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In recent weeks a huge visa application backlog, estimated to number almost one million applications, has been causing delays in visa processing. The large backlog has beset the Department of Home Affairs while Australia has been readjusting to open borders. This complicates efforts to attract skilled migrants at a time...August 4, 2022
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The Albanese Government has yet to reach 90 days in office and skilled migration and skills shortages have already emerged as key policy priorities. With Australia's unemployment rate at historically low levels and a recent OECD report identifying Australia as having the second-worst labour shortage amongst developed nations, employers...August 1, 2022
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From 1 July 2022, a new group of prior Subclass 457 Visa holders may apply for Permanent Residence through the Subclass 186 Employer-Sponsored Permanent Visa if they are over 45 years of age. What is a legacy 457 worker? The new age exemption category has been introduced for the 186...July 30, 2022