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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Emios" data-source="post: 24357143" data-attributes="member: 254970">Schedule 1 – Changes to certain skilled visasSchedule 1 to the legislative instrument makes amendments to:·         close the Subclass 489 (Skilled – Regional (Provisional)) visa to primary applicants for a first provisional visa;·         introduce the Subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa, a points-tested visa for applicants sponsored by a State or Territory government agency or sponsored by a family member residing in a designated regional area;·         amend the points test in Schedule 6D to the Migration Regulations to award:o   15 points for nomination by a State or Territory government agency or sponsorship by a family member residing in regional Australia, to live and work in regional Australia;o   10 points for a skilled spouse or de facto partner;o   10 points for certain Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) qualifications;o   5 points for a spouse or de facto partner with ‘competent English’; o   10 points for applicants without a spouse or de facto partner; and·         make a number of minor technical amendments.Schedule 2 – Changes to Employer Nominated visasSchedule 2 to the legislative instrument makes amendments to:·         close the permanent Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) visa, except for certain Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled)) visa and Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) visa holders;·         create the Subclass 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 494) with two streams: Employer Sponsored and Labour Agreement, for employers in regional Australia to employ skilled foreign workers; and·         bring employers seeking to employ foreign workers under the sponsorship regime under Division 3A of Part 2 of the Migration Act and Part 2A of the Migration Regulations, which includes provisions aimed at the protection of both Australian and foreign workers and at the integrity of the program.Schedule 3 – New permanent visaSchedule 3 to the legislative instrument makes amendments to:·         introduce a new permanent visa, the Subclass 191 (Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional)) visa (Subclass 191) from 16 November 2022;·         provide that the new Subclass 191 may only be applied for by holders of the new Subclass 491 and Subclass 494 visa;·         detail eligibility criteria for the grant of a Subclass 191 visa, including that the applicant must (for primary applicants who held a Subclass 491 or Subclass 494 visa at the time of application):-        have earned a minimum  taxable income for three years as the holder of a regional provisional visa ; and-        have complied with the conditions of the regional provisional visa; in particular, including that the holder must live, work and study in a designated regional area of Australia.</blockquote>

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