🎉 Big Changes Alert! New Migration Updates Effective from July 1, 2024! 🇦🇺

📢 If you're planning to migrate to Australia or are already here on a temporary visa, buckle up for some important legislative updates that just kicked in. Here’s the lowdown:

Sponsorship and Nomination Tweaks: New thresholds for skilled workers! Highly skilled? You’ll need to earn at least $135,000. Skilled but not a specialist? $73,150 is your magic number. Plus, labor market testing now needs to be done within six months of lodging a nomination. 📊

Graduate Visa Age Limit Drama: The Senate tried to lower the age limit for graduate visas to 35. Didn’t work. PhD and research master’s students can still apply until they’re 50. 🧑‍🎓

Significant Cost Threshold Boom: Health requirement costs have shot up to $86,000! Yep, you read that right. 💰

State Updates: Western Australia has a new state-wide migration agreement, and Victoria’s business innovation visa program is shaking things up too. 🌏