Processing Times:
✔️ Core Skills Stream: 21 days for complete applications
✔️ Specialist Skills Stream: 7 days
- Labour Market Testing (LMT): No changes yet, but proposed extensions to six months are pending parliamentary approval.
- Financial Capacity: Employers must provide evidence like profit and loss statements or contracts to prove their ability to pay the nominated salary under SID.
- Work Flexibility: 482 visa holders now have a 6-month grace period to find a new sponsor, during which they can undertake casual work with multiple employers.
- SAF Levy Refunds: Refund rules remain unchanged for candidates leaving within 12 months.
