EOFY Australian Visa Check
Everything You Need to Know Before EOFY for Your Australian Visa
30 June is not just the end of the financial year. It is the final major checkpoint before new financial year pressure may affect sponsorship salary thresholds, skilled migration competition, regional visa places, student visa scrutiny, and long-term PR planning.
EOFY Visa Risk Check
We review your current visa, expiry date, occupation, salary, employer support, PR pathway, study background, relationship status, and timing to help identify whether you should act before EOFY.
Check whether your visa pathway may be affected after 30 June.
Tell us your current visa, expiry date, occupation, salary, employer support, study background, relationship status, or PR goal. Our team will contact you during business hours, usually within 5 minutes, to confirm your next practical step.
Employer Sponsorship and 482 Salary Thresholds
Employer-sponsored visas are salary-sensitive and compliance-driven.
From 1 July 2026, the Core Skills Income Threshold and Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold are expected to increase to $79,499, while the Specialist Skills Income Threshold is expected to increase to $146,717.
This may affect:
- 482 sponsorship
- 494 regional employer sponsorship
- Salary negotiations
- Transition from temporary work visa to PR
- 186 employer-sponsored PR
- Sponsor nomination strategy
- Employer compliance
If your salary is close to the threshold, waiting until after EOFY may create risk.
Request My EOFY Visa Risk Check →Skilled Migration and Points Test Reform
Skilled migration is becoming more selective.
The government is reforming the permanent migration points test to better select migrants who contribute to Australia's long-term economic needs. This may place stronger emphasis on quality factors such as age, English ability, qualifications, skilled employment, occupation demand, and economic contribution.
This may affect:
- 189 applicants
- 491 applicants
- Applicants relying only on points
- Applicants without skills assessment
- 190 applicants
- 485 graduate visa holders
- Applicants close to age limits
- Applicants waiting without a backup plan
A points score alone is not enough. You need to know whether your pathway is realistic.
Request My EOFY Visa Risk Check →Regional Visa Pathways
Regional migration may become more competitive.
Reported budget figures indicate regional skilled visa places are being reduced significantly for the 2026–27 program year.
This may affect:
- 491 regional skilled visas
- Regional nomination
- Regional backup PR plans
- 494 regional employer sponsorship
- Regional study or work strategy
If regional migration is your main strategy, you should check whether it remains your strongest pathway before the new program year begins.
Request My EOFY Visa Risk Check →Student Visa Applicants
Student visa applications are facing stronger scrutiny. The Department may look closely at:
This may affect:
- Whether your course choice makes sense
- Whether your provider is appropriate
- Whether your financial evidence is strong
- Whether your study history is consistent
- Whether your visa history creates concern
- Whether your application shows a genuine study purpose
- Whether your future plan is credible
A student visa application is no longer just about getting a CoE. Applicants from higher-risk markets, or those applying through higher-risk provider profiles, may face closer review.
Request My EOFY Visa Risk Check →Graduate Visa Holders
A 485 visa gives time, but it does not automatically create PR. EOFY is a good time to review:
This may affect:
- Occupation
- Skills assessment
- English score
- Points
- Age
- Work experience
- State nomination options
- Employer sponsorship options
- PR backup strategy
Do not wait until your 485 is close to expiry before checking whether your PR pathway is realistic.
Request My EOFY Visa Risk Check →Partner and Family Visa Applicants
Partner and family visa applications are evidence-heavy.
For partner visas, being in a genuine relationship is not enough if the evidence is weak, inconsistent, or poorly structured.
For family visas, eligibility may depend on strict legal tests, including relationship evidence, dependency, sponsorship, balance of family, care needs, or long queue planning.
This may affect:
- Partner visa (subclass 820/801, 309/100)
- Prospective marriage 300
- Parent visas
- Child and dependent visas
- Remaining relative / carer visas
If you are planning a partner or family visa, EOFY is a good time to check whether your evidence is ready and whether the pathway is legally realistic.
Request My EOFY Visa Risk Check →Who Should Book an EOFY Visa Risk Check?
You should consider an EOFY Visa Risk Check if:
Your visa expires within the next 12 months
Your employer may sponsor you
You are considering 482, 186, 494, 189, 190, or 491
You are on a student, graduate, working holiday, temporary, or bridging visa
Your salary is close to the sponsorship threshold
You are waiting for a skilled invitation
Your skills assessment is not ready
You are considering further study without a clear PR plan
Your partner or family visa evidence is not ready
You are unsure whether to apply before or after 30 June
You do not have a backup pathway
How the EOFY Visa Risk Check Works
We review your current visa, expiry date, and migration goal.
We identify which visa pathways may be available.
We check timing risks, salary issues, evidence gaps, and program changes.
We explain whether you should act before EOFY, wait, or prepare a longer-term strategy.
If suitable, we recommend the next stage — consultation, MAP, or fixed-fee visa support.
Do not wait until after 30 June to find out your visa pathway has changed.
EOFY is the right time to review your Australian visa strategy, especially if you are planning PR, sponsorship, skilled migration, study, partner visa, or family migration.
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General educational information only. Not legal or migration advice. Based on publicly available Department of Home Affairs guidelines. Always consult a Registered Migration Agent for advice tailored to your circumstances.
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