The Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash and the Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, announced today that Panelbeaters and Cabinet Makers will be added to the Skilled Occupation List (SOL).
The new SOL will come into effect on 1 July 2015. It will be applicable to applications made from that date.
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Australia and Slovenia have signed a reciprocal agreement enabling young people to work and holiday in each other’s countries.
The arrangement will allow people aged 18 to 30 years to travel to each other’s country for one year and undertake short-term work and study under the Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa.
A start date will be announced at a later date.
More information about this announcement can be found here.
On 16 June 2015, the Senate disallowed the Legislative Instrument IMMI 15/050 which came into effect on 18 April 2015, reducing the high income salary threshold from $250,000 to $180,000. As a result, the previous instrument IMMI 13/028 is now back in effect. This means that until further notice, the high income salary threshold for Subclass 457 visa is $250,000. All applications will be assessed against the $250,000 threshold from 17 June 2015 onwards.