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Australia Skilled Visa & Migration Updates

  • simonpang5
  • Jun 13
  • 2 min read

TSS 482 Visa & Skills in Demand (SID) Program

  • The Department is on track to finalise the TSS legacy caseload by end of this program year.

  • As of 4 June 2025, 85% of the 51,166 legacy TSS applications (as of SID launch on 7 Dec 2024) have been assessed; 6,600 applications (15%) are still pending initial assessment, or 21,000 including secondary applicants (visa, nomination, sponsorship).

  • High SID demand → more resources added. Once TSS finalised, these resources will shift to SID processing.

  • SID streams have published timeframes:

7 days for Specialist Skills

21 days for Core Skills


Regional Visas (491/494/191)

  • 491 invitation rounds expected in early next program year.

  • Processing times increased due to 40% higher demand YoY.


Training Visa (Subclass 407)

  • Applications rose from 4,000/year to 20,000 by May 2025.

  • Decision stats: 5,576 granted, 1,328 refused, 1,767 withdrawn (as of May).

  • From April 2025: a 2-week buffer between nomination decision & visa decision to allow applicant action (withdraw, re-nominate, or appeal).

  • If a second nomination is refused, the visa will be refused too.

  • Pre-April applicants have no review rights due to legislative limitations.

  • The Department is triaging cases and prioritising long-term sponsors.


National Innovation Visa (NIV)

  • Procedural instructions under 4-week consultation.

  • 6,400 applications on hand (as of 26 May 2025); 130 invitations; few grants so far.


Family Visas (Partner & Parent)

  • Bridging visa delays: due to system/manual intervention needs.

  • Sc 820 processing time reduced from 15 to 14 months.

  • Sc 309 from 13 to 12 months (as of April).

  • Offshore partner applicants may still be refused visitor visas on temporary stay grounds, though some are granted.

  • New parent visa instructions to be released within a month.


Citizenship

  • NZ Pathway → 90,000 applicants (30,000 YoY increase).

  • Longstanding cases (5+ years) reduced to under 200.

  • 83% of approved applicants attend conferral within 3 months.


VACCU & Character Cases

  • 3–6 months processing time. 160–260 new referrals/month.

  • 4,000+ cases on hand, 30% are domestic violence cases.

  • VACCU removed 600 low-risk cases to streamline the process.


Humanitarian Visas

  • 2024/25 Humanitarian Program on track: 20,000 places (4,000 onshore + 16,000 offshore).

  • Ukrainian case finalisation expected by the end of the program year.

  • Palestinian/Israeli: 937 grants; 1,400 offers; 1,200 accepted. Long-term pathways are still under consideration.

 
 
 

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