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After two years of modest preferential treatment during the pandemic, IT professionals are once again facing increasingly demanding policies — with NSW 190 and 189 serving as the clearest indicators. The reality is that the IT graduate cohort is simply too large for brief policy windows to benefit most students.
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South Australia's state nomination system is complex, covering streams such as the SA Graduate stream; the Outstanding Graduate stream; the stream for those currently working in South Australia; the Exceptional Talent and Innovation stream — and many more. So which pathway is the right one for you?
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Three years of the pandemic disrupted many people's plans, and to this day many onshore temporary visa holders are facing the prospect of their visas expiring. Recently, we have received many enquiries such as: 'Can I return home and apply for a visa offshore? What should I apply for next? Which visa leads to permanent residency, and how should I prepare?' or 'I've already lodged a Subclass 190/189/491 application and have been waiting a very long time — if I don't receive an invitation, are there any other options?'
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- Late November 2021: opened to parents of PR holders and citizens, who could apply for a border exemption to enter - 15 December 2021: opened to holders of student visas/Subclass 485/489/491 and other temporary visas — holders could enter without a border exemption - 21 February 2021: opened to all visa categories (including bridging visas and visitor visas), marking the near-complete reopening of Australia's borders
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The wait times for the Subclass 143 Contributory Parent visa are becoming increasingly unreasonable — even with new financial year quota increases, they remain severely mismatched with new lodgements and the existing backlog. Based on current backlogs, lodging an application now means waiting over a decade. Recent applicants who have received further-information requests or had their visas granted all lodged around mid-2016 — meaning they have already waited 6 years...
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Last Friday, Queensland announced the closure of its application channel for this financial year. Aside from the Small Business stream, no new pre-invitations will be issued. The Small Business stream will continue processing applications submitted before the cut-off, though waiting times are expected to be longer.
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As someone who previously only covered language-intensive humanities fields — nursing, social work, early childhood education, OT and PT — Nicole here is today bringing you a no-fluff rundown of what IT master's programmes are available at Australia's Group of Eight universities. In the post-pandemic era, the importance of technology has never been clearer! Stay ahead of the curve — let's explore the Master of IT together.
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The origins of the Quantity Surveyor profession date back to a great fire in 1834 that destroyed the famous Palace of Westminster in the United Kingdom — the event that gave birth to the quantity surveying discipline. When reviewing contracts for the new Houses of Parliament, the British Government introduced a measurement system and accepted public tenders based on bills of quantities for the first time. From that point on, Quantity Surveyors stood shoulder to shoulder with architects and engineers in the United Kingdom.
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It's time again for our end-of-financial-year summary and update on parent migration processing. Compared to this time last year, the news on parent migration is relatively more encouraging. First, the quota for parent migration has not been exhausted this financial year — processing remains slow, but unlike last financial year, there has been no situation where the quota ran out months early, leaving applicants with nothing to do but wait.
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As is widely known, the Subclass 188A Business Innovation visa has long been a popular choice among overseas entrepreneurs and international students with entrepreneurial aspirations, thanks to its distinct advantages: no educational background or English language requirements, low costs, minimal investment, and low asset thresholds.
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