189 / 190 / 491 / Employer-Sponsored Processing Times [Official] Updated — Most Get Faster! Was the First 191 Grant Lodged in March This Year?
First, an update on yesterday’s news of the very first Subclass 191 grant
First, an update on yesterday’s news of the very first Subclass 191 grant
Someone shared their Subclass 491-to-191 visa grant on Facebook today
After a full year of hiking and driving, a local Canberra photographer has produced a seven-minute hyperlapse showcasing the city across its different seasons and festivals.
Many people already in Australia find that their qualifications and work history aren’t enough to obtain a skills assessment, so they need to complete another Australian qualification with strong migration prospects. Compared with the costly, lengthy undergraduate and postgraduate route, many prefer a shorter, lower-cost Vocational Education and Training Sector (VET) provider — which makes where you study and which course you choose absolutely critical.
Regarding the report published over the weekend by SMH/AGE and 60 Minutes — concerning Yongge (Henry) Qi, an international student connected to our firm, who was said to have been exploited by an employer — the following is our firm’s formal response.
Today we received the latest FOI data: as at 30 June 2023 — the end of the 2022–23 financial year — the Subclass 189 application backlog stood at 26,781.
This week’s Australian University Offer Show
As a pathway to an invitation on lower points, Subclass 491 has rescued many applicants — both purely offshore and onshore candidates who would rather not chase a higher score. Processing has recently accelerated, catching up with Subclass 189 and 190: many applicants invited late last year or early this year were granted in roughly six months.