The sudden pandemic in March 2020 didn’t just affect many people’s ability to leave and enter the country — more importantly, it delayed many people’s visas. Australian visa processing, which wasn’t fast to begin with before the pandemic, ran into major delays across the board during the pandemic period. Estimating visa grant timeframes has genuinely become almost impossible…
NSW issuing 190 invitations back to back?! The EOI official round is out! Marketing Specialist returns to the Canberra list! Business calls for the border to reopen? For more news, watch Episode 29 of “What You Need to Know About Australian Migration” (1-7 March)
Age? Language? Are there requirements for the skills assessment? What about requirements for the employer’s qualifications? Whatever questions or uncertainties arise on your migration journey, you’ll find your answer in Migration StarKnow.
The Department of Home Affairs has just updated the January 2021 EOI official bulletin — the fourth EOI invitation round of the new financial year. EOI rounds are now issued once every three months: after October 2020 it jumped straight to January 2021, and the next round will be in April, also the final invitation round of this financial year.
Since the recent reforms to the employer-sponsored migration programme, the requirements for both applicants and employers have become much tougher. Under such strict assessment standards, securing a nomination for a “high-risk” occupation recently is no small feat!
