Blog Archives: 2018

16 Aug 2018

New TSS Labour Market Testing

Does your business sponsor visa holders? It’s important to understand how new TSS Labour Market Testing requirements to sponsor an overseas worker on a Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS) Subclass 482 Visa impact they way in which you will need to undertake advertising before engaging a visa holder. New legislation governing the Labour Market Testing (LMT) and advertising…

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14 Aug 2018

SAF Refunds for Sponsoring Employers

The Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) commenced on Sunday 12 August 2018 and is now in effect with SAF refunds available in some circumstances. Sponsoring businesses will now need to pay a ‘Nomination Training Contribution Charge’ (NTCC) into the SAF for each visa holder sponsored on a: – Subclass 482 Visa (Temporary Skills Shortage – TSS) – Subclass 186 Visa (Employer Nomination…

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10 Aug 2018

How Australia’s citizenship changes could impact you

If you are a permanent resident you may be keen to understand how Australia’s Citizenship changes that will be reviewed in parliament over coming months may impact you if they are passed into law. The amendments propose several changes to the eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship and could result in more migrants becoming ineligible to apply…

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7 Aug 2018

SAF Levy to apply to Subclass 482, 186 and 187 Visas from Sunday 12 August 2018

We have now received confirmation from the Government that the Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) Levy will begin to apply to all nomination applications for Subclass 482, 186 and 187 Visas from Sunday 12 August 2018. Businesses will be required a ‘Nomination Training Contribution Charge’ (NTCC) into the SAF for each visa holder sponsored. What is the SAF? The SAF…

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