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IMPACT – HIGH
A host of changes to Australian immigration systems are set to take effect 1 July 2017. Some of the changes were announced in April, when Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Australia would abolish the Subclass 457 Temporary Skilled Work visa and replace it with a new Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa stream. Others were included in the Federal Budget, which was released in early May. And still others were included in amendments to regulations that were announced later in May.
Key Changes as of 1 July:
BAL Analysis: Employers and foreign nationals should familiarise themselves with the changes outlined above. Those in the process of preparing a 457 visa application should make sure they have obtained the requisite police clearance certificates and satisfy the English language requirements. Companies may need to make slight adjustments to their budgets to account for the increased VACs, whilst the new Subclass 189 New Zealand stream will make it easier for some eligible New Zealand passport holders to become Australian permanent residents. BAL Australia will be holding a webinar in July that will cover the outcome of the immigration changes listed above, as well as additional changes scheduled to take effect in March 2018. Further details of this event will be announced soon.
This alert has been provided by BAL Australia. For additional information, please contact australia@bal.com.
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