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Skilled Visas
Immigration Tips
Employer Sponsored Visas
September 28, 2026
Registered Nurses: Every ANZSCO Code, the Assessment, and the Visa Routes
All fourteen registered nurse occupations sit on the same occupation lists, are assessed by the same authority, and open the same visas: 189, 190, 491, 482, 186 and 494. The decision that actually matters is whether you need Australian registration before ANMAC will assess you, and for most countries you do.
Australian Immigration News
Skilled Visas
September 27, 2026
The 10 Points for a Research Masters or PhD: Which Fields Now Count
A new instrument replaces the 2016 list of fields of education behind the specialist educational qualification points. Twenty-one fields across sciences, IT and engineering, worth 10 points on a 189, 190, 489 or 491. The catch is the kind of degree: a coursework masters doesn't qualify.
Australian Immigration News
Skilled Visas
September 20, 2026
Ministerial Directions 121 and 122: Who Gets Priority Processing Now
Direction 119 has been revoked. Two new directions now set the processing queue for the subclasses 482, 186, 187, 189, 190, 191, 489, 491, 494, 887 and 888. They add agriculture, aquaculture, fishing and resources to the priority sectors, give the Specialist Skills stream its own band, and drop the onshore-first split at the top of the order.
Australian Immigration News
Visa Updates
August 10, 2026
ART Changes in 2026: What Has Passed and What Is Still a Bill
The Administrative and Judicial Review bill passed the House on 20 August 2026 but is still before the Senate. A separate ART law has passed: since 1 June 2026 most student visa refusal reviews are decided without a hearing, including some already lodged.
Skilled Visas
Occupations
August 10, 2026
Tasmania's 2026-27 Nomination Changes: What Actually Changed
Tasmania has reweighted its priority attributes, tightened the Gold pass, lifted income levels in line with the TSMIT, and set new rules for motor mechanics and massage therapists from 1 December 2026.
Visa Updates
Occupations
August 3, 2026
Early Childhood Teacher 241111: ACECQA Skills Assessment
How early childhood teachers get an ACECQA skills assessment, plus the three ACECQA assessment types (migration, provisional and DAMA) and which occupation and visa each one is for.
Occupations
Skilled Visas
Work Visa
August 3, 2026
Secondary School Teacher 241411: Skills Assessment and Visas
How secondary school teachers get an AITSL skills assessment, the two criteria you must meet, which visas ANZSCO 241411 opens, and why the SkillSelect data looks more encouraging than most occupations.
Visa Updates
Occupations
Skilled Visas
Work Visa
August 3, 2026
Chef 351311: Skills Assessment and Visa Pathways
How chefs get a Trades Recognition Australia skills assessment, the difference between the PSA, JRP, TSS, OSAP and MSA programs, which visas ANZSCO 351311 opens, and what the SkillSelect data shows.
Australian Immigration News
Visa Updates
Skilled Visas
July 31, 2026
Ministerial Direction 120 and the National Innovation Visa
From 25 July 2026, Direction 120 sets the processing order for the National Innovation visa (Class BX) and guides officers in assessing the "exceptional and outstanding achievement" criterion. Who gets to the front, and what counts as top talent.
Australian Immigration News
Family Visa
Visa Updates
July 31, 2026
Ministerial Direction 117: How Family Visas Are Now Prioritised
From 25 July 2026, Direction 117 sets the order the Department works through family and partner visa applications, putting onshore applicants and partner and child cases ahead of parent and other-family cases.
Australian Immigration News
Skilled Visas
Visa Updates
July 31, 2026
Ministerial Direction 119: The New Skilled Visa Processing Order
From 25 July 2026, Direction 119 sets a new processing order for skilled visas, pulls the subclass 482 into the priority system, and ranks applications by occupation and by whether you're onshore or offshore.
Refusal/Cancellations
Immigration Tips
July 24, 2026
Your Visa Was Refused: Your Options and the ART Deadline
A refusal is not always the end, but the review clock is short and, for migration decisions, cannot be extended. What refusal means, your options, and the deadlines that decide them.
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