On 22 May 2022, Labor won the Australian federal election. The new government quickly responded with positive moves on migration policy. In early June, the newly appointed Minister for Immigration called for priority processing of the visa backlog.
Sydney Airport has an international student volunteer help desk, established jointly by NSW universities and Study NSW, which has been providing airport volunteer support for international students since 2015.
If your points aren’t particularly high, but you have a stable job and want to stay where you are — without uprooting your life for migration — don’t overlook employer sponsorship this financial year.
1. NSW Subclass 190 New Year first round — more occupations, lower scores invited! 2. Home Affairs processed 4.3 million visas in seven months, clearing old Subclass 190 and 491 backlogs; employer groups argue TSMIT should not rise too high. 3. Australian passport offers visa-free access to 185 destinations. 4. Working Holiday work-restriction exemption extended to mid-year. 5. Weekly roundup: visa grants, invitations, skills assessments and citizenship processing progress.
This week: (1) USYD 2023 deferred graduation EOI now open; (2) Monash Master of TESOL programme spotlight; (3) University of Adelaide online study and arrival update; (4) ANU Shanghai Open Day; (5) Work/stay rights to be extended for international graduates in Australia; (6) Australia announces COVID-19 requirements for travellers from China; (7) Fastest in the world — UNSW student team sets Guinness record.
Every Friday, Newstars shares our internal grant and invitation data for popular visa categories.
The Subclass 189 Skilled Independent visa — once the most competitive and flexible pathway — saw three major invitation rounds in the 2022–23 financial year, in August, October, and December, roughly every two months. Much has been said online and offline about these rounds, but the real questions are: how big were they, and how long will they last? Let’s review the data from all three rounds.
UNSW students have broken a Guinness World Record! The Sunswift solar racing team built a solar-powered electric vehicle, Sunswift 7, and completed the challenge of travelling 1,000 km on a single charge within 12 hours, claiming the title of “world’s fastest”!
Newstars Education & Migration is a full-service international education and migration consultancy. We support our clients with every aspect of settling in Australia. When it comes to visas and migration, Newstars is the expert. Over the years, we have helped tens of thousands of families successfully obtain their “ticket to Australia.”
The increase in China–Australia flights makes travelling to Australia considerably more convenient for international students. Amid growing concerns about students using emerging AI software to write essays, Australian universities are being forced to change the format of online exams and assignments.
