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Expanded Permanent Residence Pathways under Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) Stream

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryAustralia
Operative dateNovember 25, 2023
CategoryLabor migration and permanent residency
Policy toolDelegated legislation
Affected groupTemporary skilled visa holders (subclasses 482 and 457)

Policy effect

Expands pathways to permanent residence for Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) Subclass 482 and Subclass 457 visa holders under the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) Subclass 186 and RSMS Subclass 187 TRT streams. Reduces the required employer sponsorship period from 3 years in 4 years to 2 years in 3 years, removes the requirement for occupations to be on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) for TRT, and removes the limit on onshore Short-Term stream Subclass 482 visa renewals.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Reduces the required employer sponsorship period from 3 years in 4 years to 2 years in 3 years, removes the requirement for occupations to be on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) for TRT, and removes the limit on onshore Short-Term stream Subclass 482 visa renewals.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

… )(e) or paragraph 5.19(5)(f) or (g) (as applicable) or any requirement for a different period of time specified for the applicant in an instrument made under subregulation 5.19(6)”, substitute “the requirement in paragraph 5.19(5)(e), or in paragraph 5.19(5)(f) or (g) (as applicable)”. 2 Subparagraphs 5.19(5)(a)(i) to (vi) Repeal the subparagraphs, substitute: (i) a Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled)) visa; or (ii) a Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) visa; or (iii) if the last substantive visa held by the identified person was a visa mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii)—a bridging visa granted on the basis that the person is an applicant for a visa mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii), a Subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa or a Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) visa; 3 Paragraph 5.19(5)(c) Repeal the paragraph. 4 Paragraph 5.19(5)(e) Omit “4 years”, substitute “3 years”. 5 Paragraph 5.19(5)(e) Omit “3 years”, substitute “2 years”. 6 Subparagraphs 5.19(5)(e)(i) to (iii) Repeal the subparagraphs, substitute: (i) a Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled)) visa; (ii) a Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) visa; 7 Paragraph 5.19(5)(f) Omit “4 years”, substitute “3 years”. 8 Subparagraph 5.19(5)(f)(i) Omit “3 years”, substitute “2 years”. 9 Paragraph 5.19(5)(g) Omit “4 years”, substitute “3 years”. 10 Paragraph 5.19(5)(g) Omit “3 years”, substitute “2 years”.Authorised Version F2023L01543 registered 24/11/2023 Amendments Schedule 1 Migration Amendment (Expanding Access to Temporary Residence Transition Stream) Regulations 2023 3 OPC66688 - A 11 Subparagraph 5.19(5)(h)(i) Repeal the subparagraph, substitute: (i) was the standard business sponsor, or the party to a work agreement, who last identified the identified person in a nomination …
Department of Home Affairs / Federal Register of LegislationMigration Amendment (Expanding Access to Temporary Residence Transition Stream) Regulations 2023 (F2023L01543) / LIN 23/078.Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2023L01543

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