Analysis and updates on Australian immigration law from Visa Plan Migration Lawyers.https://visaplan.au/en-auhttps://visaplan.au/blog/482-sid-work-experience-the-1-year-rule-explained/https://visaplan.au/blog/482-sid-work-experience-the-1-year-rule-explained/The Skills in Demand (SID) visa cut the work experience requirement to one year. Here is what the 482 work experience rule means for applicants in 2026.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://visaplan.au/blog/partner-visa-evidence-proving-a-genuine-820-801-relationship/https://visaplan.au/blog/partner-visa-evidence-proving-a-genuine-820-801-relationship/How to prove a genuine relationship for the onshore Subclass 820/801 partner visa across the four aspects the Department assesses, and the gaps that trigger refusal.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://visaplan.au/blog/485-second-phew-hobart/https://visaplan.au/blog/485-second-phew-hobart/Hobart higher education graduates can now access a two-year Subclass 485 Second PHEW visa, aligning Tasmania with other eligible regional areas.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://visaplan.au/blog/art-visa-appeal-cost-and-refund-2026/https://visaplan.au/blog/art-visa-appeal-cost-and-refund-2026/From 1 July 2026 the ART migration review fee is $3,727. But if your appeal succeeds you get half of it back. Here is how the cost, refund and deadlines work.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://visaplan.au/blog/contributory-parent-visa-wait-2026/https://visaplan.au/blog/contributory-parent-visa-wait-2026/The Contributory Parent visa is the faster parent route, yet new applications still face well over a decade in the queue. Here is the real wait and how to bridge it.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://visaplan.au/blog/core-skills-occupation-list-timing-risk/https://visaplan.au/blog/core-skills-occupation-list-timing-risk/The Core Skills Occupation List decides whether you can apply for a 482 SID or 186 Direct Entry visa, and it is built to change more often than the old lists. Why timing matters.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://visaplan.au/blog/how-to-complete-form-80/https://visaplan.au/blog/how-to-complete-form-80/Form 80 is where visa applications quietly go wrong. A practical, current guide to the personal particulars and character form, and the ten-year rule that trips most people up.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://visaplan.au/blog/subclass-186-high-income-age-exemption-over-45/https://visaplan.au/blog/subclass-186-high-income-age-exemption-over-45/The subclass 186 visa usually needs you to be under 45. A high-income exemption can change that, and from 1 July 2026 the Fair Work threshold it turns on is $190,100.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://visaplan.au/blog/working-holiday-visa-age-35-korea-germany-finland-cyprus/https://visaplan.au/blog/working-holiday-visa-age-35-korea-germany-finland-cyprus/From 1 July 2026, subclass 417 Working Holiday applicants from South Korea, Germany, Finland and Cyprus can be up to 35. What changed, and who should move quickly.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://visaplan.au/blog/482-sid-sponsorship-costs-in-2026-who-pays-what/https://visaplan.au/blog/482-sid-sponsorship-costs-in-2026-who-pays-what/Which 482 SID sponsorship costs the employer must legally bear and cannot pass to the worker in 2026, and what the visa applicant pays themselves.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://visaplan.au/blog/partner-visa-evidence-proving-a-genuine-relationship-820-801/https://visaplan.au/blog/partner-visa-evidence-proving-a-genuine-relationship-820-801/How to build partner visa evidence for the Subclass 820/801 onshore partner visa across the four aspects the Department of Home Affairs assesses.Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://visaplan.au/blog/482-sid-income-thresholds-1-july-2026/https://visaplan.au/blog/482-sid-income-thresholds-1-july-2026/The subclass 482 Skills in Demand visa income thresholds index on 1 July 2026. What the CSIT and SSIT figures are, and why lodgement date matters.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://visaplan.au/blog/aat-to-art-what-the-tribunal-change-means-for-visa-appeals/https://visaplan.au/blog/aat-to-art-what-the-tribunal-change-means-for-visa-appeals/The AAT is abolished and the ART now handles migration merits review. Here is what the AAT to ART transition means for your visa appeal in Australia.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://visaplan.au/blog/why-your-nomination-lodgement-date-sets-the-salary-threshold/https://visaplan.au/blog/why-your-nomination-lodgement-date-sets-the-salary-threshold/For SID and ENS visas, the nomination lodgement date, not the decision date, fixes which salary threshold applies. Here is why timing matters.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://visaplan.au/blog/changing-employers-on-a-482-sid-visa-your-rights/https://visaplan.au/blog/changing-employers-on-a-482-sid-visa-your-rights/How the Skills in Demand visa reforms give subclass 482 SID holders more freedom to change employers and stay compliant while they do it.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://visaplan.au/blog/osca-vs-anzsco-which-occupation-list-rules-your-visa/https://visaplan.au/blog/osca-vs-anzsco-which-occupation-list-rules-your-visa/OSCA vs ANZSCO for Australian visas: ANZSCO remains the operative occupation classification for migration. Here is what that means for your nomination.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://visaplan.au/blog/pr-after-a-482-sid-visa-the-ens-186-transition-pathway/https://visaplan.au/blog/pr-after-a-482-sid-visa-the-ens-186-transition-pathway/How the 482 SID visa leads to permanent residence through the ENS subclass 186 Temporary Residence Transition stream, and what employers and workers must plan for.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT