Expanding Employer Sponsored Pathways to Permanent Residence (PR)!
Important updates for subclass 482 (or 457) visa holders!
To ensure that temporary skilled workers have a pathway to PR, the Department of Home Affairs is working on changes to the:
Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) (TSS) visa
Temporary Residence Transition stream (TRT) of the Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186) (ENS) visa
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187) (RSMS) visa
Key Points of the reform:
PR pathways for 482 visa holders regardless of their occupation
Access to the 186 TRT/ 187 TRT visa after 2 years with the same employer (currently 3).
Applies to 186 TRT/ 187 TRT visa applications lodged on/after 25 November 2023* (and applications already lodged that are yet to be finalised as at 25/11/2023)
We are ready to assist you with these upcoming changes. Contact us for guidance on how this could benefit your future in Australia!
*Pending regulation approval.
Far North Queensland DAMA rolled out
It’s now official, the Far North Queensland DAMA is operative with its 70 occupations in the list.
Similarly to the other DAMA, this DAMA will allow:
Pathway to Permanent Residency for most of the occupations
English language ability concession for several occupations (TSS 482 stage only with no concessions for ENS - permanent stage)
Salary concession for several occupations
Concession for qualifications and experience for some occupations
Further information can be found here:
https://www.cairnschamber.com.au/fnq-dama
The occupation list can be found here: