identify and seek out genuinely highly skilled global talent, to improve the clarity of the selection criteria. She also said the nominator requirement may no longer be needed going forward.

3. Business and investor migration will not necessarily be abolished, but there will be structural reform.They still need to understand more about the situation and gather more views from various quarters.

4. Scrutiny of the student visa system will be strengthened, with strict checks on the genuineness of students, and the student visa threshold will be raised (no timetable).

Migration review reformrecommendations the report raised, but that the Minister for Home Affairs did not mention — some of the key recommendations:

1. Introduce a ballot system for parent migration to prevent further backlogs.Roll out cheaper and more attractive temporary visas for parents. The report notes that this draws on the ballot systems New Zealand and Canada currently use; we also published a dedicated article on Friday to break it down:Tackling the Huge Parent Migration Backlog — Switch to a Ballot System and Raise Sponsor Requirements? How Do the NZ and Canada Policies It Looks To Actually Work

2. Review the cap on student visa work hours, including whether unpaid work, integrated study, internships and work experience count towards the cap.

3. Have international students automatically receive a Graduate Work visa after completing study that fully meets the requirements

4. Align the English language requirement for student and/or postgraduate visas with that for skilled visas — that is, also requiring a 6 in each of the four bands

5. Replace the current GTE for student visa applications with a Genuine Student test (GST)

For more detailed news, look back at:[One Article to Understand Today’s Major Australian Migration Overhaul] Points system / Employer / 500 / 485 / Parents / GTI / Investment all covered! $53,900 rises to 70K next financial year!

In short

For those that already have an implementation date, wait for the detailed rules

For everything else, lodge when you should — in most cases, the earlier you lodge, the more peace of mind

For example, if your EOI has already been invited, points-table reform will not affect you

If you’re on the 189/190 waiting for a grant, there’s no need to panic

If your PR has already been granted, still lodge parent migration sooner rather than later

9 May is the day the Federal Government announces the 23–24 financial year Budget

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State Nomination Invitation / GTI Invitation Data

Canberra (ACT) State Nomination

Formal Nomination Approved

2023–4–17 submitted, 2023–4–24 invited ACT190, Accountant (General)

2023–4–18 submitted, 2023–4–26 invited ACT190, Architectural Draftsperson

2023–4–17 submitted, 2023–4–26 invited ACT491, Organisation and Methods Analyst

Submitted 18 Apr 2023, invited 27 Apr 2023 ACT190, Accountant (General)

Submitted 18 Apr 2023, invited 27 Apr 2023 ACT190, Software Engineer

Submitted 18 Apr 2023, invited 27 Apr 2023 ACT190, Systems Analyst

Submitted 14 Apr 2023, invited 28 Apr 2023 NSW491

Matrix Invitation

Submitted 11 April 2023, invited 23 Apr 2023 at 90 points – Accountant
(General)

Submitted 6 April 2023, invited 23 Apr 2023 at 85 points – Accountant
(General)

Submitted 11 April 2023, invited 23 Apr 2023 at 80 points – Accountant
(General)

Submitted 18 April 2023, invited 23 Apr 2023 at 80 points – Accountant
(General)

Submitted 12 April 2023, invited 23 Apr 2023 at 75 points – ICT Security
Specialist

Submitted 24 April
2023, invited 27 Apr 2023 at 80 points – Landscape Architect

Victoria State Nomination

None this week

Tasmania State Nomination

One 491 pre-invitation and one 190 pre-invitation

NSW State Nomination

Formal Nomination

190 pre-invitation received 5 Apr 2023, formal documents submitted 13 Apr 2023, nomination formally approved 24 Apr 2023, 85+5 Accounting, onshore

190 pre-invitation received 5 Apr 2023, formal documents submitted 18 Apr 2023, nomination formally approved 26 Apr 2023

491 submitted early 2023, formal nomination received 28 Apr 2023, ICT Security Specialist

South Australia State Nomination

None this week

Queensland State Nomination

None this week

Western Australia State Nomination

None this week

Northern Territory State Nomination

None this week

Business and Investor Migration / GTI Invitations

None this week

This Week’s Grant Progress and Analysis

Subclass 189 Skilled Independent

None this week

Subclass 190 State-Nominated Skilled

190 submitted onshore 04 Nov 2022, granted 27 Apr 2023 – Accountant (General)

Submitted 29 Jun 2021, granted 27 Apr 2023

Subclass 491 (new regional) / Subclass 489 (old regional) sponsored visa

491 submitted onshore 30 Mar 2022, granted 26 Apr 2023 – Electronics Engineer

491 submitted onshore 02 Dec 2021, granted 27 Apr 2023 – Software Engineer

491 submitted onshore 31 Mar 2022, granted 27 Apr 2023 – Graphic Designer

Subclass 887 Skilled Regional (Permanent) visa

None this week

Employer Sponsored

186 DE late March 2022, visa and nomination approved together 28 Apr 2023, software engineer

Business and Investor Migration / GTI

None this week

Subclass 600 Visitor visa

Submitted 13 Apr 2023, granted 24 Apr 2023, PR parents

Submitted 11 Apr 2023, granted 24 Apr 2023, PR parents

Submitted 30 Mar 2023, granted 24 Apr 2023, PR parents

Submitted 31 Mar 2023, granted 26 Apr 2023

Submitted 26 Apr 2023, granted 27 Apr 2023, PR parents

Submitted 24 Apr 2023, granted 28 Apr 2023, PR parents

Subclass 500 Student visa

500 submitted onshore 06 Apr 2023, granted 24 Apr 2023

Subclass 485 Graduate Work visa

485 submitted onshore 28 Feb 2023, granted 27 Apr
2023

Submitted 27 Feb 2023, granted 24 Apr 2023

Submitted 26 Apr 2023, granted 27 Apr 2023, VET stream

Submitted 5 May 2022, granted 28 Apr 2023

Submitted 8 Mar 2023, granted 28 Apr 2023

Partner Migration

12 Mar 2021, 820+801 granted 27 Apr 2023

Submitted 21 Mar 2021, granted 27 Apr 2023, 801+820 together

Parent Migration / Visa / Child Visa

870 submitted 1 Feb 2023, granted 28 Apr 2023

Subclass 408 visa

None this week

Subclass 155 visa

None this week

Citizenship Application

None this week

This Week’s Skills Assessment Processing Progress

ACS (IT-related)

Submitted 27 Jan 2023, approved 27 Apr 2023, developer programmer

Submitted 30 Jan 2023, approved 27 Apr 2023, ICT BA

EA (Engineering)

Submitted 17 Mar 2023, approved 28 Apr 2023, Civil Engineering, CDR

VETASSESS

Organisation and Methods Analyst approved, expedited with no phone interview

Cardiac Technician, expedited

Retail Buyer, expedited – result in 1 day

Conference and Event Organiser, expedited

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