From the second half of last year through to early this year, many countries progressively entered the post-pandemic era, opening their doors to the world. If you’re currently based in China, you may have started thinking about exploring life abroad.
Last week, the Tasmanian Government released a draft proposal for the new financial year’s state nomination requirements (draft only — not the final version), aimed at refining the state nomination selection process, improving efficiency, and providing more opportunities to applicants who genuinely align with Tasmania’s interests.
Australia has long been a dream destination for many applicants, but with the increasingly competitive skilled migration landscape over the past two years and the impact of the pandemic, significant talent has left the country while many aspiring individuals overseas have been unable to come to Australia.
When it comes to Queensland universities, most people’s first thought is UQ, QUT, Griffith, Bond or Sunshine Coast. Yet Southern Cross University (SCU) on Queensland’s Gold Coast — with multiple solid migration-pathway programmes — is a genuine dark horse that most people are still relatively unfamiliar with. Some may know it from my earlier article on affordable early childhood education with great migration prospects, specifically the GD + master’s early childhood option.
This morning the Tasmanian state government released the draft state nomination policy for the new financial year — the first review since the programme officially commenced in 2016 — and is now publicly inviting community feedback. The state government’s determination to see this ‘state nomination reform’ through is unmistakable!
The 2022–23 federal budget announced last week brought good news for PR quotas — not just for skilled migration categories, but also for parent migration, where the quota has risen from 4,500 to 6,000 places (covering 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023). The 6,000 covers all parent visa categories combined; the exact split between the contributory and non-contributory streams has not yet been confirmed, but if we apply the same 4:1 ratio as the previous financial year, the contributory stream would receive 4,800 places and the non-contributory stream 1,200.
Recently, many students have been asking me about studying at TAFE. TAFE is typically associated with vocational courses, good value for money, strong practical focus, and lower entry requirements — but most people assume TAFE only offers short-term training courses with no connection to university-level study or migration pathways. Some also question the quality and value of its qualifications. This post addresses some of these common misconceptions and knowledge gaps.
From July 2020 to January 2021, we recorded eight editions of our Study & Migration Diary — capturing not just the journey of studying, migrating or building a business, but the hard-won insights from navigating one difficult chapter after another.
Study and Migration Diary — it has been a while, but we are still on the road, uncovering more unique stories and lives. Today we are back with A Dong’s story: starting with zero English and no connections in Australia, he arrived on a working holiday visa to try his luck here. Over five years of relentlessly learning English and building new skills, he carved out his place and found his footing!
