As a competitor, Canada isn’t holding back either — riding high and looking set to overtake Australia, it has granted a broad amnesty and said it welcomes more new migrants considering Canada, with plans to take in more than 1.23 million migrants over the next 3 years.
What’s the current outlook for regional areas? Which state offers the best prospects? Does the skills assessment need to happen before you gain work experience? Wherever you are on your migration journey — whatever questions or challenges you face — you’ll find your answer in Migration StarKnow.
New Zealand is famous worldwide for its unrivalled natural scenery, and its living environment and liveability consistently rank among the best in the world. Even better, New Zealand is only a 3-hour flight from Australia — moving to New Zealand feels almost like a trip to Western Australia, with easy travel back and forth.
Many students believe you can only apply for postgraduate study in Australia once you’ve earned a bachelor’s degree. Don’t worry — if you completed a 3-year full-time diploma in China, you don’t need to go back and complete a bachelor’s degree; you may have the chance to enrol directly in an Australian master’s programme.
As everyone knows, for Australian skilled migration visas 189, 190 and 491, the primary applicant’s skills assessment is valid for a maximum of 3 years (for example, accounting and engineering), and some are valid for 2 years (for example, IT and nursing). However, very few people know that the secondary applicant’s skills assessment is, in fact, valid permanently. This article discusses this issue.
MIA briefing session highlights summarised!! Canberra continues to issue state nominations! Victoria releases its February invitation round report! Could family violence lead to visa cancellation? The PM voices strong support for migration?! For more updates, watch episode 30 of “Australia Migration Update” (8–14 March)
The Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) held an all-day conference on 12 March, attended by the state government officials in charge of migration programmes as well as officials from the Department of Home Affairs. There was a lot of information, covering pretty much everything migration applicants want to know. Without further ado, let’s get into the highlights.
Who can apply for the ICT skills assessment? How do different qualifications compare? And how can you use work experience gained in Australia or overseas? Wherever you are on your migration journey, whatever questions or doubts you have, you’ll find your answer in MigrationStarKnow.
In early February, the Minister for Immigration asked a Parliamentary Standing Committee to launch a fairly urgent inquiry into skilled migration visas, with final submissions due by the end of March. The keywords for this inquiry are undoubtedly the post-pandemic period and skilled migration.
This past Tuesday, at the Australian Financial Review Business Summit, he said that as Australia gradually recovers from the pandemic, it’s time to consider how temporary visas can be used to resolve labour shortages.
