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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.
Read More →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
Read More →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.
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• 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”.
Read More →Australia's skilled migration has rebounded this financial year, yet competition for some popular study majors remains fierce — accounting still sits at 100+ points, and in-demand IT occupations start from 90. It leaves many international students sighing at the odds of staying. But there is one lesser-known major where Subclass 189 invitations have come through at just 65 points, and which is open to 190/491 state nomination in every state — submit your application and an invitation is practically guaranteed. So what exactly is this golden major?
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Today we obtained the Department of Home Affairs' internal communication email about the Subclass 189 invitation rounds for FY22-23 (with special thanks to Michael for sharing).
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This week Australia Study-Abroad Weekly — by Zoe Another week packed with offers from top universities!
Read More →February brought a string of good news on visa processing. Highlight one: Subclass 887 finally kicked off large-scale grants. Highlight two: Subclass 491, 190 and 189 are being granted steadily every day.
Read More →Latest Data: Australia's 20 Most In-Demand Occupations — Is Your Field on the List?
Read More →From 1 July this year, new international student graduates in IT, Engineering, Healthcare and related fields can access at least 4 years of the 485 Graduate Work visa, with freedom to travel in and out of Australia and work full-time. Master's graduates can access 5 years!
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