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Subclass 482
Skills in Demand (subclass 482) visa: processing update
Home Affairs updated the processing priority notice under Ministerial Direction 121. Priority sector applications lodged in February 2026 are now being processed.
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Subclass 189
Skilled Independent (subclass 189) visa: processing update
Home Affairs updated the processing priority notice. Priority sector and onshore applications lodged up to June 2026 are now being processed.
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Subclass 191
Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) (subclass 191) visa: processing update
Home Affairs updated the processing notice. Onshore applications lodged up to February 2026 and offshore applications lodged up to March 2026 are now being processed.
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Subclass 189
Permanent and regional skilled visas processed under Ministerial Direction No. 122
The Department advises that applications for the Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186), Skilled Independent (subclass 189), Skilled Nominated (subclass 190), Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) and Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (subclass 494) visas are now prioritised under Ministerial Direction No. 122. Priority goes to the construction, healthcare, teaching, agriculture, aquaculture, fishing and resources sectors and to Australia's law enforcement and defence interests, then to applicants who were in Australia at lodgement, ahead of applicants outside Australia. The Department notes that published allocation dates and processing timeframes may fluctuate during the transition.
Official guides
Subclass 155
Resident Return visa — official guides
Official information and reference links for the Resident Return visa. This is a reference collection, not an announcement of a visa-rule change.
Official guides
Subclass 010
Bridging visa A — official guides
Official information and reference links for the Bridging visa A. This is a reference collection, not an announcement of a visa-rule change.
Official guides
Subclass 300
Prospective Marriage visa — official guides
Official information and reference links for the Prospective Marriage visa. This is a reference collection, not an announcement of a visa-rule change.
Official guides
Subclass 309
Partner (Provisional and Migrant) visa — official guides
Official information and reference links for the Partner (Provisional and Migrant) visa. This is a reference collection, not an announcement of a visa-rule change.
Official guides
Subclass 820 / 801
Partner visa (onshore) — official guides
Official information and reference links for the Partner visa (onshore). This is a reference collection, not an announcement of a visa-rule change.
Official guides
Subclass 186
Employer Nomination Scheme visa — official guides
Official information and reference links for the Employer Nomination Scheme visa. This is a reference collection, not an announcement of a visa-rule change.
Official guides
Subclass 491
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa — official guides
Official information and reference links for the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa. This is a reference collection, not an announcement of a visa-rule change.
Official guides
Subclass 190
Skilled Nominated visa — official guides
Official information and reference links for the Skilled Nominated visa. This is a reference collection, not an announcement of a visa-rule change.
Official guides
Subclass 189
Skilled Independent visa — official guides
Official information and reference links for the Skilled Independent visa. This is a reference collection, not an announcement of a visa-rule change.
Official guides
Subclass 485
Temporary Graduate visa — official guides
Official information and reference links for the Temporary Graduate visa. This is a reference collection, not an announcement of a visa-rule change.
Official guides
Subclass 462
Work and Holiday visa — official guides
Official information and reference links for the Work and Holiday visa. This is a reference collection, not an announcement of a visa-rule change.
Official guides
Subclass 417
Working Holiday visa — official guides
Official information and reference links for the Working Holiday visa. This is a reference collection, not an announcement of a visa-rule change.
Official guides
Subclass 482
Skills in Demand visa — official guides
Official information and reference links for the Skills in Demand visa. This is a reference collection, not an announcement of a visa-rule change.
Official guides
Subclass 600
Visitor visa — official guides
Official information and reference links for the Visitor visa. This is a reference collection, not an announcement of a visa-rule change.
Official guides
Subclass 500
Student visa — official guides
Official information and reference links for the Student visa. This is a reference collection, not an announcement of a visa-rule change.
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Subclass 189 updates
Source-checked official updates about the Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189).
Subclass 500 updates
Source-checked official updates about the Student visa (subclass 500).
Subclasses 820 and 801 updates
Source-checked official updates about the combined Partner visa pathway (subclasses 820 and 801).