2023 marks Newstars Beijing’s sixth year in operation!
Since our registration in March 2017, we have provided professional study-abroad, migration and visa services to tens of thousands of clients, helping thousands of families achieve their migration dreams!
Victoria opens 2023’s state-nominated skilled migration season! As the state with the largest quota this financial year, this ROI pre-invitation round is generous — many invitations issued, most occupations covered, with more offshore applicants receiving invitations at non-prohibitive scores. Great opportunities for skilled migration to Australia continue into the new year!
2022 is behind us and year-end data is coming in steadily. As 2023 begins, the major Australian migration reform review and its recommendations continue to unfold — let’s take a look.
Time flies — and here we are in 2023. Australia remains one of the world’s most sought-after and liveable migration destinations. After more than three years of pandemic-related stagnation, Australia’s points-tested skilled migration programme has entered a boom period in the 2022–23 financial year. Quotas have increased significantly, policies have become more favourable, and invitation scores from both the federal government and individual states have been falling steadily — reigniting the Australia migration dreams of many who previously fell short on age, work experience, or points.
In 2022, Australia’s migration and study abroad landscape split into two distinct phases. The first half brought light at the end of the tunnel; the second half saw the clouds finally lift. Unlike previous years, 2022 was full of happy surprises — and even genuine astonishment. Many who had been waiting — to return to campus, to enter Australia, for an invitation, or for a visa grant — finally got their moment. 2022 truly marked a series of historic milestones for Australian migration, and Newstars was there with you through every one.
This issue’s Migration Weekly highlights — 1. Canberra’s final 2022 Matrix round issues more Subclass 190, score cuts on the horizon 2. Subclass 189 backlog surges rapidly, Subclass 491 finally drops, Subclass 190 stays steady 3. Department updates processing times — is Subclass 189 still the fastest? 4. Migration reform proposals continue: better PR pathways for international students 5. Weekly summary of grants, invitations, skills assessments and citizenship processing
The 2022 Study Abroad Weekly — Final Edition
First of all, Merry Christmas to everyone! The Study Abroad Weekly is back on time as always, written this week by education consultant Kevin.
Highlights this week:
– It’s finally here: ANU announces its 2023 return-to-campus plan
– Go8 2023 postgraduate application deadlines at a glance
– Flinders University launches a PhD-MBA programme in 2023
– University of Melbourne Master of Arts: latest update
– USI: to register or not? Check the official website update
– 2022 ARTU ranking released — University of Melbourne tops Australia again
– IMC/Top adds a Perth campus with a CPA-accredited course
– University of Sydney CET important update
Every Friday, Newstars shares our internal data on grants and invitations for popular visa categories. Current visa processing times (Department of Home Affairs): see item two in today’s bulletin. Newstars Internal Data — This Week: 19–23 December 2022
Yesterday we discussed the year-end visa processing backlog figures. Right on cue, the Department of Home Affairs has also updated its reference processing times across all visa subclasses. A word of caution — the official figures include extreme outliers and have limited practical value, and carry a degree of lag, so the numbers may differ from real-world experience.
The Queensland Business Investor Immigration stream has effectively closed for this financial year. With investor migration no longer a state government priority, here is a detailed breakdown of the most recommended alternative pathways — including Subclass 189, NSW Subclass 190, QLD Subclass 491 Small Business, and the Northern Territory MINT programme — along with the pros and cons of each.
