In December 2024, Australia replaced the Global Talent Visa (Subclass 858) with the National Innovation Visa (NIV) (still under Subclass 858 but with updated criteria). Here’s a breakdown of
You need to clearly demonstrate: Put yourself in the Australian immigration officer’s shoes when preparing your application, how can I demonstrate You also need to
Other than renaming the visa from Global Talent to National Innovation visa, there are some significant substantive changes to the subclass 858 visa programme. Below
The much talked about Australian Jobs and Skills Summit, held on the 1st and 2nd of September in Canberra, concluded with 36 key initiatives to address workplace relation reforms and worsening skill shortages across the country. Changes to migration planning has been a critical issue throughout the two-day discussions, and the resulting announcement of increasing the…
We knew in September that the planning levels were going to increase to 195,000 places. On 25 October, with the release of the Federal Budget, the government provided us with a breakdown of the migration planning levels, which sees an increase in General Skilled and Employer Sponsored, but a reduction in the Global Talent and…
Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) has, in the February 2023 Labour Market Update, identified the top 20 occupations in demand in Australia. With Registered Nurses being the most in demand occupation, other occupations included those from the IT, Engineering, Health and Welfare Support Workers, and Trade professions: According to the JSA report, skills shortages increased…