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Data collected for the 13 November 2025 Subclass 189 invitations included secondary teachers and social workers at 75 points, alongside a Newstars nursing client at 75. Many early childhood teachers received invitations, but not all at 85 points were cleared; progress reached around late August 2025.
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If you are waiting for state-nominated or parent migration processing, the November 2025 update shows the 50% processing times for Subclasses 190 and 491 shortened to 19 and 20 months respectively. Document requests for Subclasses 143 and 864 had reached late June 2018.
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Medical technicians with Chinese work experience can consider skills assessment without Australian qualifications or registration. Relevant roles require a Chinese diploma or higher and at least one year of relevant experience within the past five years, with no IELTS requirement. Several occupations also offer state nomination or employer sponsorship pathways.
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This week’s study-abroad roundup — – CDU scholarship and English language program updates – UNSW College scholarship updates – UC 2026 S1 key deadline extended – Griffith adds international places for 2026 intake, new campus opening in 2027 – Newcastle international-student visa approval rate above 90%; save the 2026 timetable [This week’s offer show]
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There is a lot of state nomination news today, 6 November. The trigger is that the federal government (very likely) has issued a new wave of interim places to the states, and given that the first wave has largely been used up, everyone can get moving again now that more places have arrived. Starting with NSW: By the end of
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We’ve now reached October, and the Department of Home Affairs has released the latest 189 EOI data through to October. Let’s take another look at the major in-demand occupations: Early Childhood Teaching, Secondary Teaching, Nursing, Social Work, Civil Engineering and Accounting. First, a state nomination update – Tasmania and South Australia have received additional interim places Tasmania has received 300
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In recent years, Australia’s 186 employer-sponsored visa quotas have remained steady with modest growth, and the number of occupations eligible to apply directly for permanent residence through employer sponsorship has increased to 456 occupations. The Department of Home Affairs has now announced policy adjustments for the 25-26 financial year, and the overall trend is very clear: against a backdrop of
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It’s the start of the month again, and the 189/190/491 FOI data drop has arrived right on schedule, with figures current up to 30 September 2025. September at a glance – The August 2025 round of 189 had an acceptance rate of around 50-55% – 190 and 491 grants increased slightly – 190 and 491 grants shifted from two-track to
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Each Chong Yang Festival, our love and gratitude grow deeper. Today is a day that belongs to our parents. Back then, they sent us off to faraway lands; now, we long to “bring them back” to our side. For many sons and daughters now living in Australia or New Zealand, the one thing we most want to do on this
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Australian skilled migration streams 189/190/491 all require a skills assessment, and employer-sponsored categories — Subclass 186 DE and the 494 regional category — also require a skills assessment, so the skills assessment is one of the most critical requirements for an Australian migration application. VETASSESS currently assesses 361 professional occupations, and also covers trades occupations — making it the largest
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