TeeTMI Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Victoria State Sponsorship - suspend sponsorship applications They are currently experiencing a very high volume of applications for visa nomination for skilled migration. In order to manage this they are not accepting any new applications at this time. They state they will continue to assess all nomination applications received prior to 15 May 2018, however delays may occur. They state that this is only a temporary measure to manage current demands. State Sponsorship Queensland temporarily suspended BSMQ has announced that they currently have a backlog of applications and they are temporarily suspending issuing new invitations for state sponsorship until further notice. South Australia State Sponsorship - change July 2018 The state of South Australia has announced that as of 1 July 2018 they will be making changes to state sponsorship via their chain migration 'family stream' pathway. Including: - they will now only offer the temporary 489 visa (this has a pathway to permanent residence assuming you meet the eligibility criteria discussed previously). - the family member in South Australia will need to have resided in South Australia for at least 24 months (previously 12 months). - the existing family member in South Australia should be a permanent resident, Australian citizen or South Australian State nominated provisional visa holder (489 visa). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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