MIA Notice: before Christmas, the Department of Home Affairs may issue a small Subclass 189 invitation round。 — make sure every supporting document on your EOI remains within its validity period,。 so that an invitation, if it comes, is not wasted.

Everyone — especially those in the three popular skilled occupations — make sure you are ready!

Friday again — time for our weekly invitation and visa-grant round-up!

It is the last working day of the week, and also the start of December! Here is hoping everyone receives a “Christmas gift” from the Department of Home Affairs!

Skills Assessment

Turning around an “incorrect” ACS skills assessment!

A fully offshore IT client had their domestic undergraduate qualification assessed as a diploma by ACS, deducting five years of relevant work experience. After review, our professional team determined we had to contest the decision. We emailed ACS to argue the case on its merits and simultaneously applied for a VET Chinese qualifications assessment, with VET sending the results directly to ACS. We have now successfully had ACS reinstate the bachelor-level qualification and secure additional relevant work experience for our client.

Software Engineer — ACS skills assessment approved

Chinese qualifications plus Chinese work experience — approved smoothly with more than seven years of relevant work experience recognised.

Flying Instructor — VET skills assessment successfully obtained

A less common occupation, but both South Australia and Western Australia accept applications.

Illustrator 232412

A phone interview proved nerve-racking but ultimately successful — assessment approved.

Customer Service Manager 149212 — skills assessment approved

Signed on 3 November, application lodged on the 17th, urgent-processing email received on the 23rd, and the assessment result came through on the 27th. Once the English test is passed, the EOI is ready to lodge.

Subclass 482 Employer-Sponsored — granted

Nomination secured in August. Nominated occupation: Marketing Specialist, which is on the short-term list (STSOL，) — after two years working for the nominating employer, the applicant can transition to permanent residency.

State nomination — formal invitation

SA offshore Subclass 491 — Private Tutor formally invited

The client received a formal invitation just one week after lodging their EOI. Offshore Subclass 491 applicant, 65+15 points, occupation: Private Tutor nec.

TAS state-nominated Accountant formally invited

Accountant, bookkeeping role — the client’s current visa was about to expire in December, and the 190 grant came through just in time.

Subclass 190 — granted

Subclass 491 — granted

Subclass 189 — granted

Subclass 888 Business Investor PR — granted

Over the past six years, Newstarsec has handled the entire process end-to-end: 188A application lodged 07/2017, 188A approved 01/2019; after two years of operating a business in Australia, the 888A was lodged on 08/2022 and approved on 01/12/2023.

Parent visa

Subclass 143 Contributory Parent visa — lodged early May 2017, granted on the first day of December.

Subclass 143 Contributory Parent visa — lodged on 8 May 2017; request for further information received on 16 November 2023; after promptly providing the documents and paying the balance, the visa was granted today, the 28th.

Subclass 870 Sponsored Parent (Temporary) — sponsor eligibility approved

Subclass 500 student visa — round-up

Student visa processing has been slower recently — most of the grants we are seeing right now are for applications lodged in August or September. Many clients are still waiting on their visa grant or offer letter so they can start studying in Australia early next year — please be patient a little longer. Anyone still in the planning stage should get started as soon as possible.

Subclass 600 visitor visa — round-up

A large batch of visitor visas approved — covering graduation-ceremony visits, Christmas and New Year travel, parents of PR holders, and successful case re-submissions.Visitor visa processing has been quite fast recently, but requirements have not loosened — make sure your supporting documents are thoroughly prepared, especially for first-time visitors to Australia. Feel free to DM us if you need help.

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Previous highlights

This course of study is trending again for study-and-migration pathways! Graduates can obtain a skills assessment with no English-test or work-experience requirements!

Moving from 491 to 191 — which common questions should you be aware of? A state-by-state recap of 491 requirements and recommendations.

Employer-sponsored visas are very popular right now — can the English-test requirement be waived? When is a waiver available?

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Recommended in 2023

MIA: A Small Subclass 189 Round May Drop Before Christmas — 190 Main Push Due Early Next Year, Plus Difficult Skills-Assessment Cases

This course of study is trending again for study-and-migration pathways! Graduates can obtain a skills assessment with no English-test or work-experience requirements!

Moving from 491 to 191 — which common questions should you be aware of? A state-by-state recap of 491 requirements and recommendations.

Employer-sponsored visas are very popular right now — can the English-test requirement be waived? When is a waiver available?

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