Month: August 2021

Since the start of the 2021-22 financial year, processing times for the mainstream visa subclasses everyone’s been watching closely — 189/190/491 — have slowed. This could be linked to the start of the new financial year, or to several major cities moving into lockdown one after another, both of which have affected case scheduling.

Hi everyone, it’s your editor again! Through our earlier series on the UK, we went into detail on the differences between choosing the UK and Australia for undergraduate and postgraduate study. Now, if we say that when you were young in high school your parents held most of the decision-making power over your development, then once you enter undergraduate study, as an adult in a free and independent environment, you should naturally start planning your own future — especially if you’re planning to study a master’s overseas.

Australia Strictly Limits Departures and Entries — So How Did They Break Through the “Siege” and Get Approved? Want an Exemption to Return to Australia? Read This!

We’ve recently had a number of migration enquiries from chef friends, and after detailed consultations we’ve found that in Australia, chefs (both Western and Asian cuisine) rarely need to worry about finding work — in fact, they’re highly sought after by employers. Many employers are even willing to offer employer sponsorship to bring chefs over from China to run their kitchens.

Quite a few students have already received their completion letters and transcripts and are getting ready to apply for the 485 work visa. Over the past two weeks, I’ve received a large number of enquiries about the 485 visa.

It’s been a while since I last shared a migration story. It’s true that after the pandemic broke out, Australia adopted a “closed border” policy to curb the spread of the virus, and one wave of snap lockdowns after another suddenly made migration far harder.

As Australia’s skilled migration pathways become tougher and once-niche fields turn into popular choices, more and more students are turning their attention to niche allied health migration occupations — fields that are typically highly specialised and well paid, with fewer competitors along the migration pathway.

Visa about to expire, flights home hard to find, departure costs sky-high? Renewing onshore in Australia is a great option!

Actually, most people are already familiar with the 188E visa. But before the new policy, the 188E required external investment of AUD 200,000, which discouraged many aspiring entrepreneurs who had good ideas but no way to secure investment.

Basically every university in Australia offers scholarships, and this hasn’t stopped even under the pandemic and online classes. Competition for standard university scholarships is usually pretty fierce, so they’re not easy to land.