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Uncategorized July 9, 2026 Yulia Yang

Canberra State Nomination Update Announced: New System Live 27 July, First Invitation Round Late August

Word from Canberra: new system launching, occupation list to be fine-tuned The ACT Government has just issued a letter briefly reviewing last financial year’s state nomination and updating the outlook for this financial year’s nomination programme: Canberra ACT: Key New-Financial-Year State Nomination Policies Announced First, the news for the new financial year: 1. The federal allocation has not yet been

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Uncategorized July 9, 2026 Yulia Yang

NT Subclass 491 Signals New Financial Year Processing — Parent-Visa AoS Rules and Processing Times Explained

Key migration news of the week 1.  First state-nomination approval? The Northern Territory is already at work 2.  After the steep visa-fee hike, the Department gets straight to work 3.  Parent-visa AoS rises as usual; the contribution-payment deadline is extended 4.  End-of-June processing-time estimates updated across visa categories 5. This week’s grants, invitations and skills-assessment data roundup 1. First state-nomination

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Uncategorized July 8, 2026 Yulia Yang

Australian Parent Visa Fees Surge 25% in FY2026! New AoS Rules + Your Complete Money-Saving Guide

Visa fees have surged in the new financial year. Today we’ll walk through the fees and updates relating to parent migration, along with a few things to keep in mind as those fees climb. FY2026 Parent Migration Key Change: AoS Rule Update The routine increase is usually around 2–3%; this financial year it rose 3.53%, which is still reasonable. The

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Uncategorized July 7, 2026 Yulia Yang

Australian Partner Visa Fees Jump 25%! Sponsor Requirements + the Four Core Dimensions of Relationship Genuineness

Attention to anyone planning to reunite with their partner in Australia through a partner visa! According to the latest announcement from the Department of Home Affairs, from 1 July 2026 the application fees for Australian partner visas (Subclasses 820/801 and 309/100) will rise across the board. This is not just a routine adjustment — it is a significant increase. 1.

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Uncategorized July 7, 2026 Yulia Yang

The Steepest Fee Hike Ever: 2026 Australian Visa Fees Rise Across Every Category, No Permanent or Temporary Visa Spared

On the very first day of the 2026-27 financial year, the Department of Home Affairs handed us a big surprise — visa fees have surged right across the board… Some will say — don’t visa fees go up every financial year? Yes, but never this dramatically. Haven’t fees doubled, or risen by several tens of per cent, before too? Yes,

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Uncategorized July 4, 2026 Yulia Yang

New Financial Year Australian Visa Grant Forecast! Processing Progress Predictions for 189/190/491/Partner/Parent Visas

Yesterday we updated you on the processing-speed reference shown on the Department of Home Affairs website through to June: the 186 and 482 employer-sponsored visas have all sped up markedly! The 191 has raced forward by 2-3 months? And the 189/190/491 are granting steadily! Today is the last day of the 2025-26 financial year, and what everyone really wants to

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Uncategorized July 4, 2026 Yulia Yang

Australia’s June Official Processing Times Are Out: Employer Sponsorship Surges Ahead, Quota-Capped Visas Cool Across the Board

The Department of Home Affairs has updated its June processing-time guide on schedule. The Department was still granting visas at full speed in May, but processing gradually slowed through June, and over the past 1-2 weeks we have temporarily seen no grants in quota-capped categories. Skilled Migration Processing Slows: The Latest 189/190/491 Cycle Data Skilled Migration 189 50% within 6

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Uncategorized July 2, 2026 Yulia Yang

Australian Visa Costs Soar Across the Board: Student, Work, PR-Renewal and Partner Visa Fee Rises Explained

Day one of the new financial year, and visa fees have jumped sharply! Unlike the earlier CPI-linked tweaks, this time the rises are mostly around 25%, and some — like the 155 RRV and the Bridging visa B — have more than tripled outright. The student visa hasn’t hit the rumoured 5k mark, but it has still gone up by

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Uncategorized June 30, 2026 Yulia Yang

This Week in Australian Migration Data: Low-Points 189 Invitations, State-Nomination Balances, ART Fee Rise, and the Latest Grant Cases

Key Migration News This Week 1. First confirmed round of the new financial year — Subclass 189 to be issued before the end of September 2. Subclass 189’s final round of the year floods out 10,000 invitations — the big three occupations invited at 75 points 3.  The Northern Territory’s offshore 491 stream is still issuing invitations 4.  ART appeal

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Uncategorized June 26, 2026 Yulia Yang

An Australian Visa Isn’t ‘Grab Your Spot First, Supply Documents Later’! Two DIY Mistakes Are Tripping Up Applicants in Droves

The Two Most Common DIY Australian Visa Misconceptions Applicants who assume they can go the DIY route usually fall into two traps: First: my documents are simple. Since I prepare everything myself and just hand it to an agent to lodge, what difference does it make if I lodge it directly myself? Second: even if I’m not entirely clear at

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