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New Regional Visas – Out with the Subclass 187 and in with the Subclass 491 and 494

As of November 16th 2019, the 187 regional visa will be abolished and two new visas will be introduced; the Skilled Employer-Sponsored Regional Visa (subclass 494) and the Skilled Work Regional Visa (subclass 491). These new skilled regional provisional visas will be available to skilled migrants and their dependent family members who want to live and work in Australia.

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When Regional Migration Doesn’t Work

The federal and state governments have put quite a bit of emphasis on regional migration. The introduction of immigration programs such as Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMA) and Skilled Regional Visas have supported regional migration. While in theory these initiatives and regional migration as a whole sound like a great plan, what happens when it doesn’t work?

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Regional Concessions: What Are They?

Regional concessions are allowances that are made on certain visa criteria. While migrants are required to meet some of the criteria listed above as well as others depending on the visa they are applying for, there are instances where the standard of these requirements are lowered. Usually this will occur in order to fill a skills shortage in regional areas.

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