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Updated on the 16th, the Department of Home Affairs has updated the general waiting times for applicants who received a grant in November 2021,
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On 22 November, the announcement that Australia's borders would open to fully vaccinated students and most work visa applicants from 1 December flooded social media feeds. However, on 29 November, the policy was temporarily pushed back to 15 December due to the impact of a new variant. This Monday, both the Prime Minister and the Minister for Health confirmed there will be no further delays — you can return on the 15th!
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This morning, the long-anxious wait over Australia's border reopening finally came to an end! At this morning's press conference, the Health Minister clearly confirmed that the border will open on the 15th as planned!
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Don't have an overseas qualification but have years of industry experience — worked your way up from junior to senior — only to find the migration pathway seems to ask you to start over as a student?
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December is graduation season in Australia. Based on our years of experience and recent consultations, many students are weighing up whether to continue their studies in Australia — progressing from undergraduate to postgraduate, or pursuing a second master's degree — or whether applying for the Graduate Work visa better suits their situation. This article provides a detailed breakdown of which path works best for you, especially for those with migration plans: making the most of your work visa period is a critical step on the road to permanent residency!
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It's that time of year again — graduation season. Where should you go after graduation? Stay in Australia, or head straight back home? Just as everyone was feeling lost, the Prime Minister came through with some exciting news.
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As Australia continues its post-pandemic recovery, the country faces a serious shortage of both workers and skills — something many of you will already be aware of. Job advertisement numbers are currently at a 13-year high.
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As borders gradually reopen, PRs and citizens who gave birth overseas — or soon-to-be PRs still awaiting their visa grant — may be planning to bring their child back to Australia. How do you apply for the child's entry visa?
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Over the past week or two, the news has been dominated by border reopening announcements and the new Subclass 485 visa. But what about those still waiting for their visa to be granted? What about onshore applicants holding bridging visas who have been waiting endlessly? Or those offshore waiting for their PR or near-PR visa to be granted before they can re-enter? Entering the new financial year, the rate of visa grants has once again left many feeling resigned. Today we bring you some new data — while granted visas remain few and far between, at least we're no longer completely in the dark. Our focus is on the four most popular skilled migration visa subclasses for international students: 190/491/189/489.
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After Australia announced last week that it would reopen borders to student visa holders and other groups from 1 December, many people began planning their visa applications for Australia. Although the reopening has been delayed to 15 December due to the emergence of a new variant, it is still just around the corner. The Australian Government’s position is that this is not a long-term control measure — just a pause button to allow authorities more time to assess the situation — and an earlier reopening before 15 December has not been ruled out.
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