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The 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject were released yesterday. Australian universities remain strong, with many entering the global top 50 and even top 20. Let's take a look!
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This week we continue sharing visa grant and skills assessment success stories, including many 190 and 491 grants for non-shortage occupations.
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On Tuesday we shared the full 2022-23 migration visa results, which also included backlog data for the three major subclasses: 189, 190 and 491.
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Because the previous financial year left too many visa applications backlogged, 2023-24 state nomination invitation allocations have shrunk sharply, 189 invitations are nowhere to be seen, and 189/190/491 migration has entered another year of points competition.
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As of 30 June this year, Hong Kong's various talent admission schemes had received more than 100,000 applications, with over 60,000 approved, surpassing the full-year 2022 KPI in just half a year.
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The 2022-23 Department of Home Affairs report shows that the GTI Global Talent programme used its full allocation of 5,000 visa grants last financial year, including 1,345 onshore applicants.
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The Department of Home Affairs recently published the FY 2022-23 migration visa outcome report. Beyond the headline grant figures, the report provides detailed breakdowns by category, occupation and region.
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Once the allocation was confirmed at the start of the financial year, the Northern Territory quickly closed state nomination applications, announcing that it would first process the backlog of pre-invited applications. New Subclass 491 applications were to reopen later in the 2023-24 financial year, but Subclass 190 was unlikely to reopen due to insufficient allocation.
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State nomination invitation quotas have dropped significantly this year, deterring many offshore applicants. However, there is one industry whose related occupations continue to receive invitations at low points — in some states, even lower than nursing! That industry is real estate.
Read More →Weekly Migration News Summary Migration Weekly I. Victoria Issues Yet Another Round — Reminiscent of Last Financial Year? II. WA Official Report: High Scores for Popular Occupations, Priority Roles for Interstate/Overseas III. NSW Finally Issues First Subclass 190 Round — Shortage Occupations, Overseas Focus? IV. Canberra Previous Round: All Occupations, Low Scores for Niche Fields? V. Weekly Summary: Visa Grants,
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