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190 and 491 grants resume, multiple Parent 143 visas granted over the holidays! For visa, study abroad and migration enquiries, please scan the QR code in image 1!
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Standing at the threshold of 2026 , looking back and moving forward, Newstarsec knows that behind every new departure stands a family’s solemn trust in the future and their deep hopes for it. In the year ahead, we will continue to deepen our work across global study-abroad and migration pathways. In a policy environment that keeps shifting, we will keep a
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Today another S57 + 4020 case was granted after our response submission! This applicant’s situation is a very typical one, and worth sharing with everyone as a reminder. Application background Older-age offshore skilled migration applicant. Lodged in 2023, then the Department issued a request for more information followed by a phone interview, and subsequently questioned the authenticity of the work-experience
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The FY24-25 Migration Program Report has arrived later than usual — in past years it landed around October, but this time it was not published until late December. Even so, the data is no less valuable, and we have picked out a few highlights to share. The report only covers capped categories, so data for the 191/888/801/100 subclasses is not
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Among Australia’s migration pathways, 186 Employer Sponsored is one of the few visas that grants permanent residency in a single step. If your English isn’t strong enough, your skilled-migration score doesn’t stack up, and you don’t want to study again in Australia just to migrate — or your occupation has been removed from the state-nomination list — then the Australian
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MIA held its routine quarterly meeting with the Department of Home Affairs on 10 December. The meeting briefed MARA-registered migration agents on valuable updates from the Department. 482-The Department is continuing its efforts to reduce the Subclass 482 backlog. The high-salary Specialist Skills stream should soon see its backlog effectively reduced, while the Core stream will be a bit slower.
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The Department of Home Affairs has released its latest visa processing time reference in early December as expected — the final update of 2025. Updated: Three States Holiday Schedules Adding Queensland, Victoria and South Australia，For the other states, the Department, and skills assessment bodies, see:End-of-Year Holidays Are Here | Holiday Schedule Summary: Department of Home Affairs, State Governments & Skills
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As the bar for skilled migration keeps rising, more and more couples already in Australia or planning to move here are turning to another stable and warm-hearted pathway to permanent residence — the Partner visa。 Australia’s Partner visa programme is designed to help couples who have been forced to live apart because of visa status reunite here, so that a
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Newstarsec The holiday schedules and emergency contact details for our Australian offices are shown above. Contracted clients are advised to confirm the specific holiday dates with the consultant handling your case. We have also compiled the migration-related agencies’ 2025–2026 year-end holiday arrangements! Department of Home Affairs state governments major skills assessment bodies holiday closures and processing status are set out below so
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Monthly routine update on 189 190 491 data. This time we have figures through the end of October 2025, and this time we also have 191 data! Original Data Consolidated Data 189 — Lodgement volume was 1,439 — 1,696 fewer than in September, so primary-applicant lodgements from August to October total 4,631 (944+2,142+1,545)。meaning the actual acceptance rate for the August
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