00:00Key Australia Immigration Changes Effective
00:02July 2025
00:04What You Must Know
00:07Salary Thresholds, Superannuation and Immigration Fees to Rise from 1st July
00:15Major updates to Australia's immigration system took effect from 1st July 2025
00:22Directly impacting skilled visa applicants, sponsoring employers
00:26and those applying for citizenship or tribunal reviews
00:30From salary threshold hikes to increased visa and court fees
00:35staying informed is critical for applicants and sponsors alike
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00:56In this video we unpack upcoming hikes to income thresholds for skilled visas
01:11Increases to the superannuation guarantee
01:14Adjustments in visa application fees
01:17Changes to citizenship application charges
01:19The rise in the administrative review tribunal
01:22and court fees
01:23Watch till the end to see exactly how these financial changes
01:27will affect your migration plans
01:29and what you can do now to prepare
01:31Let's begin with income threshold hikes for skilled visas
01:41The core skills
01:44Income threshold and temporary skilled migration
01:47Income threshold rose from 73,150 to 76,515
01:54While the specialist skills threshold climbed to 141,210
02:00These updates affect subclass 482, 186,494
02:07and 187 visa nominations from 1st July 2025 onward
02:13Employers must meet the higher of the new threshold
02:16or annual market salary rate
02:18Next, we look at superannuation guarantee increase
02:24From the 1st July, the superannuation guarantee rate has reached 12%
02:30completing its final legislated increase
02:33Employers must ensure accurate super calculations
02:36Especially when super is part of the gross salary
02:40To remain compliant and maintain visa eligibility thresholds
02:44Like temporary skilled migration income thresholds
02:47Or core skills income threshold
02:49Then comes visa application fee adjustments
02:54Most visa application charges increased by 3% under CPI indexation
03:00For instance, general skilled visas now carry updated fees
03:04While subclass 192 remains unchanged
03:08Fees apply based on the submission date of the application
03:11Followed by citizenship application fee changes
03:17New citizenship application fees are as follows
03:22$370 for citizenship by descent
03:25$575 for citizenship by conferral
03:29And $280 for evidence of citizenship
03:32Online submissions are assessed
03:34Based on the actual date they are submitted
03:37We also cover the Administrative Review Tribunal and court fee increases
03:43The Administrative Review Tribunal review fees
03:47Can cost up to $3,580 for general migration cases
03:52And $2,203 for protection reviews
03:56Meanwhile, Federal Circuit court fees have increased
04:00With full fees now set at $4,015 and reduced fees at $2,005
04:06And finally, we wrap up with the conclusion
04:11From visa costs to salary compliance
04:15These sweeping changes call for careful review by applicants and sponsors
04:20Employers should revisit contracts and calculations
04:24While visa aspirants must prepare for higher fees
04:27Explore detailed updates and recommendations
04:30On our website link in description
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