Migration Weekly Issue 284 | NSW “Quietly” Issues Invitations! After Canberra Lowers Requirements You Need Only 50–70 Points! New-Year PR Quotas Steady, Visa Fees Surge!
1. 190,000 PR places for the new financial year — 189 and employer-sponsored up slightly, 190 and 491 held! 2. Visa fees rise sharply from 1 July — lodge while you can. 3. NSW quietly issued plenty of 491 invitations; Victoria ran a small round. 4. Canberra’s “first round” after lowering requirements — scores still low! 5. Weekly roundup of grants, invitations, skills assessments and citizenship processing progress.
