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📙 Daily Activity Report: 11 Apr 2025 👨🏻💻 Data entered into database at end of day. 📮 Past Posts | 📫 User Guide | 💬 Live Chat
📙 Daily Activity Report: 10 Apr 2025 👨🏻💻 Data will be entered into database at end of the day. Past posts here → 📫 New User? Check out useful resources → 💬 Join Live Chatbox here →
📙 Daily Activity Report: 09 Apr 2025 👨🏻💻 Data will be entered into our database at the end of the day. 💾 View past posts here → 📫 New User? Check out useful resources →
🍏 VIC Invitation Round 08 Apr 2025 Data will be uploaded here at end of day.
📙 Daily Activity Report: 08 Apr 2025 👨🏻💻 Data will be entered into our database at the end of the day. 💾 View past posts here → 📫 New User? Check out useful resources →
NT Update on 07 April 2025 🇦🇺 Onshore Applicants - NT Graduate Stream – ALL applications received have been finalised or are currently under assessment. - NT Resident Stream – ALL applications received have been finalised or are currently under assessment.
🌎 Offshore Applicants - NT Family Stream – ALL applications received have been finalised or are currently under assessment. - Job Offer Stream – ALL applications received have been finalised or are currently under assessment. - Priority Occupation Stream – Currently processing applications lodged on 22 July 2024. Please note, a large volume of applications were received on this date.
TAS update 07 April 2025 Processing times: The oldest nomination application which has not been allocated for processing was lodged on 16 March 2025.
Nominations, applications and Registrations of Interest (ROI) Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: - Nominations – 1533 of 2100 places used - Nomination applications lodged but not decided – 102 - Invitations to apply for nomination issued but not yet accepted – 82 - Registrations of interest on hand - 311
Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: - Nominations – 586 of 760 places used - Nomination applications lodged but not decided – 52 - Invitations to apply for nomination issued but not yet accepted – 53 - Registrations of interest on hand - 274 Candidates with at least one Orange-Plus attribute will be issued an Orange pass. However, they will be noted internally by Migration Tasmania as a high priority and are highly likely to receive an invitation to apply for nomination within six months. The higher the number of Orange-Plus attributes a candidate attains, the sooner an invitation will be issued.
All subclass 190 candidates with at least one Orange-Plus attribute will be invited to apply for nomination this program year.
Employment must be skilled to claim Orange-Plus attributes.
📙 Daily Activity Report: 07 Apr 2025 👨🏻💻 Data will be entered into our database at the end of the day. 💾 View past posts here → 📫 New User? Check out useful resources →
What does a request for Functional English look like? You are required to provide evidence of functional English or pay the second instalment of the visa application charge (second VAC).
If you have decided to pay the second VAC, attach a letter to your application in ImmiAccount and you will be provided with more information about when to make this payment.
To prove that you have functional English you must provide evidence of one of the following: - You are the holder of a valid passport issued by the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland and you are a citizen of that country. - An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) average band score of at least 4.5 based on the four test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening. The test must be completed not more than 12 months before lodging the visa application or can be completed during visa application processing. - A Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) total band score of at least 32 based on the four test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening. The test must be completed not more than 12 months before lodging the visa application or can be completed during visa application processing. - A Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic overall band score of at least 30 based on the four test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening. The test must be completed not more than 12 months before lodging the visa application or can be completed during visa application processing. - A Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) test result with an overall score of at least 147 across the four test components. The test must have been conducted on or after 1 January 2015. The test must not have been conducted more than 12 months before lodging the visa application or can be completed during visa application processing. - An Australian Assessment of Communicative English Skills (ACCESS) test result at the functional level, certified by the relevant testing body. The test must be completed not more than 12 months before lodging the visa application or can be completed during visa application processing. - You have completed all years of primary education and at least three years of secondary education at educational institutions in which all instruction was conducted in English. - You have completed at least five years of secondary education at institutions in which all instruction was conducted in English. - You have successfully completed, in Australia, at least one year of full-time or equivalent part-time study towards a degree, higher degree, diploma, or associate diploma at an institution or institutions where all the instruction was conducted in English. - You hold an award (being a degree, higher degree, diploma or trade certificate) that required at least two years of full-time study or training and all instruction (including instruction received in other courses for which you were allowed credit) for that award was conducted in English.
📙 Daily Activity Report: 04 Apr 2025 👨🏻💻 Data will be entered into our database at the end of the day. 💾 View past posts here → 📫 New User? Check out useful resources →
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🏉 WA Invitation Round 28 Mar 2025 Data will be uploaded here at end of day. Download round pdf here → Points shown are inclusive of state points. WA does not release Subclass information so the shown points could be either 190 or 491.
📙 Daily Activity Report: 28 Mar 2025 👨🏻💻 Data will be entered into our database at the end of the day. 💾 View past posts and invitation rounds here → 📫 New User? Check out useful resources →
Canberra Matrix Invitation Round: 20 March 2025 The ACT has a fixed number of nomination places available each month (pro-rata against the annual allocation). The highest ranked Matrix in each occupation were invited to apply for ACT nomination. The cut‑off for selection depended on the remaining monthly allocation, the date and time of Matrix submission, occupation cap and demand. The greater the demand for an occupation, the higher the rank of the Matrix score invited.
The minimum ranking score is an indication only and not a guarantee that an invitation was issued. Invitations will not be issued if you have an active application in the system; or if you have previously received ACT nomination.
Canberra Matrix submissions in occupations in critical sectors may be prioritised.
Canberra residents Matrix nominating Small Business Owners - 190 nominations: 5 invitations - 190 minimum matrix score: 120 - 491 nominations: 6 invitations - 491 minimum matrix score: 115
Matrix nominating 457 / 482 visa holders - 190 nominations: 36 invitations - 491 nominations: 7 invitations
Matrix nominating Critical Skill Occupations - 190 nominations: 206 invitations - 491 nominations: 263 invitations
Overseas applicants Matrix nominating Critical Skill Occupations: - 190 nominations: 36 invitations - 491 nominations: 80 invitations
2024-2025 Allocation of ACT Nomination Places: Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: 1000 places Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: 800 places
Application Count @ 21 March 2025 Total approvals: 1038 approvals - 190 Nominations: 547 approvals - 491 Nominations: 491 approvals
Total refusals: 92 applications - 190 Nominations: 44 refusals (7%) - 491 Nominations: 48 refusals (9%)
Approvals by residency status since the last invitation round - ACT Resident: 907 approvals (87%) - Overseas Resident: 131 approvals (13%)
Remaining Allocation 2024-2025 Total allocation remaining: 762 nomination places - 190 Nominations: 453 - 491 Nominations: 309
🏉 WA Invitation Round 27 Mar 2025 Data will be uploaded here at end of day. WA PDF is now available → Points shown are inclusive of state points. WA does not release Subclass information so the shown points could be either 190 or 491.
📙 Daily Activity Report: 27 Mar 2025 👨🏻💻 Data will be entered into our database at the end of the day. 💾 View past posts and invitation rounds here → 📫 New User? Check out useful resources →
Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) Release 26 March 2025 Permanent Migration Program Planning Levels 2025-26 The Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) today welcomed no apparent reduction in the permanent migration program, as it appears the program will remain at 185,000 places in FY2025-26.
"This is a good sign for employers and businesses who are facing skills shortages and for Australian citizens wishing to reunite with their loved ones. With net overseas migration projected to track downwards towards normal and sustainable levels the government has made a sensible decision in not reducing the permanent migration program in a kneejerk manner” said Peter van Vliet CEO MIA.
A well-managed migration program is vital to growing Australia’s economy and ensuring our future remains strong and prosperous. Migration also plays a critical role for regional development, supporting and sustaining regional communities across Australia.
“Maintaining the current permanent migration planning level enhances business confidence in addressing skills shortages via Employer Sponsored visas, and contributes to our economy and tax base, as well as ameliorating population ageing,” said Peter van Vliet, MIA CEO
“It will also ensure that partner visa waiting times do not extend further which is better news for Australians wanting to settle with their loved ones”.
“The MIA supports a properly managed, strategic migration program to continue to support Australia’s society and economy into the future. Australia is significantly shaped by migration, contributing to a productive, diverse and dynamic society”, Mr van Vliet added.
Download the complete release here.
Note: No official announcement has been made by DHA yet.
📙 Daily Activity Report: 26 Mar 2025 👨🏻💻 Data will be entered into our database at the end of the day. 💾 View past posts and invitation rounds here → 📫 New User? Check out useful resources →
🏟️ NSW Invitation Round 25 Mar 2025 Data will be uploaded here at end of day.
Annual indexation of skilled visa income thresholds from 1 July 2025 From 1 July 2025, skilled visa income thresholds will be increased by 4.6%. This is in line with changes to the annual Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings (AWOTE). This delivers on the commitment outlined in the Migration Strategy, as recommended by the Migration Review.
Income thresholds are indexed annually so wages for skilled migrants increase at the same rate as Australian workers. This ensures that people cannot use skilled migration to undercut Australian workers.
From 1 July 2025, indexation changes will be as follows: - Core Skills Income Threshold (CSIT) will increase from AUD73,150 to AUD76,515. This will impact nomination applications for the Core Skills stream of the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and the Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186). - Specialist Skills Income Threshold (SSIT) will increase from AUD135,000 to AUD141,210. This will impact nomination applications for the Specialist Skills stream of the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482). - Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) used for the Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa (subclass 494) and the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) (subclass 187) will increase from AUD73,150 to AUD76,515. This is in line with the CSIT and subject to approval of relevant legislation.
New nomination applications from 1 July 2025 must meet the new relevant income threshold or the annual market salary rate, whichever is higher. This change will not apply to existing visa holders and nominations lodged before 1 July 2025.
