Following the Prime Minister's announcement on April 18,
2017 that the 457 visa will be abolished and replaced with a new
Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa from March
2018, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection
(DIBP) has issued further information on the
upcoming changes that will impact the 457 visa programme.
Additional legislative and policy changes may also be released in
the future.
The 457 visa programme (with some changes) will remain in effect
until March 2018 and existing 457 visa holders will not be
affected.
We will provide further guidance on the changes to the Employer
Sponsored Permanent Residence Programme in a separate update.
A summary of the additional changes and implications for
employers is set out below. For more of an overview of these key
reforms refer to our previous
article.
