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Within the last year the Department has been closely scrutinising the genuine need for nominated occupations under the subclass 457 scheme. In particular, focus has been on the following occupations:

The Australian government has proposed the creation of a new visa subclass, which will allow for entry into Australia for up to 12 months to complete specialised work, including intra-company transfers and foreign correspondents

The Independent Review into the Integrity of the Subclass 457 Programme released its report in September 2014.

This article contains a summary of the key recommendations of the Independent Review into the Integrity of the Subclass 457 Programme produced in September 2014.

The ceiling on 457 Nominations has now been abolished for standard business sponsors.

The Immigration Department has announced that applications certified as “Decision Ready” by Migration Agents will no longer receive priority processing.