
Ministerial Directive 221 and 222 – New Skilled Visa Processing Priorities
What Employers and Applicants need to know Effective from 19 September 2026 The Australian Government has changed the order in which skilled visa applications are

What Employers and Applicants need to know Effective from 19 September 2026 The Australian Government has changed the order in which skilled visa applications are

What the Changes Could Mean for Employers, Skilled Migrants and Families 18 September 2026 The Australian Government has announced the next stage of significant reforms

What Employers Need to Know The introduction of Ministerial Direction 119 on 25 July 2026 has significantly changed how skilled visa applications are prioritised by

The Australian Government has confirmed the 2026–27 Permanent Migration Program, maintaining the overall planning level at 185,000 permanent visa places. While the headline figure remains

The government have released the new visa application charges that will commence 1 July 2026. It has been noted that most of the government fees

The Department of Home Affairs has introduced a significant procedural change that took effect on 11 March 2026. A Subclass 407 visa application can no

INCOME THRESHOLD INCREASES Effective from 1 July 2026, indexation of the skilled visa income thresholds will automatically increase. From 1 July 202, any new nomination

The Australian Department of Home Affairs has officially amended its English language test requirements for a wide range of visa subclasses, including Student, Skilled, and

INCOME THRESHOLD INCREASES Effective from 1 July 2025, indexation of the skilled visa income thresholds commenced from 1 July 2025, increasing by 4.6%. Any new

The government have released the new visa application charges that will commence 1 July 2025. The majority of the visas have followed the Consumer Price