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Employer sponsored visa changes and increase of TSMIT
In line with the Australian Government’s Migration Strategy announced last year to reshape all current programs, there has been a lot of...
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May 30, 20241 min read


Temporary Graduate SC 485 visa changes from 1 July 2024
The Temporary Graduate subclass 485 visa will have two streams: the Post-Vocational Education Work (former Graduate Work) stream and the...
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May 27, 20242 min read


What the budget means for Immigration
Jim Chalmers, Australia’s Federal Treasurer handed down his third budget with a wide range of developments that will affect immigration...
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May 17, 20244 min read


Australian skilled migration points test under review
The Albanese Government is releasing a discussion paper which maps a path to reforming the skilled migration points test, which has not...
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Apr 25, 20242 min read


Jobs and Skills Australia releases draft lists of skilled occupations
Last December a plan was unveiled to streamline Australia’s skilled visa program, a process that would make visas simpler for both the...
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Apr 18, 20242 min read


Permanent Residency Ballot for Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste
An Australian permanent resident visa will be available to people from the Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste after it was successfully...
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Apr 15, 20242 min read


Skilled refugees can find work in Australia
Skilled refugees matched with employers to migrate to Australia in the Skilled Refugee Labour Agreement Pilot program. The pilot program...
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Mar 19, 20242 min read


Two-year extension of post-study work rights on subclass Temporary Graduate 485 visa to end later this year
Department of Education made an announcement about the ending in about mid 2024 of the option for two-year extension of post-study work...
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Mar 1, 20241 min read


Significant Investor Visa is not axed or is it?
Newsagencies like the Australian and BBC recently reported that the Labour Government has 'quietly axed' the Business Innovation and...
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Feb 17, 20242 min read


Greater protections for vulnerable migrant workers from July
On 7 February the Federal Labor Government said it has now delivered greater protections for vulnerable workers who speak up against...
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Feb 16, 20242 min read


Losing high-level talent in the new Temporary Graduate visa program
The recently announced changes to take place in the Temporary Graduate visa stream, reducing the age limit for eligibility for the...
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Feb 13, 20242 min read


New citizenship laws rushed through in December 2023
There are Australian citizenship ceremonies scheduled to take place tomorrow, on Australia Day granting Australian citizenship to a...
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Jan 25, 20243 min read


Happy festive season
Assent Migration Lawyers wish all our clients, their families and friends a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year All the very best for 2024...
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Dec 23, 20231 min read


Ups and downs of Australian migration and proposed reforms
After years of migration ups and downs the Albanese government says it will fix Australia’s broken and ignored migration system. Over the...
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Dec 12, 20233 min read


Changes to the employer sponsored visa programs
Changes are expected to be made by the Department of Home Affairs to the Temporary Skill Shortage subclass 482 (TSS visa) and the...
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Nov 20, 20232 min read


High Court of Australia rules indefinite detention is unlawful
On Wednesday last week the High Court ruled that a stateless Rohingya man from Myanmar who was being held in detention had been...
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Nov 14, 20232 min read


Urgent visa help for the civilians in the Hamas – Israel conflict
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has provided emergency information for those impacted by the Hamas – Israel conflict and is...
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Nov 14, 20232 min read


New permanent residency pathway for Pacific Islanders
Early next year the Australian Federal Government is expected to introduce a new visa category, the Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) which...
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Nov 13, 20232 min read


International student graduates’ report offers new options for career pathways
The new Grattan Institute report whose title is Graduates in limbo: International student visa pathways after graduation focuses...
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Oct 10, 20232 min read


Assent Migration wins Best Boutique Law Firm Australasia
Assent Migration Lawyers has taken out the APAC Insider Magazine Legal Awards for the Best Boutique Law Firm Australasia for 2023. Now in...
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Sep 19, 20231 min read
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