The Government has announced an enhanced visa pathway to permanent residence for sc482 Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa holders and sc457 Temporary Work Skilled visa holders who no longer meet the age requirement. Currently TSS visa holders who are nominated in occupations on the Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) are only able to get two TSS visas of two years duration each. They do not have a pathway to permanent residence through their TSS visa. This contrasts

Working holiday makers have condition 8547 imposed on their visa. This limits them to a maximum of six months work with any one employer. As a result of COVID the Government has announced a new concession which allows working holiday makers to work for the same employer for longer than six months in the period 19 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 without breaching this condition. This concession is designed to assist with the severe skills shortages being suffered by many bu