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Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Income Threshold and Annual Earnings - IMMI 13/028

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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What this does

This instrument sets two key dollar amounts that control who can get employer-sponsored skilled work visas (like the old 457 visa, now the Temporary Skill Shortage visa).

The two numbers

$53,900 — This is the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT). It is the minimum annual salary an employer must pay a skilled foreign worker. If the job pays less than this, the visa generally cannot be granted (unless a specific exemption applies). This stops employers using cheap foreign labour to undercut Australian wages.
$250,000 — This is the high-income threshold. Workers earning this much or more are treated differently under migration rules—certain requirements like English language tests or formal skills assessments may be waived because high earners are seen as low-risk for displacing local workers.

Timing

This replaces the 2012 income figures and took effect on 1 July 2013.

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Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

SPECIFICATION OF INCOME THRESHOLD AND ANNUAL EARNINGS

(Paragraphs 2.72(10)(cc) and 2.79(1A)(b) and subregulation 2.72(10AB))

I, BRENDAN O’CONNOR, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under paragraphs 2.72(10)(cc) and 2.79(1A)(b) and subregulation 2.72(10AB) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):

REVOKE Legislative Instrument IMMI 12/047 signed on 12 June 2012 specifying temporary skilled migration income threshold and annual earnings; AND
SPECIFY, for the purposes of paragraph 2.72(10)(cc) of the Regulations, that the temporary skilled migration income threshold is AUD 53,900; AND
SPECIFY, for the purposes of subregulation 2.72(10AB) and paragraph 2.79(1A)(b) of the Regulations, annual earnings of AUD 250,000.

This Instrument number IMMI 13/028 commences on 1 July 2013.

Dated June 28 2013

Brendan O’Connor

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

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