Skills visa regulations changed from December 7

Starting on 7 December 2024, the Skills in Demand (SID) visa replaces the Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS) visa and the consolidated Core Skills Occupation Register (CSOL) also replaces the previous dual skills employment list used for the TSS Visa.

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Disclaimer:

All of the following information is subject to change under the rules in force today. So if immigration changes the rules tomorrow, it could be that this information is already inaccurate again. The fundamental

changes are for the sponsorship of subclasses 482 and 186 and the introduction of a new stream for subclass 858.

The new Skill on Demand Visa (SID) has 3 main subclasses, including:

- Specialised skills for skilled categories (excluding trades) with salaries above $135k,

- Core Skills with salaries between $73,150 to under $135k and - Labour agreement skills.

All SID (Skills in Demand) visas now allow holders to work in Australia for up to 4 years, longer than 2 years with a TSS Visa.

The English language requirements were levelled to the equivalent of IELTS min 5 or PTE min 36

and the Core Skills Job List (CSOL) was consolidated into the CSOL for both first streams of SID

visas still providing a pathway to Permanent Residency as the previous TSS Visa through the Employer Nomination Scheme Subclass 186 Visa.

All periods of work in the company using a 482 visa will be counted towards 186 Transition streams.

The CSOL listing also applies to 186 Direct Entry streams.

For more information please visit the Department Of Home Affair Immigration and Citizenship website

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