News & Update Information
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South Australia has issued an interim state sponsorship list.
South Australia has issued an interim state sponsorship list. South Australia will be accepting new applications for sponsorships for skilled migrants who wish to live and work in South Australia. Please refer to the folowing link http://www.migration.sa.gov.au/sa/immigrate_from_overseas/visa_options/gen_skill3.jsp#updates
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Mandatory Visa Length OSHC from 1st July 2010
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has today confirmed to Medibank Private the following arrangements for the introduction of mandatory Visa Length Cover (VLC) for all student visa applicants from July 1, 2010. DIAC are currently in the process of updating information on these changes for release on the DIAC website on 1 July. All relevant information will be released at: http://www.immi.gov.au/business-services/education providers/roles_responsibilities.htm - under the heading “Arranging Health Insurance for Students”. This roll-out of information will be updated on an ongoing basis with examples of best practice. The requirement is to become effective for those who apply for a student visa on or after July 1st, 2010. Whilst it is best practice for all students to have VLC, there is no requirement by DIAC for current student visa holders to have VLC as their visa application has already been assessed and approved. Current students who apply for a subsequent student visa after 1 July, 2010 will be required to provide evidence that they have visa length OSHC. When completing a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) for commencing students on or after July 1st, 2010 selecting YES in response to the question about the provision of OSHC by the Education Provider is advising DIAC that OSHC has been arranged for the entire length of the student visa. DIAC have asked education providers to include the expiry date of the OSHC policy and Policy Type (Single or Family) in the ‘Comment’ field – this will be considered as official advice that this requirement has been met for the student. The DIAC assessment of student visa expiry dates, according to course length and course completion, has not changed. You will be able to accurately determine the visa expiry date from the information below: Duration of Course Duration of Visa 10 months or less One month longer than the duration of the course Longer than 10 months Two months longer than the duration of the course Longer than 10 months and finishing October-December The visa will usually be granted up to March 15 of the following year The OSHC start date should be the date the student is advised or expected to arrive in Australia.
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Skills Recognition General Occupations - VETASSESS
Applications for skills assessment received before 1 July 2010 This advice applies to skills assessments received before 1 July 2010 when the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) and the new Skilled Occupation List (SOL) will be introduced by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. It is expected that skills assessments for nominated occupations in the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) will continue to be accepted for migration purposes from 1 July 2010 if the application for the skills assessment was received before 1 July 2010. This is the case even if the skills assessment was finalised after 30 June 2010 and the nominated occupation is not on the new SOL.
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Updated Priority Processing-23sep2009
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, has set new priority processing arrangements for certain Skilled Migration visas. These arrangements are designed to better address the needs of industry by targeting skills in critical need across a number of sectors. The current priority processing Direction commenced on 23 September 2009. The Direction applies to applications in the pipeline that have not been finalised, and to applications lodged with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, on or after 23 September 2009.
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