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Australian Immigration Updates: February 2025
Your monthly immigration brief from Hannan Tew Lawyers
LATEST IMMIGRATION NEWS
📆 Processing times for the Skills in Demand (subclass 482) visas have been updated (90% processed within 47 days for the Core Skills Stream and 39 days for the Specialist Skills Stream)
📈 The Department of Home Affairs has updated its website with the January 2025 invitation round outcomes for the Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) and Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (subclass 491) visas
💵 As of 1 February 2025, the cost of an initial Graduate (subclass 485) visa increased from $2,235 for primary applicants, $1,115 for secondary applicants over 18 and $560 for secondary applicants under 18
WHATS ON?
In case you missed it, you can watch Alyse Lee’s comprehensive update on the new Skills in Demand (Subclass 482) visa at our Youtube channel. This session covers:
✅ the latest changes to visa requirements and work rights
✅ sponsorship obligations and compliance
✅ frequently asked questions
✅ how Hannan Tew can help navigate these changes
This session is suitable for: employers looking to sponsor workers, an employee looking to apply for an employer sponsored visa, or anyone interested in a summary of the recent changes to Austraila's employer sponsored migration program.
BLOG SPOTLIGHT
Numerous visa options are available to those seeking permanent residence based on being a child who has been, or is in the process of being adopted by an Australian citizen, Australian permanent visa holder (PR), or an eligible New Zealand citizen (ENZC).
These visas support the principle of family unity and the interests of family wellbeing. However, adoptions can be incredibly complex, often involving different government departments and authorities, and different laws that must be adhered to depending on how and where the adoption took place.
Given the intricacies of Australian visa’s requirements for adopted children, anyone considering this would be encouraged to have a comprehensive understanding not just of the adoption process itself, but of migration requirements. Otherwise, an adoptive parent may undertake the lengthy and costly process only to discover afterwards that their adopted child does not easily meet (or worse yet, fails) legislated visa criteria.
