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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!

News Regional State Nomination March 9, 2023 Arthur

NSW state nomination adjusts again → interpreter and mechanical return to 190! Is a pathway closing early? Whatever the policy changes, the first thing to do is…

Two new pieces of news on NSW state nomination today: NSW 190 has added interpreter back onto its list, and the popular NSW regional area of Hunter has announced that its allocated 491 quota for this financial year is almost used up and it will no longer accept new applications.

News March 8, 2023 Arthur

Australia’s Lowest-Rent Areas Revealed! Rooms Under $400 Plummet! USYD Students, Take Note — Free Shuttle Bus at Fisher!

Australia’s Lowest-Rent Areas Revealed! The latest Australian rental data shows that the share of affordable listings nationwide renting for under $400 per week has fallen from 42.5% in March 2020 to just 17.6% today. In Sydney, the share of listings under $400 a week has dropped from 21.3% to 7.8%, and in Melbourne from 39% to 20%. It also named

News Regional State Nomination March 8, 2023 Arthur

Another state lowers its bar and welcomes offshore applicants! New relative-sponsored pathway, ultra-low work experience requirement, many occupations eligible!

Yesterday, we saw yet another state nomination programme lower its bar for offshore applicants! This time it’s the less familiar Northern Territory (NT). Eight months into this financial year, NT still has 938 Subclass 491 places remaining, with a usage rate of only 33%, and 412 Subclass 190 places remaining.

Australia Visas News March 8, 2023 Arthur

Refused onshore — is there any hope? Can you still apply to migrate? Section 48, AAT appeals and how to rescue a refusal explained!

• Australian MARA-registered migration agent, CTO of the NewStars Group, and gold-medal study and migration consultant at the Melbourne office; writing under the pen name “Mitu Weiyuan”.