Immigration Australia has declared further details
on the implementation dates for the 491 and 494 visas, the new skilled Regional
visas introduced in November last and transitional courses of action for
Subclass 489 and Regional Skilled Migration Scheme (RSMS) visas.

Application
due dates

Immigration prompts that the last date to be welcomed for a Subclass 489 Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa will be 10 September 2019. The last date to then lodges an application dependent on an invite would be 15 November 2019.

The last date to hold up a Subclass 187 RSMS
nomination or visa through the immediate section stream will likewise be 15
November. Any RSMS nominations not concluded by 16 November will be naturally
pulled back except if the comparing visa application has additionally been
stopped.

The RSMS brief stays transitional stream will stay open to certain 457 visa holders qualified through ‘exemption’ arrangements, and the individuals who held or had connected for a 482 visa before 20 March 2019.

Subclass 186 Employer Nomination Scheme
(ENS) visa candidates won’t be influenced by these changes.

Local
Area Definition

The meaning of ‘local Australia’ will be improved to incorporate anyplace outside of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and Perth. The movement will give a list of postcodes to help candidates to decide if their territory falls into the above metropolitan regions.

Subclass
491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa

There are all possibilities to hold up an
Expression of Interest for this visa from 16 November 2019, and
States/Territories will likewise have the option to select and welcome
candidates from this date.

This is intended to replace the Subclass 489 visa, with both the State/Territory and Family supported pathways accessible. This visa will be valid for a long time, with various consistency conditions to be followed, including the prerequisite for all relatives to live, work and concentrate just in an assigned provincial region.

Subclass 494 Skilled Employer-Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa

The Subclass 494 visa procedure reflects
the one for TSS applications, as there should be a Business Sponsorship (or
Labor Agreement), and a Nomination either affirmed or submitted before a visa
application can be held up.

A Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) demand is
payable. Candidates must be under 45 years old, and hold an effective ability
evaluation at the time of lodging. Holders are additionally qualified for
Medicare, so private health care coverage isn’t required.

Visa holders will likewise be liable to a
work restriction condition like the TSS visa, should this work stop, the holder
has 90 days to locate another option or to leave Australia.

Permanent
residency pathway

Migrants who hold a Subclass 491 or 494 visas must stay on these visas in a local territory as, in any case, before 3 years they can be considered for some other talented visa. This incorporates applications for other GSM visas (189, 190), Employer Nomination Scheme, and Business visas.

So as to be qualified for the Subclass 191
Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa, candidates must meet the 3-year stay
prerequisite, alongside proof that they have earned a base assessable salary
for a long time as the holder of a local temporary visa.

The corrected GSM points test

The current GSM points test will be updated
on 16 November, giving Skilled visa candidates extra focuses as below:

•             Nomination by the state government or sponsorship by a qualified relative to reside and work in a predetermined/assigned region – 15 points (right now 10)

•             A Masters certificate by research or a Doctorate qualification from an Australian educational establishment – two scholarly years in a significant STEM field – 10 (as of now 5)

•             Partner
ability capabilities – 10 (right now 5)

•             Partner with
capable English, however not qualified for Partner expertise capabilities points
– 5 points (currently nil)

•             Single
candidate (no accomplice) – 10 points (right now nil)

Transients keen on applying for the
Subclass 489 visa must guarantee they can hold up an EOI as quickly as time
permits, as solicitations for this pathway must be issued by 10 September 2019.
This incorporates having a positive aptitude evaluation and skilled level
English at least.

Numerous expertise evaluating bodies and
state nomination bodies have long handling times, so it is essential to check
if the 10 September due date is practical. It is encouraged that potential
candidates book an interview arrangement at the earliest opportunity to decide
the most ideal path forward.

Please contact ISA Global experts for further advice.