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Federal Budget 2026–27: What the migration changes mean

Australia’s 2026–27 Federal Budget includes major migration and workforce measures affecting employers, skilled migrants, sponsorship planning, skills assessments and migration compliance.
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New public register to reshape employer sponsorship visibility

New public register to reshape employer sponsorship visibility

Australia introduces a public register of approved work sponsors, increasing transparency and changing how businesses and applicants engage with employer sponsorship.
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German exit permit: impact on Australia visa plans

Germany now requires men aged 17–45 to seek approval before extended overseas travel. While Australian visa eligibility is unchanged, this may impact travel timing for key visa applicants.
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Federal Budget 2026–27: What the migration changes mean

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May 14, 2026

Australia’s 2026–27 Federal Budget includes major migration and workforce measures affecting employers, skilled migrants, sponsorship planning, skills assessments and migration compliance.

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New public register to reshape employer sponsorship visibility

New public register to reshape employer sponsorship visibility

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May 13, 2026

Australia introduces a public register of approved work sponsors, increasing transparency and changing how businesses and applicants engage with employer sponsorship.

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German exit permit: impact on Australia visa plans

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April 16, 2026

Germany now requires men aged 17–45 to seek approval before extended overseas travel. While Australian visa eligibility is unchanged, this may impact travel timing for key visa applicants.

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OSCA consultation: employer feedback on occupations

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April 10, 2026

The Australian Bureau of Statistics invites employer feedback through the OSCA 2027 consultation to help shape occupation definitions for migration and workforce planning.

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Reminder: English test rules for Australia visas

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April 10, 2026

The Department accepts IELTS One Skill Retake and MET Single Section Retake for most visas, but subclass 482 requires a single sitting. TOEFL applicants must book TOEFL iBT Australia.

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Annual Market Salary Rate (AMSR) amendments explained

Annual Market Salary Rate (AMSR) amendments explained

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April 9, 2026

Annual Market Salary Rate amendments introduce flexible salary assessment methods. Employers must understand new rules for nominations from 25 March 2026.

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Understanding Queensland’s skills shortages and employer sponsorship options

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March 20, 2026

Queensland employers are facing ongoing workforce shortages across 280 occupations, making employer sponsorship an increasingly important workforce planning tool.

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How skills shortages data is shaping Victoria’s workforce needs

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March 19, 2026

Victoria is facing skills shortages across engineering, construction, finance, creative industries and regional hospitality, increasing need for employer sponsorship and workforce planning strategies.

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Tasmania skills shortages: what it means for employers

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March 18, 2026

Tasmania faces workforce shortages across 265 occupations, making employer sponsorship an increasingly important workforce strategy for employers.

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Western Australia skills shortages: sponsoring migrant workers

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March 17, 2026

Western Australia faces widespread skills shortages, making employer sponsorship and workforce planning essential.

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Bridging Visa B processing times

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March 16, 2026

Bridging Visa B applications are taking around four to five weeks to process, so travellers should apply well before planned overseas travel.

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New South Wales’ skills shortages: what it means for employers

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March 13, 2026

New South Wale is facing skills shortages across engineering, finance, aviation and creative industries. The data shows deep structural gaps, making skilled migration and long term workforce planning essential.

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Federal Budget 2026–27: What the migration changes mean

Australia’s 2026–27 Federal Budget includes major migration and workforce measures affecting employers, skilled migrants, sponsorship planning, skills assessments and migration compliance.
Read More
New public register to reshape employer sponsorship visibility

New public register to reshape employer sponsorship visibility

Australia introduces a public register of approved work sponsors, increasing transparency and changing how businesses and applicants engage with employer sponsorship.
Read More

German exit permit: impact on Australia visa plans

Germany now requires men aged 17–45 to seek approval before extended overseas travel. While Australian visa eligibility is unchanged, this may impact travel timing for key visa applicants.
Read More

The Review of Australia’s Immigration System & Immediate Changes Announced  

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May 3, 2023

Our immigration experts Jamie Lingham, Majlinda Lulo, Alex Kaufman, and Jannaha Schillaci, gave viewers an overview of the recent Review of Australia’s Immigration System & immediate changes announced by the Government.

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Removal of age restrictions for 457 visa holders to PR

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April 12, 2022

Our immigration expert Majlinda Lulo, Chief Migration Strategist, and our Immigration Director, Belinda Man, gave viewers an overview of the recent announcement for 457 visa holders who are aged over 45 years. The age restriction has been removed which opens doors to PR for many 457 visa holders.

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Update of recent ENS changes to TSS visa holders

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April 1, 2022

Majlinda Lulo, Chief Migration Strategist, gave viewers an overview of the recent announcement to ENS changes for TSS visa holders.

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Australian Immigration Compliance for the IT Industry

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December 1, 2021

Majlinda Lulo, Chief Migration Strategist, and Belinda Man, Immigration Director, provided some great insights specifically for the healthcare sector along with suggested strategies of recruiting abroad.

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Australian Immigration Update – Regional Visa Pathways in Australia

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November 11, 2021

Majlinda Lulo, Chief Migration Strategist, and Belinda Man, Immigration Director, provided some great insights specifically for the healthcare sector along with suggested strategies of recruiting abroad.

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Australian Immigration Update for the Healthcare industry

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November 9, 2021

Majlinda Lulo, Chief Migration Strategist, and Belinda Man, Immigration Director, provided some great insights specifically for the healthcare sector along with suggested strategies of recruiting abroad.

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Australian Immigration Update for the Hospitality sector

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October 29, 2021

Jamie Lingham, CEO & Global Migration Leader, and Belinda Man, Immigration Director, provide an overview of recent trends and changes, impacts on the workforce, industries experiencing critical shortages, and what their outlook is for immigration in Australia.

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Australian Immigration Update

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October 22, 2021

Jamie Lingham, CEO & Global Migration Leader, and Belinda Man, Immigration Director, provide an overview of recent trends and changes, impacts on the workforce, industries experiencing critical shortages, and what their outlook is for immigration in Australia.

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NZ Immigration Update

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September 23, 2021

Arno Nothnagel, our NZ Immigration Director and Trinity Li, our NZ Immigration Strategist, hosted a webinar to provide an update on NZ’s immigration situation.

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Changes to New Zealand Temporary Work visas

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May 11, 2021

The New Zealand Government has announced some changes to Temporary Work visas that include the introduction of a new employer accreditation, a

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Investing in your future

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April 16, 2021

If you are seeking an opportunity to integrate both your commercial and lifestyle interests, Australia or New Zealand could be right for

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What changes are expected from Immigration New Zealand?

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March 30, 2021

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) hosted an invite-only webinar where we found out about potential changes to immigration, border restrictions, and visa processing

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Featured migration story headline to go here

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Federal Budget 2026–27: What the migration changes mean

Australia’s 2026–27 Federal Budget includes major migration and workforce measures affecting employers, skilled migrants, sponsorship planning, skills assessments and migration compliance.
Read More
New public register to reshape employer sponsorship visibility

New public register to reshape employer sponsorship visibility

Australia introduces a public register of approved work sponsors, increasing transparency and changing how businesses and applicants engage with employer sponsorship.
Read More

German exit permit: impact on Australia visa plans

Germany now requires men aged 17–45 to seek approval before extended overseas travel. While Australian visa eligibility is unchanged, this may impact travel timing for key visa applicants.
Read More

OSCA consultation: employer feedback on occupations

The Australian Bureau of Statistics invites employer feedback through the OSCA 2027 consultation to help shape occupation definitions for migration and workforce planning.
Read More

Reminder: English test rules for Australia visas

The Department accepts IELTS One Skill Retake and MET Single Section Retake for most visas, but subclass 482 requires a single sitting. TOEFL applicants must book TOEFL iBT Australia.
Read More
Annual Market Salary Rate (AMSR) amendments explained

Annual Market Salary Rate (AMSR) amendments explained

Annual Market Salary Rate amendments introduce flexible salary assessment methods. Employers must understand new rules for nominations from 25 March 2026.
Read More

Ensuring immigration compliance when employing foreign workers

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August 1, 2023

Our Immigration Director of Absolute Immigration Legal, Alex Kaufman, offers great insights for businesses to ensure their operations stay compliant and meet all their sponsorship obligations.

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Utilising the new Labour Agreement for the Hospitality sector

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May 24, 2022

Jamie Lingham, our founder and Global Immigration Leader of Absolute Immigration provides the hospitality sector with an outline of what the new Labour Agreement entails and how to utilise it.

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Our Team continues to grow!

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May 4, 2022

We are excited to make some announcements and introductions as our team of PEOPLE expand in response to our growing business.

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Visa holders to be tip of the spear for economic recovery

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February 9, 2022

"With the recent announcement of Australia’s borders reopening (on Feb 21), coupled with other immigration initiatives announced, we hope this will bring much needed help and manpower to Australia", Jamie Lingham, CEO and Global Immigration Leader, Absolute Immigration.

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Acknowledging R U Ok? Day – Thursday 9 September 2021

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September 9, 2021

Today our organization came together to acknowledge R U Ok? Day.  With everyone in lockdown (Melbourne, Sydney, and Auckland), it was more relevant than ever to talk about the significance of this annual date and understand how to reach out to those that might be struggling.

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Jamie Lingham is Leading Remotely

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September 9, 2021

With his very own Instagram hashtag - #leadingremotely – Jamie has been away for 4 months and driven 10,000km’s in that time….with no return date in sight. With so many adventures already under his belt that he’s sharing with his family, here are some wise words from our leader, working remotely in outback Australia

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R U Ok? Day – Thursday 9 September 2021

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September 9, 2021

Remember, a conversation could change a life.

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Meet our new team members!

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September 8, 2021

Over the last four months, we have welcomed eight new team members. Meet them here!

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Featured migration story headline to go here

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Federal Budget 2026–27: What the migration changes mean

Australia’s 2026–27 Federal Budget includes major migration and workforce measures affecting employers, skilled migrants, sponsorship planning, skills assessments and migration compliance.
Read More

Messages of support

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November 17, 2020

We’ve been supporting each other through the lockdown and as we move into the new COVID normal world. From all of us

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