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When applying for migration visas (such as skilled migration, partner migration, and others), you are required to provide a Chinese Police Clearance Notarisation. This article walks you through the basic process.
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From January 2022, we have been receiving permanent residency grant notifications for two offshore applicants — the first batch of skilled migration visas issued to purely offshore clients since Australia officially announced its border reopening on 15 December last year, after a wait of nearly two years.
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With 315 renewals currently at their peak, a new cohort is about to enter the bridging visa waiting stage while their substantive visa applications are processed. Given Australia's notoriously slow processing times, the number of people holding bridging visas has grown from 200,000 to 300,000 and now nearly 350,000...... Some have been waiting onshore for six months, a year, or even two years without a grant...... What was once a short-term transitional visa has become a way of life for many — an unfortunate reality.
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Hundreds of thousands are currently waiting for their visa grants. Every so often we share the latest visa processing data — our last update was in late January, and here we are again a month later. This time we may have some good news for those who have been waiting a long time: the older backlog is being cleared.
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South Australia's state nomination is arguably the most reliable in the country, offering a wide range of pathways suitable for almost every type of applicant.
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As the May federal election draws closer, polls are multiplying — SMH and The Age have released another one, focusing on what voters care about most heading into this election.
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This week, 2022 postgraduate entrance exam results have begun to roll in, dominating headlines across major media. This contest drew 4.57 million candidates — a record high, up approximately 800,000 from last year. But the competition is far from over: further rounds, including the re-examination, await, and candidates need to prepare carefully.
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On the morning of 21 February, as the first international flight touched down in Sydney, Australia's borders officially reopened to the world. More than 50 international flights arrived in Australia that day, with 27 landing in Sydney — the country's largest city. After 704 days, Australia was finally open to visitors again!
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At last, the Department of Home Affairs has updated the general waiting times for applicants who received grants in December 2021 and January (January was not updated). In this update, they have again provided data at the 25% and 50% benchmarks.
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As many of our followers know, the Subclass 143 grant queue has been stuck at the May/June 2016 lodgement mark for quite some time. We keep receiving questions such as: Aren't there grants being issued? Why is processing still at this rate? Has something gone wrong? Has the information not been updated?
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