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On 29 September 2023, the Green List and Sector Agreement work to residence visas will be open for application. The three visa pathways addressed are:<\/p>\n
Additionally, new processing priority for certain skill residence applications have been approved.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Wage and Experience Requirements for Green List<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The Work to Residence Visas require 24 months of work experience. They must be gained:<\/p>\n WTR Visa applicants also must meet the Green List role’s median wage or specific wage threshold both at the beginning of their 24-month work experience and when applying for residence.<\/p>\n If the median wage rises during these 24 months, they must meet the updated threshold upon visa application or job change. However, those who applied for a work visa or Critical Purpose Visitor Visa (with work rights) before this date are exempted, requiring only the median wage at the time of their residence application.<\/p>\n This exemption doesn’t apply to Accredited Employer Work Visa holders.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Processing Order priority for Skilled Residence Applications<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n From 29 September 2023, a new priority processing order will apply, recognising the importance of Tier 1 Green List occupations, highly paid workers, and well-qualified or well-paid Skilled Migrant Category applicants.<\/p>\n Processing priority will be given to some of these skilled residence applications:<\/p>\n Criteria for Processing Order priority<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n To have priority allocation, the applicant needs to be either:<\/p>\n\n
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