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News December 5, 2023 Arthur

Can’t apply for 485 because of offshore online study? The ‘rescue kit’ is here — complete in 8 months at a nice price!

After yesterday's article about offshore study no longer meeting Australian study requirements, many readers have asked

News December 4, 2023 Arthur

Offshore Online Classes No Longer Meeting Australian Study Requirements? How to Respond to the 485 Visa Concession Being Scrapped — and How Is the 16 Months Actually Calculated?

Last Friday the MIA sent out a major alert: the Department of Home Affairs has updated the Subclass 485 visa rules. From 25 November, the COVID-era concession — which allowed time spent studying online offshore on a student visa to count as Australian study time — has been cancelled!

News December 3, 2023 Arthur

Australia Migration Weekly #314 — Overseas IT Invited for Victoria 190! Queensland Invites QS Holders! A 189 Round Before Christmas?

This Week’s Migration News Roundup

News December 2, 2023 Arthur

[Issue 313 Australia Study Weekly] Great Options for Study & Migration — Deakin Launches Early Childhood GD! University of Melbourne Arts Offers Being Released! WA Helps International Students Find Employment!

Australia Study Weekly

News December 1, 2023 Arthur

Australian Top-University Offer Show | UNSW / Melbourne / UTS / ECU and More — Early Childhood, MBA, IT and Other Popular Majors!

Australian Top-University Offers

News December 1, 2023 Arthur

MIA: Might the Department Hold a Small Subclass 189 Invitation Round Before Christmas? The Main Subclass 190 Cohort Has Already Advanced to Applications From Early This Year! Several Highly Difficult Skills Assessment Cases!

MIA Notice: before Christmas, the Department of Home Affairs may issue a small Subclass 189 round. Make sure every document on your EOI remains within its validity period so that, if an invitation comes, it is not wasted.

News November 30, 2023 Arthur

Employer Sponsorship Is Booming — English Waivers Available? When Do You Qualify? A Full Breakdown of Language Requirements by Category

On 25 November (last Saturday), the new employer-sponsorship policy officially took effect. Here's a short piece breaking down the English-language score requirements for employer-sponsored visas.

News November 29, 2023 Arthur

Victoria ROI Invitations: Another Big Round! IT Wins Big, with Auditors, Marketing Officers and Contract Administrators Also Invited

Victoria has made a good habit over its recent rounds of announcing ROI invitations before issuing them. This morning Victoria announced a round for 29 November, and it went out before noon the same day.

News November 29, 2023 Arthur

This Study-and-Migration Major Is Hot Again!? Obtain a Skills Assessment After Graduation Without English-Language or Work-Experience Requirements, Receive an Invitation With 75 Points, and Study a Master’s Even Without a Related Background!

Nicole is back with another reliable course recommendation — this time on the red-hot Quantity Surveying (QS) major.

News November 28, 2023 Arthur

Last Week’s Visa Grants Round-up | Subclass 190 now into December, early-2023 Subclass 491 lodgments granted, Property Sales clears skills assessment, and a flood of 485 and 600 grants!

Last Friday, because of the sudden end-of-concession-period news, we didn't run our usual success-stories round-up. Taking your feedback on board, we're making up for it today.