subclass 482 TSS Short Term Visa options for Permanent Residency

Permanent Residency Options for subclass 482 TSS Short Term Visa Holders.

From 1 July 2022 there will be a temporary change to improve access to permanent residence for skilled migrant workers who chose to stay in Australia during the pandemic.

Subclass 482 Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa holders, in the … Read the rest

subclass 189 Skilled Independent Visa Grant statistics to 28 Feb 2022

During the 8 months, 1 July 2021 to 28 February 2022, there were  862 subclass 189 Skilled Independent visas granted.

  • 473 were onshore applications.
  • 389 were offshore applications.

Onshore subclass 189 grants per month:

  • 111 subclass 189 grants in Jul 2021.
  • 73 subclass 189 grants in Aug 2021.
  • 36 subclass
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subclass 189 Skilled Independent New Zealand pathway visas. Feb 2022

subclass 189 Skilled Independent New Zealand pathway.

There were 10,963 applicants for the subclass 189 Skilled Independent New Zealand pathway visas still on hand at 28 February 2022.

That number relates to applications lodged between February 2020 and February 2022, and includes both primary and secondary applicants.

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Subclass 491 Visa Grants at 31 January 2022

Subclass 491 Visa Applications Granted at January 2022.

4,632 subclass 491 skilled work regional visa applications were granted in 31 January 2022.

15,737 subclass 491 skilled work regional visa applications had been granted between 16 November 2019 and 31 January 2022.

Source: Freedom of Information Request FA 22/02/00410

Subclass 186 Visa Processing Times.

Subclass 186 visa processing times March 2022.

Processing times for Subclass 186 visas finalised in March 2022.

Subclass 186 Direct Entry Pathway processing times in March 2022.

Median average processing time for Subclass 186 Direct Entry Pathway visas, that were finalised in March 2022, was 5 months.

  • 25% took under
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WA State Nomination subclass 190 and 491

Western Australian State nomination allocations.

At 1st February 2022, Western Australia met their quota of places for the 2021-22 State nomination program for subclass 190 and 491 visas.

Current applications will continue to be processed, and any applications which meet the requirements to be approved, will be placed on hold, … Read the rest

Subclass 189 visa Processing Times

subclass 189 Visa Processing Times December, 2021.

subclass 189 Points-Tested Processing Times December, 2021.

Median average processing time for subclass 189 Points-Tested visa in December 2021 was 5 months.

  • 25% took under 47 days
  • 25% took between 47 days and 5 months
  • 25% took between 5 months and 21 months
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