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The Australian government recently updated guidance for U.K. nationals and permanent residents, continues updating the core skills occupation list and clarified criteria for the skilled work regional visa (subclass 491).
Key Points:
BAL Analysis: These changes are designed to better align the visa system with Australia’s free trade obligations, limit reliance on overseas nationals where there is a sufficient supply of local labor in a given occupation and increase the attractiveness of regional migration pathways. The government’s migration strategy is also beginning to take effect with policies designed to reduce net overseas migration to pre-pandemic levels.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice Group.
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