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Australia Migration News May 18, 2023 Arthur

Study, Work, Migrate — A New Approach! Ideal for 408 / WHV / Student Visa Holders Aiming for PR, and for Switching Lanes Out of “Overcrowded” Fields Like Accounting!

On 5 May, the Minister for Immigration officially announced an employer-sponsored Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement for the aged care sector, effective immediately

News May 17, 2023 Arthur

Today Is the Final Day! NT MINT Investment Amount Is About to Rise – Lock In Your Place Now Under the Old Policy!

Since it launched, the MINT programme has run through four fund rounds, and in recent years it has become a sought-after favourite among skilled migration applicants looking to secure Subclass 190 in one step.

News May 16, 2023 Arthur

[Issue 284 – Australia Study Weekly] Scholarships from Deakin, VU and other popular universities are pouring in! UQ’s top medical programme — great for migration too~

This Week Study Weekly — packed with highlights! by Jasper CAI This week’s highlights: – Swinburne international student scholarship now open – University of Queensland medical programme – Deakin University Semester 2 scholarship – RMIT partners closely with the Chamber of Commerce – Deakin University STEM project update – Victoria University tuition reductions still going strong Swinburne University international student

News May 16, 2023 Arthur

Benefits for onshore and offshore workers! 200+ new occupations with a direct PR pathway! Older applicants, weaker English, non-traditional migration fields — a chance at a green card in just 2 years!

The upcoming 2023-2024 financial year will be a golden moment for working people. To address Australia’s long-term skills shortage in the labour market, Australia has fully opened up the employer-sponsored pathway to permanent residency, waiving many of the special requirements and restrictions on employer sponsorship — a particularly favourable development for employer-sponsored applicants.

Australia Migration News May 15, 2023 Arthur

2023 Offshore State Migration Pathways for Australia! Both Subclass 190 and 491 Open! Opportunities Across Popular Occupations!

The new financial year brings excellent news for Australian migration. With a significant labour shortage across Australia, policy settings are tilting ever more favourably towards offshore applicants.

Australia Migration News Study in Australia May 11, 2023 Arthur

Diploma to Master’s in IT: Study, Migration and a High-Paying Career in One Leap

In recent years the rat race has only intensified. Most employers now hire from a bachelor's degree upwards, leaving many diploma-level students hemmed in by qualification requirements — unsure of their career direction, drawn to higher-paying roles yet unable to clear the entry bar, and repeatedly knocked back in the job market. With promotions and pay rises hitting a ceiling, why keep grinding away at home? Studying overseas and jumping from a diploma straight to a master's gets you there in a single step!

Australia Migration News May 11, 2023 Arthur

Australia’s New Migration Financial Year and Policy Direction Are Set! What Comes Next? We Trace the Clues Through the Entire Official Migration Reform Report

Over the past month, news on Australia's new migration policy has been arriving thick and fast! On 27 April, Australia's Minister for Immigration, Claire O'Neil MP, announced the future direction of the country's migration system. Then, in the new-financial-year Budget handed down on 9 May, the quotas for each migration visa category for the 2023-24 financial year were also released.

Employer Sponsorship News May 10, 2023 Arthur

New-FY PR Quota Allocation Is Here! 189 Points-Tested Actually Gains 4,500 More! 190 and 491 Each Around 30,000! Employer Sponsorship Quota Rises Again!

When last night's 2023-24 Budget was handed down, all we knew was that there would be 190,000 PR places (missed it? see: Australia's 2023-24 Budget | 190,000 PR places, 70% to the skilled stream! Visa fees rise sharply after 1 July!), and that 70% would go to the skilled stream. First thing this morning the Department of Home Affairs website updated the detailed allocation of these 190,000 places!

News May 10, 2023 Arthur

Australia 2023-24 Budget | 190,000 PR Places, 70% to Skilled Migration! Visa Fees Rise Sharply from 1 July!

Tonight the Federal Government handed down the 2023-24 Budget, and our focus is on the migration-related measures!

Employer Sponsorship News May 8, 2023 Arthur

Over 200 occupations — marketing, IT, finance and more — to get a direct pathway to PR! Permanent-residency transition wait cut by a third! The biggest employer-sponsorship boost in years!

On 27 April, the Minister for Home Affairs mentioned at the NPC that by the end of 2023 all temporary skilled visa holders would have a clear pathway to PR. At the press conference, however, the Minister only touched on this briefly, with no detail whatsoever — not even clarifying exactly which visas the term "temporary skilled visa" covers.