Month: March 2022

Yesterday, at a public event, the Minister for Immigration — in addition to revealing news about next financial year’s PR quota (see: Minister Reveals: Skilled PR Quota Could Return to Two-Thirds Next Financial Year!? State Nomination Quota Increases — Core Logic Analysis!) — also stated that if the Coalition wins re-election in the May federal election, his first post-election priority would be to review the migration occupation list and add more occupations to the MLTSSL.

After attending an event with the Minister for Immigration on 15 March, the CEO of the Migration Institute of Australia revealed details about the federal government’s PR quota for the next financial year. The Minister said he cannot yet disclose the total number or the exact allocation breakdown for next financial year’s migration quota (expected to be known after the 29 March budget announcement). He indicated it is unlikely that the total will return to pre-COVID levels, but the overall allocation could shift to two-thirds for skilled migration and one-third for family migration (this financial year has been roughly a 50/50 split, with the skilled stream only about 2,000 places ahead of family). Additionally, once the federal election is over, his top priority will be to review the migration occupation list and add more occupations to the MLTSSL.

Millions battling for postgraduate places — 4.57 million applicants? On 11 March 2022, China’s national postgraduate admission score lines were released. In 2022, the number of postgraduate applicants reached 4.57 million. Universities plan to enrol approximately 1.1 million students this year, meaning more than 3 million candidates will miss out — an admission rate of just 24%.

It’s that time of year again — 15 March and 21 March, the busiest week for migration agents. Why? Because these are the big renewal dates. For most students on a student visa, these are the exact expiry dates printed on their visa grant letters.

Yesterday we introduced a new approach to transitioning from the low-threshold Subclass 407 to the Subclass 482 → For popular fields like accounting and IT, haven’t landed on Subclass 190/189/491 but have relevant work experience? There’s a “new” Plan B for fast approval! Suitable for those who still need a good while longer to build up the work experience required.

As early as the initial COVID period, when Subclass 189 invitations stalled and state Subclass 190 and 491 scores were too high or restrictions too tight to secure an invitation, we were already recommending that applicants with relevant work experience in their nominated occupation use the Subclass 407 Training visa as a bridging pathway!

Time flies, and many students have reached the final semester of their undergraduate degree. At this crossroads in life — what Master’s programme should you choose? Not satisfied with your undergraduate major? Which programmes and universities let you meet your migration and employment goals in one step?

When applying for migration visas (such as skilled migration, partner migration, and others), you are required to provide a Chinese Police Clearance Notarisation. This article walks you through the basic process.

From January 2022, we have been receiving permanent residency grant notifications for two offshore applicants — the first batch of skilled migration visas issued to purely offshore clients since Australia officially announced its border reopening on 15 December last year, after a wait of nearly two years.

With 315 renewals currently at their peak, a new cohort is about to enter the bridging visa waiting stage while their substantive visa applications are processed. Given Australia’s notoriously slow processing times, the number of people holding bridging visas has grown from 200,000 to 300,000 and now nearly 350,000…… Some have been waiting onshore for six months, a year, or even two years without a grant…… What was once a short-term transitional visa has become a way of life for many — an unfortunate reality.