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Migration Talk Migration Weekly News April 17, 2023 Arthur

[Issue 281 Australian Migration Weekly] Home Affairs Minister: migration reform report to be released before 9 May! Engineering / IT and other common occupations invited to NSW on 50-65 points! March visa processing update!

This week's migration update 1. State nomination quota usage to the end of March — opportunities in NSW 491 / Canberra / WA 2. A flood of NSW 491 invitations — engineering / IT / common occupations invited on raw scores of 50-65 3. Canberra keeps issuing invitations across every stream — more places, lower scores 4. March visa processing update — points-based categories moving at full speed 5. The week's grants, invitations, skills assessments and citizenship processing update

News Study in Australia Study Weekly April 17, 2023 Arthur

【Australian Study Abroad Weekly #280】UTS revises online-course diploma recognition rules! Turnitin launches a new feature to “counter” ChatGPT!? Free flu jabs at the University of Tasmania!

This Week at a Glance 1. Victoria adds another 1,400 Subclass 190 state nomination places! 2. Turnitin launches AI-detection to crack down on cheating with ChatGPT and the like! 3. The University of Western Australia trials its self-developed driverless bus 4. UTS announcement on revised special-recognition rules for cross-border remote diplomas during the pandemic 5. 2023 free flu vaccination at the University of Tasmania is now open for applications! 6. The Australian National University Global Open Day (China leg) 7. Offer Show

News Study in Australia April 14, 2023 Arthur

This Week’s Top Australian University Offers: Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Early Childhood Education and More!

Top Australian university offers on show! This week, presented by senior education consultant Claudia! We have offers including a Finance major at UNSW, a Marketing major at UTS and Accounting at the University of Wollongong, plus other top majors and universities!

News Regional State Nomination April 14, 2023 Arthur

March Visa & State-Nomination Processing Round-Up | Skilled Categories Accelerate Across the Board, Multiple States Ramp Up Formal Nominations! NSW 491, Canberra, WA and More Still Have Plenty of Places!

With Easter behind us, the final quarter of the 2022–23 financial year is officially underway. In previous years the last three months of state nomination would wind down as quotas ran low. This year is different: thanks to the generous Subclass 189 rounds in the first half and record numbers of state places, many state-nomination pathways are still busy even in the final three months!

News April 13, 2023 Arthur

Applying for the Hong Kong Quality Migrant Admission Scheme in 2023: 10 Details Worth Noting to Boost Your Approval Chances

In 2023 the Hong Kong Quality Migrant Admission Scheme eased its policy and relaxed restrictions, lifting the quota cap on applications under the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (for a period of two years)

News Regional State Nomination April 13, 2023 Arthur

State Nomination Opens Up for IT Occupations! Multiple Invitations at 55–65 Points Before Bonuses — Onshore and Offshore — Plus Ultra-Low Scores for Marketing, Organisation, Finance and More

There was a lot of state-nomination news yesterday, and NSW 491 got a bit buried in it all. After pulling it together, we found that NSW 491 has opened the floodgates yet again!

News April 12, 2023 Arthur

Fight Magic with Magic? Turnitin Launches AI Detection to Crack Down on ChatGPT Cheating — but USyd Pours Cold Water on It

If you're studying in Australia, you'll be no stranger to Turnitin. This plagiarism-detection giant is now rolling out an AI detection feature, aiming to use the technology to detect academic-integrity breaches such as ChatGPT use.

News Regional State Nomination April 12, 2023 Arthur

VIC Adds 1,400 More 190 State-Nomination Places! ICT Invited by NSW at 65-80 Points! Canberra Sending Invitations Freely Across Both Onshore and Offshore Streams!

State nomination quotas shift again SA adds 800 VIC adds 1,400 more to 190

News April 12, 2023 Arthur

When Does a Bridging Visa Cease to Be in Effect? A Look at Bridging-Visa Validity Periods

For when a bridging visa first takes effect, see my earlier article “Does a Bridging Visa Take Effect Immediately After You Lodge? A Breakdown of Priority Between Different Visas”. Today, let us discuss when a bridging visa ceases to be in effect.

News Regional State Nomination April 11, 2023 Arthur

WA Keeps Inviting Accounting/IT/Engineering and Common Occupations at Ultra-Low Scores! Just 70 Base Points – and This Time No Job Offer Needed!

The Western Australian Government released its April round of pre-invitations on the afternoon of 6 April! This round differed again from the previous two.