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News August 24, 2023 Arthur

All FY2023–24 State Nomination Quotas Are Out! NSW Subclass 190 Down to 2,650, VIC Subclass 190 Cut by Nearly 80%! And the Other States…

The FY2023–24 state nomination quotas for every state have just been released, and the state governments have now received their new official allocations!

News August 23, 2023 Arthur

Major Changes to Hong Kong’s Talent Schemes from 1 August — Must Read: a Points Error Can Directly Affect Your Approval Rate!

According to official Hong Kong government figures, over the past six months Hong Kong has received more than 100,000 talent-admission applications of various kinds.

News August 23, 2023 Arthur

No more waiting year after year for quotas to open, no points race, low English requirements, and fast processing for every occupation. It is time to take a closer look at this migration pathway.

News has emerged in recent days of sharp cuts to state-nomination quotas. Although the final figures are yet to be released, Western Australia is leading a last push to defend its allocation.

News August 22, 2023 Arthur

WA Premier: Other States Aren’t Happy With Their Nomination Quotas Either — and They’re Joining the “Protest”! Could There Be a Big Reversal?

Yesterday came a bolt from the blue in WA: after the Commonwealth cut its quota by 70%, the Premier personally stepped in to take the matter to the Prime Minister.

News August 21, 2023 Arthur

WA State Nomination Quota Provisionally Slashed 70%… Will the Other States Fare Any Better?

With the final state nomination quota figures still not out by the end of today, let's look at two pieces of news directly tied to those quotas.

News August 21, 2023 Arthur

Actually, many people overlook the most expensive hidden cost on the migration journey: time.

Migration is an excellent choice for individuals and families pursuing a whole new way of life.

News August 20, 2023 Arthur

[Migration Weekly Issue 299] Civil/QS and more exempt from job offer for WA Subclass 190! NT MINT places exhausted! A reminder on the Subclass 870 lodgement “traps”~

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News August 19, 2023 Arthur

[Issue 298 – Australia Study Weekly] UNSW to launch a Pre-Masters in Engineering and IT! Seven Australian universities in the 2023 ARWU top 100! A new social work programme at UWA!

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News August 18, 2023 Arthur

WA State Nomination Invitations Imminent! Civil / Building / QS / Landscape and More Can Apply for the 190 Without a Job Offer — and at High Priority! State Officials: Quota Numbers Still Not Confirmed!

Last Friday, Western Australia officially released its 2023–24 financial-year policy (for the details, see “WA Releases Its 2023–24 State Nomination Policy! Construction-related occupations exempt from the job-offer requirement! Offshore invitation priority lifted — potentially more opportunities!”), and announced that it will issue the first round of pre-invitations once quotas are confirmed. This Friday is once again dominated by Western Australia — two pieces of news!

News August 18, 2023 Arthur

This Week’s Grants + Skills Assessment Wins! Software Engineering / Accounting — Whole Family Gets PR in 10 Months! Subclass 191 Now Moving on May Lodgements! Multiple Subclass 143 Grants!

There weren’t many Subclass 190, 189 and 491 grants this week, but there was a bit of everything: the 491-to-191 transition keeps rolling along smoothly, and on the parent side both the Subclass 143 and 870 came through. Skills assessments keep landing one after another — let’s take a look at this week’s success stories!