Australia’s new Skills in Demand Visa is bringing exciting changes for skilled workers! Here are the highlights:

Up to 4 years of work & residence rights

Clearer path to permanent residency

3 targeted streams:

Specialist Skills Stream: No occupation list, $135K salary

Core Skills Stream: New occupation list, salary at or above TSMIT

Labour Agreement Stream: Sponsored by companies with unique agreements

Reduced work experience requirement: Only 1 year of relevant experience needed (down from 2)

Note: The existing Subclass 482 visa will close to new applications once the SID visa is live (expected end of 2024).