- COVID-19: 408 visa expands to agriculture, child care, disability care, food processing, health care sectors
- COVID-19: Major occupation list review “put aside”
- Second 485 visa for regional university graduates available from 20 January 2021
- Business skills: 132 visa closing 1 July 2021; Innovation visa to require at least $1.2 million net assets and $750,000 annual turnover; SIV shake-up coming?
- Subclass 300 – Prospective Marriage visas extended until 31 March 2022
- COVID-19: Family visas to receive concessions for visa grants in Australia from early 2021
- COVID-19 concessions for 186 and 187 TRT nominations and high-income workers
- WHM visas: Critical health work on COVID 408 visa to count towards second or third WHM visa for applications lodged from 14 Nov 2020
- All subclass 485 and 476 visas moving to internet applications from 13 November 2020
- ATO Data matching program continues to 2022-23
- 189/491: “Targeted” invitation rounds continue…
- Partner visas: sponsor framework and English coming late 2021; electronic passenger cards; COVID-19 visa refunds and waivers
- 2020-21 Planning levels: GSM visas down more than 55 per cent, “Bespoke” occupation list uncovered
- 2020-21 Budget: Planning levels remain at 160,000; Partner visa places up 82 per cent, sponsor framework and English language tests soon
- COVID-19: Concessions for certain visas made after 1 February 2020
