On August 20, 2021, Australia established a travelling exemption for Prospective Marriage visa holders and revealed outcomes of the inaugural General Skilled Migration invitation round for the 2022/2022 Immigration Program year.
It is the Australian government has enacted a variety of COVID-19 exemptions for travel. The most recent travel exemption was designed for prospective marriage Visa applicants (subclass 300). This exemption permits subclass 300 visa holders to travel and enter Australia.
The demands
Potentially married visa holders can be eligible for a travel exclusion if:
- Their subclass 300 visa has been granted the permit, and
- Their subclass 300 visa application was submitted 12 months before requesting travel exemption.
Results of the initial General Invitation to skilled Migration
The Department of Home Affairs has announced its results from the inaugural General Skilled Migration (GSM) invitation round for the 2022/22 Migration Program year. The band was held on July 26:
- Visa Subclass 189:
- Invitations issued 500 invitations
- Minimum points: 80
- Last updated: 07/07/2019
- Visa Subclass 491 (Family Sponsored)
- Invitation number given: 250
- Minimum points: 65
- Latest date of effect: 03/2021
It is not known to what professions the Department issued invitations. Still, it is possible that it was a targeted invitation round, with invitations restricted to candidates with the essential skills required for Australia’s response to COVID-19.
It is also announced that the Department has also declared that the invitation round for visa subclasses 189 491 will run quarterly during the 2021/22 year of the program, with the next round scheduled to take place in October 2021.
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