Australian Immigration News 2nd November. NSW 491 Update, 191 processing delays, DOHA’s red card +..
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NSW opens pathways 1 and 3 and modifies the requirements for pathway 1
Latest application rates and refusal rates for the VET sector could spell the end
Immigration Minister delivers his future outlook
Unexpected problems for 494 visa holders as 191 visa processing times get longer
Links:
https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/foi/files/2024/fa-240900488-document-released-part-1.PDF
https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/foi/files/2024/fa-240900488-document-released-part-2.PDF
00:00 Intro
00:23 Elon Musk V.S. Immigration Laws?
01:07 NSW 491 Update!
02:00 VET Sector Annihilation
04:44 Ministers Plan for the Future
07:30 191 Processing Delays
10:09 Outro
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Mr. Karl Thanks for keeping us posted and updated difficult to get your appointment😊
This lawyer always helps applicants with his videos. Thank you man ❤
DHA will delay any visa grant that the visa applicants do not protest.
Unlike the 494 visa holder it should be flexible for the 186 visa aswell. After applied for the visa there should be the provision that if the employment terminated or business closed for some uncertain reason. The PR Shouldn’t be affected as they applicant already met all the elligibility criteria and applied for PR.
Thanks you Katl for raising awareness about our situation (494 to 191). Having finally some public acknowledgements made me cry. Thank you so much 🙏
Thanks Karl 🎉
Insensitive DHA. The 191 processing time is ridiculously long. After 3yrs wait and upto another 1yr for PR grant. This is a use and dump government. Thanks for the good job Karl. Please help us to pressure them till they listen.
There seems to be no hope for 485 VISA holders to get a PR if their skill (already assessed) is not in critical skill especially those residing in NSW.
Hi Karl
Thanks for raising the concern for 191 processing time keep up the great work
There should be a petition that people who have already completed 3 yrs on 491 should automatically be converted to 191
Seems like a far fetched dream but logical please everyone raise your voice!
191visa – it was promised as priority visa when started. I know karl you have lot of stuff to do….. nobody talking about 191visa…… please raise issue from our side
While everyone talks about the shortage of construction professionals and tradespeople, why haven’t they activated the MD 109 ?!
Hi.. Karl..
I have been waiting visa grant since December 2023.
Please rise voice regarding visa grant delay.
If government think about housing issue, grant visa of those person(offshore) who have close relative(brother/sister) already live in australia with own house.this people easily to live with.
Onshore people who are waiting for grant, they have already live in house. Housing is not a issue for them.
Please rise a voice with proper solution.
Hi karl interesting video as usual. Just wanted to know when does the occupation list come into being? Also if you have already lodged your visa and if your occupation is in confidence off list will it affect grant?
Very nice
Thanks Karl for talking about this topic, I am a holder of 494 visa and very worried about the transition to 191. You are great, thank you for taking your time doing this video, I hope to watch more about these types of visas.
I've been working in IT sector for 3 yrs been waiting for 189,190 but it's already been a year and my visa expires on March I'm on a limbo on what to do next?
Thank you so much for raising my case and 494 visa holders problems even after apply permanent residency Karl .I hope department will understand our problems and will do some thing so we don’t want to leave Australia
As an Iranian whose been separated from his wife fron AU suddenly abolishing 476 visa, I support any program ensuring quality over quantity and a good future for Australia to avoid what's happened in Canada, only if their intentions and implementation is genuine!
If Albo government hadn't stopped 476 at most a couple thousands of partner visas would have been issued and families wouldn't have been separated, which leads me to believe this was more of a political stunt than a real solution!
Hello Karl,
Did you get any update regarding MD 109 as you've been promising for the last 3 weeks that you'll find an answer?
I arrived in Australia in February 2023 on a Student (Subclass 500) visa. At the time, there was no news or indication that an age limit would be imposed. Now, at 36 years old, if I had known about the age limit, I wouldn't have spent my hard-earned money to come here. I hope there will be a change for those who arrived before the law was implemented.
Than you for showing the situation that a lot of people is facing for the delay in the process to grant the 191 Visa.
For my family waiting for this long time has been a nightmare, because as you may now most employers ask your residence status when you apply for a job and usually they prefer to hire people with Australia citizenship or permanent residency even though sometimes there are more qualified people but with provisional o temporary residency.
Additionally, the cost of studying is much higher for us and our kids because even when we have met all the requirements and applied for the permanent residency We are still considered international students.
It’s too hard to try to improve our qualifications and our employment opportunities if we are not a permanent part of the system yet.
Hi Karl, As you mentioned NSW 491 nomination, there is no living in NSW condition. What about who granted NSW 491 visa holders can stay in any designated regional area or is it possible to live on NSW such as Wodonga and work in Albury? I appreciate your valuable comment
Please make a video for Agriculture scientist immigration prospects
Hi Karl, I am holding 491 visa. 491 visa granted on May 2022. But I moved from offshore to Australia from October 2022 onwards. So the 3 years counted from visa granted date or start date of regional stay in Australia. Thanks for the reply.
It makee zero sense why 191 processing times have blown out of proportion. Wife and I have been waiting 8 months now.
Thankful of our positions but why is that fair to us? We complied fully!
1) No news from recent migration conference held in Brisbane? 2) When does the experience requirement reducing for tss482? on 23rd nov? Or with the launch of new visas? Thankx in advance karl!
Hello Sir,
Could you please create a video about the Tasmania 491 visa? I have been living in Tasmania for the last two years and have been working in aged care. I recently completed a diploma in Community Services and have been working as an energy support worker for Salvos for the past five weeks. I would like to know how to apply for the 491 visa. Thank you!
Hi Karl, a quick question, please. Can we change our job while waiting for 491 grants? I'm currently waiting for the 491 grant.
Sir pls tell us about next invitation round
Hello Mr. Carl, I am from Afghanistan and currently living in Iran. I have almost 3 years of experience working in tailing. Can Afghan citizens apply for a skill visa? Because I spoke to a lawyer in Melbourne, and they said Afghan citizens have very little chance of success with student or skill visas.
Note: One of my friends in Melbourne has a construction business, and he agreed to sponsor me as an employer if possible. I would appreciate it if you could guide me on this matter.
Hi Karl. any reasons for delay 190 visa grants? Lately they have slow downed the processing of visas and kept increasing time-frame
After all, all the Aussies want reduced immigration and often blames that “these immigrants steal their jobs” (how stupid)
One way or the other, some one will suffer.
Hello dear we lodged our 491 visa on 14 June 2023 and in September end we received s56 for pcc and we already submitted…when can we expect the grant? we are currently at war in lebanon and we have them a letter to prioritize our application so do u think they will take it into consideration ??