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News May 30, 2023 Arthur

From Study to PR: The “Smart Play” — Using the Latest Employer-Sponsorship Reforms to Take the High-Value, One-Stop Fast Lane and Overtake on the Bend in Western Australia!

Employer-sponsored migration is one of the most commonly mentioned pathways. If you have lived in Australia for a while, you almost certainly know a few people who obtained their green card through employer sponsorship.

News May 30, 2023 Arthur

CWUR 2023 World University Rankings Are Out! Melbourne and Sydney Crack the Global Top 100! 39 Australian Universities Make the List!

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) recently released its 2023 world university rankings. Unlike the assessment indicators used by other world rankings, the CWUR ranking is based primarily on four indicators:

News May 29, 2023 Arthur

WA Premier resigns suddenly — but state nomination stays stable for the new financial year, with priority occupations possibly added! New state nomination quotas to be revealed within weeks!

This afternoon Western Australia's Premier Mark McGowan suddenly announced his resignation — and not just from the role of Premier; he appears to be planning to end his political career altogether. The reason: he is exhausted and has given everything.

Migration Weekly News May 29, 2023 Arthur

[Migration Weekly Issue 286] Subclass 189 surprise invitation data wrap-up! VIC Subclass 190: IT / Engineering / Accounting land PR at 85-90 points! More contributory parent migration places in the new financial year!

1. Subclass 189 surprise invitation round — but no real surprises? 2. VIC issues its third May round, with Accounting, Finance and IT among those invited 3. SA's Subclass 190 quota is exhausted — applications close on 8 June! Tasmania still has ample quota at year-end 4. New-financial-year parent migration allocations announced — more for the contributory stream! 5. Weekly roundup: grants, invitations, skills assessments and citizenship processing progress

News May 26, 2023 Arthur

Hong Kong QMAS Expands Its Talent List to 51 Professions — These Industries Need You!

After abolishing the QMAS quota and streamlining processing with the new Top Talent Pass Scheme, the Hong Kong Government made another major move on 2022/5/16, expanding the Talent List from the original 13 professions to 51!

News Study in Australia May 26, 2023 Arthur

Gaokao & Study Abroad Together! A Complete Guide to High-School-to-Australian-Undergraduate Applications — You Can Start Preparing Now!

With the 2023 Gaokao just around the corner, it is once again that pivotal time of year when students choose the path for “their future”. As Gaokao competition grows ever fiercer, studying abroad has now become a direction many Gaokao candidates and high-school students are choosing.

News Regional State Nomination May 25, 2023 Arthur

Subclass 189 issues an invitation rain after six months — but “no surprises”? SA exhausts its 190 places and closes applications on 8 June. Has Victoria issued its final round?

After a six-month gap, Subclass 189 has suddenly issued another invitation round today. This round again numbered in the thousands, but the occupations invited held few surprises:

News May 24, 2023 Arthur

TAS May Seminar | Minor State-Nomination Policy Tweaks for the New Financial Year! Ample Quotas at Year-End — and Processing Now Down to One Week!

On the morning of 24 May, the Tasmanian Government held its scheduled online seminar. This session mainly covered quota usage, processing times, application tips and the state-nomination arrangements for the new financial year. The key takeaways are recapped below:

Australia Migration News May 24, 2023 Arthur

University Lecturer: A Rising Migration Occupation — Teaching at an Overseas University Can Lead Straight to Australian PR! How Do You Migrate? How Do You Pass the Skills Assessment?

When you think of Australian migration occupations, do accounting, IT, engineering, nursing, early-childhood education and social work come to mind first — or perhaps Western cookery, motor mechanics and construction workers? There is one occupation that has often been overlooked, perhaps because it has no directly matching field of study, and perhaps because people in this line of work had no plans to migrate in the past.

News May 23, 2023 Arthur

WA May Round: 1,600 Invitations Issued — Accounting, IT and Engineering Need Just 60-65 Points!

Better late than never — Western Australia has released the full data for its May invitation round. Overall, this round invited more candidates from overseas and interstate, and most were Subclass 491 invitations. The general stream Sch2 that everyone watches most closely still only invited applicants already in the state, with the points threshold dropping slightly!