New South Wales will continue issuing invitations for the Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa – Pathway 2 after exhausting its nomination allocation for the Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa. The state confirmed it has invited enough Expressions of Interest (EOIs) to fill its subclass 190 nomination places for the current 2025–26 program year. NSW…
If you are sponsoring overseas workers in your business, one of the most important questions you may have is whether those employees can eventually become permanent residents of Australia. The answer is yes. In many cases, Australian employer-sponsored visa pathways are designed to support a transition from temporary work visas to permanent residency. However, this…
If you are planning to secure Queensland state nomination, it is important to understand one key point from the outset: meeting the basic eligibility criteria does not guarantee an invitation. Migration Queensland applies a selective and competitive process to decide which candidates are invited to apply. This process is designed to ensure that nominees can…