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Kirk Migration Column

Australia and New Zealand — One Family at Last: No More NZ Tourist Visa Required!

April 25, 2026November 3, 2025 by Qiqi CHEN

Can Chinese citizens holding an Australian visa enter New Zealand visa-free? Everything you need to know about the NZeTA tourist …

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The Coldest Q1 State Nomination Data in History 😭

April 25, 2026November 1, 2025 by Qiqi CHEN

The Department has today released the state nomination quota usage for this financial year up to 30 September. All states …

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Another S57 + 4020 response explained successfully — Subclass 190 granted!

April 25, 2026November 1, 2025 by Qiqi CHEN

Back from a hiking break — officially returning to work! Today we’re sharing a fairly complicated case that was granted …

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WA First-Round Invitations Official Report Is Out! Construction Trades Only?

April 25, 2026October 30, 2025 by Qiqi CHEN

Western Australia released its first invitation round for this financial year yesterday. As previewed, it was an interim quota round …

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New WA State Nomination Policy Released! Is Construction Still a Priority?

April 25, 2026October 27, 2025 by Qiqi CHEN

WA has just updated its state nomination policy for the 2025-26 financial year The good news is that the occupation …

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Four states rally together — can the quota see a turnaround this year?

April 25, 2026October 16, 2025 by Qiqi CHEN

Early today — more accurately, last night — good news came out of the state-nomination quota campaign. The media reported …

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TAS places also confirmed to be cut 😭 — seminar update

April 25, 2026October 15, 2025 by Qiqi CHEN

This morning we attended the Tasmania 25-26 financial-year new-policy briefing. The focus was on filling in the detail. New-financial-year quota …

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WA Quota Cut by 1/3 — State Nomination Total Allocation Slashed

April 25, 2026October 13, 2025 by Qiqi CHEN

Last Friday, the Assistant Minister for Immigration announced at the MIA event that this year’s state nomination quotas would be …

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Victoria Issues First Round of Invitations! Onshore Workers Prioritised

April 25, 2026October 11, 2025 by Qiqi CHEN

Victoria announced early this morning that invitations would be issued today. This is the first round of invitations for this …

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State nomination quotas delayed — is a cut on the way?

April 25, 2026October 10, 2025 by Qiqi CHEN

Some colleagues attended the MIA annual conference today, where someone asked Assistant Minister for Immigration Julian Hill about the continuing …

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