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The Northern Territory announced early this morning that it has received its provisional quota, with policy adjustments compared to the previous financial year.
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Victoria has announced it is opening state nomination applications for the new financial year, with policy changes relative to the previous financial year.
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All state governments have confirmed receipt of their 2022–23 financial year interim state nomination quotas. The ACT government issued nominations, sent Matrix invitations, and announced its interim quota numbers all within a single day. The ACT — our benchmark state government — has done it again: it received its interim quota on the afternoon of 9 August, began issuing formal nominations that same afternoon, and applicants continued receiving confirmation letters this morning. On the morning of 10 August it released a new round of Matrix invitations; based on our clients' results, scores have already dropped somewhat — check the official website for specifics. The ACT has also been the first to publicly announce the number of interim state nomination allocations!
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According to official statistics, Australia's unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in June — the lowest level in 40 years. Australia's labour shortage now ranks second in the world, with up to 480,000 vacancies waiting to be filled!
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Last Friday, 5 August, one of our Subclass 143 client couples received their visa grant — both parents. One parent was lodged in late July 2016, and the other was added as a secondary applicant in 2021, with no impact on the queue position. The application reached the additional information (further documents) stage in late June 2022, and the visa was granted on 5 August after the Contributory Parent payment was made!
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Graduation season is here, and students with a solid plan will be familiar with the Subclass 485 Graduate Work visa. Due to the impact of COVID-19, the Department of Home Affairs has made many adjustments to the Subclass 485 requirements, so it is still important to proceed carefully and avoid common mistakes when applying.
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Great news keeps coming from the Newstars professional team — AAT appeal wins are rolling in! Yes, a DIY student visa refusal was overturned with only written submissions, thanks to our lawyers, with no hearing required.
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Australia's borders are fully open, the overall skilled migration quota has increased, and Australia is experiencing a historically rare labour shortage. Against this backdrop, the new financial year should be one that offshore migration applicants — especially skilled applicants — can look forward to.
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Last week, the Minister for Home Affairs released a media statement highlighting the Department's visa processing performance since taking office. The statement noted that the Department had been prioritising the processing of offshore temporary skilled visas, student visas, and visitor visas. Since June this year, 745,000 applications have been processed, with approximately 86.5% involving applicants overseas.
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• Many people consider applying for a parent visa once they receive their PR — especially only children, who hope to care for their parents in Australia in the future. However, quite a few delay because their parents haven't retired yet. This is a serious mistake. • Regardless of your situation, you should lodge at least a Subclass 103 queue application as early as possible. This article explains why in detail.
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