{"id":8685,"date":"2019-07-16T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationxperts.com\/immigration-news\/?p=8685"},"modified":"2019-07-16T11:02:39","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T11:02:39","slug":"491-skilled-worker-regional-provisional-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationxperts.com\/updates\/491-skilled-worker-regional-provisional-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"491 \u2013 Skilled Worker Regional Provisional visa"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">491 \u2013 Skilled Worker Regional Provisional visa <\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Upcoming Changes 16th Nov 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Points tested , (commences 16th November 2019)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">16,000 places allocated each year , 500 different occupations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: 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