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It's that time of year again — 15 March and 21 March, the busiest week for migration agents. Why? Because these are the big renewal dates. For most students on a student visa, these are the exact expiry dates printed on their visa grant letters.
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Yesterday we introduced a new approach to transitioning from the low-threshold Subclass 407 to the Subclass 482 → For popular fields like accounting and IT, haven't landed on Subclass 190/189/491 but have relevant work experience? There's a "new" Plan B for fast approval! Suitable for those who still need a good while longer to build up the work experience required.
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As early as the initial COVID period, when Subclass 189 invitations stalled and state Subclass 190 and 491 scores were too high or restrictions too tight to secure an invitation, we were already recommending that applicants with relevant work experience in their nominated occupation use the Subclass 407 Training visa as a bridging pathway!
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Time flies, and many students have reached the final semester of their undergraduate degree. At this crossroads in life — what Master's programme should you choose? Not satisfied with your undergraduate major? Which programmes and universities let you meet your migration and employment goals in one step?
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When applying for migration visas (such as skilled migration, partner migration, and others), you are required to provide a Chinese Police Clearance Notarisation. This article walks you through the basic process.
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From January 2022, we have been receiving permanent residency grant notifications for two offshore applicants — the first batch of skilled migration visas issued to purely offshore clients since Australia officially announced its border reopening on 15 December last year, after a wait of nearly two years.
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With 315 renewals currently at their peak, a new cohort is about to enter the bridging visa waiting stage while their substantive visa applications are processed. Given Australia's notoriously slow processing times, the number of people holding bridging visas has grown from 200,000 to 300,000 and now nearly 350,000...... Some have been waiting onshore for six months, a year, or even two years without a grant...... What was once a short-term transitional visa has become a way of life for many — an unfortunate reality.
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Hundreds of thousands are currently waiting for their visa grants. Every so often we share the latest visa processing data — our last update was in late January, and here we are again a month later. This time we may have some good news for those who have been waiting a long time: the older backlog is being cleared.
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South Australia's state nomination is arguably the most reliable in the country, offering a wide range of pathways suitable for almost every type of applicant.
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As the May federal election draws closer, polls are multiplying — SMH and The Age have released another one, focusing on what voters care about most heading into this election.
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