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Australia Migration Must-Know News February 8, 2023 Arthur

Department of Home Affairs: Parent Visa Wait Now at Least 12 Years! Contributory Stream? The Latest Subclass 143 Wait-Time Projections and All Options to Bring Your Parents to Australia Sooner

The Contributory Parent migration wait time has grown to at least 12 years, up from at least 6 years. This financial year there has been news that parent migration places are increasing and processing is speeding up — so how has the estimated wait time actually doubled? Has the Department of Home Affairs made an error?

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News February 6, 2023 Arthur

Accounting and Not a Perfect Score? There Are Still Plenty of Migration Options — Direct PR, or Perhaps an Even Faster Path!

In what has been a buoyant year for Australian skilled migration, we have heard a great deal about “score cuts”, “floodgates opening”, “fast invitations” and “lucky landings”. Yet at the very top of the highly competitive pile, accounting — the competitionremainsfierce. Mid-to-lower score accounting applicants seem to glimpse hope yet it always feels just out of reach… NSW and Victoria—

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Australia Visas News February 3, 2023 Arthur

Weekly Grants & Invitations Roundup | More 189/190/491 Grants — Clearing 2021 Applications! NSW 190 Nominations Approved!

Every Friday, Newstars shares our internal grants and invitation data for popular visa categories. Reference for current visa processing times on the Department of Home Affairs website: Department Updates Visa Processing Times | 189/190/491 Faster or Slower? Employer Sponsorship Still Prioritised! Newstars internal data this week: 30 January – 3 February 2023

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