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News Study in Australia March 15, 2023 Arthur

Don’t Meet the Direct-Entry Requirements for an Australian Master of Social Work? No Worries! Here Are 8 Social Work Bridging Courses to Consider!

Social work is a hot ticket among Australia's migration occupations, and many students want to apply for a social work major. In recent years, though, social work programmes have set ever-higher background requirements for applicants, and cross-discipline applications have become harder and harder. So are students whose undergraduate major is unrelated simply out of luck?

News March 15, 2023 Arthur

Lodged Onshore? Can You Return Home to Wait for the Grant? Migration Regulations Clause xxx.411 Explained!

For every visa category, the law specifies where the applicant must be located at the moment the visa is granted (the legislation calls this the Circumstances applicable to grant). This requirement is set out in clause xxx.411 of each visa's legislation (or in xxx.412 or 413), where xxx stands for the visa subclass code.

News March 14, 2023 Arthur

400+ Occupations in Finance, Management, Marketing, HR and More — How to Fast-Track Your Green Card? A VET Skills Assessment Can Win You an Australian Green Card on a Low Score. Here’s What You Need to Know!

Applicants in highly competitive fields such as IT, engineering, building and construction, and accounting, take note! Where your circumstances allow, we recommend exploring other occupations and finding a fresh path to your green card! The 2022-2023 financial year has been full of surprises, with NSW and VIC locked in a fierce tug-of-war for talent, NSW issuing two rounds of invitations each month, and most humanities/commerce/finance/management/marketing/HR occupations being invited in droves.

News March 14, 2023 Arthur

$1500 Rental Subsidy! How to Apply Inside! To Ease International Students’ Rental Pressure, the State Government Steps In and Hands Out Cash Directly!

Western Australia is arguably the most genuinely supportive state government for international students this financial year. To help returning students cope with rents that have risen to ridiculous levels, the WA state government has stepped in once again and is handing out cash directly!

News March 13, 2023 Arthur

Can the Points Go Even Lower? Accounting / IT / Engineering Invited at 65 Points for Subclass 190! WA Issues 2,500 Invitations in March Round!

Last Friday, WA (Western Australia) released its March-round pre-invitations, and once again WA did not disappoint. The General stream (open to interstate and overseas applicants) issued 1,900 Subclass 190 pre-invitations, with most occupations invited at an EOI score of 65 points and only a few requiring 70 points. The Graduate stream issued 600 pre-invitations

Australia Migration News March 13, 2023 Arthur

A Round-Up of the [Real] Opportunities in Australia’s Skilled Migration for Offshore Applicants! Steady Invitations + Plenty of Places, Plus Ultra-Low Eligibility Requirements!

As everyone knows, Australia's offshore migration has fully rebounded so far this financial year — the choice of pathways, the range of occupations and the breadth of invitations all far surpass recent years. With so many opportunities and good news seemingly every week, are many applicants feeling a little overwhelmed?

News March 13, 2023 Arthur

[Australia Migration Weekly #276] Accounting/IT/Engineering Invited at 65 Points for Subclass 190! Subclass 189 Invitations Still Coming! Interpreting/Mechanical/HR Back on the NSW Subclass 190 List! More Great Opportunities for Offshore Applicants!

This Week’s Migration News Roundup Migration Weekly 1. Hope Rekindled: the Department says Subclass 189 invitations will still be issued in the second half of the financial year 2. More Opportunities: Interpreting/Mechanical/HR/Finance occupations return to the NSW Subclass 190 list! 3. Accounting/IT/Engineering invited at just 65 points — WA opens the floodgates again! 4. Even Easier: the Northern Territory slashes

News Study Weekly March 11, 2023 Arthur

[Study Australia Weekly No.276] From 11 Mar, No COVID Test Needed to Enter Australia from China! Where Are Australia’s Cheapest-Rent Areas? UWA & UTS Scholarship Updates!

Hi everyone, your weekly Study Australia bulletin is here right on schedule, written this week by education consultant Channy. Before we dive in, some good news to share: the Australian Department of Health has updated its website to confirm that, from 11 March, Australia will scrap the COVID-19 PCR test certificate for travellers departing China (including the mainland, Macau and Hong Kong) to enter Australia — entry returns fully to normal once again!

News Study in Australia March 10, 2023 Arthur

【Australian Top-University Offer Show】This week: property development, finance, mining engineering, translation and more great courses!

This has been another week of top-university offers pouring in — here are some of the offers below! We secured offers from the University of New South Wales, the University of Technology Sydney, the University of Canberra, Curtin University, Bond University and other prestigious institutions!

Australia Migration Australia Visas News Regional State Nomination March 10, 2023 Arthur

Weekly Success Stories | NSW/VIC/TAS State Nominations Pour In! Subclass 491 Grants Keep Coming, Catching Up to 190! Subclass 887 and 143 Still Flowing Too!

This week brought a flood of grants, nomination approvals and skills assessments! We've gathered them all in one place — from skills assessment to invitation to grant. There have been plenty of opportunities so far this financial year, but they aren't waiting for you alone, so act quickly!