Last week someone appeared to receive a formal Canberra state nomination — their application cleared the system and they could move on to lodging the visa, which usually means the state government had received its nomination quota. But after that one update, there was nothing more.
Grants have picked up again this week plus a huge batch of approved skills-assessment cases let’s take a look
This week’s top Australian university offers by Alyson
One month into the new financial year, the state quotas still haven’t landed (we’re still waiting…). Back in mid-July, Canberra fired the opening shot in the “talent grab”, once again issuing low-points invitations — and 68% went to offshore applicants!
This week finally brought confirmed news that Subclass 191 grants have begun. Regular followers will know that a single grant in late July drew nationwide attention, but as it was the only one at the time, the buzz soon died down. Another grant came through on 8 August, and just as people were again questioning whether it was genuine, multiple Subclass 191 grants followed — some lodged by individuals and some lodged by agents.
Many people know that skilled migration is one of the lowest-cost and most reliable pathways to migrating to Australia. To qualify for the skilled migration pathway, you must meet these four key requirements:
Someone asked us today: is Australia turning against migration again? Are the policies about to take a turn for the worse? The question left us a little puzzled….
New AITSL English Language Requirements for the Teaching Occupation
