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It's been a while since I last shared a migration story. It's true that after the pandemic broke out, Australia adopted a "closed border" policy to curb the spread of the virus, and one wave of snap lockdowns after another suddenly made migration far harder.
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As Australia's skilled migration pathways become tougher and once-niche fields turn into popular choices, more and more students are turning their attention to niche allied health migration occupations — fields that are typically highly specialised and well paid, with fewer competitors along the migration pathway.
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Visa about to expire, flights home hard to find, departure costs sky-high? Renewing onshore in Australia is a great option!
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Actually, most people are already familiar with the 188E visa. But before the new policy, the 188E required external investment of AUD 200,000, which discouraged many aspiring entrepreneurs who had good ideas but no way to secure investment.
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Basically every university in Australia offers scholarships, and this hasn't stopped even under the pandemic and online classes. Competition for standard university scholarships is usually pretty fierce, so they're not easy to land.
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Every setback is an opportunity. The pandemic cast a shadow over Australian migration, but there's a light shining through that shadow too — and nursing and IT are the two standout occupations, together accounting for almost half of all priority shortage occupations, with invitation numbers that are hard to ignore.
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The pandemic has flared up again across Australia in full force — Victoria and Canberra have both announced a 2-week lockdown extension, the Northern Territory has also entered a brief 3-day lockdown, and NSW goes without saying...
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This financial year South Australia increased its state nomination allocation to 2,600 for Subclass 491 and 2,600 for Subclass 190 — the largest total after New South Wales. Hundreds of occupations remain open for application, and South Australia is also one of the few states still open to offshore applicants.
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With the June/July graduating cohort's visas coming up for renewal, many students have been studying online from within China, making it easy to overlook one crucial point: if you're studying online from overseas and plan to apply for a Subclass 485 visa after graduating, you must hold a valid student visa throughout your period of study.
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As soon as the new financial year began on 1 July, the ACT government was the first to officially announce the launch of the ACT Small Business Owner (SBO) stream. I've taken a close look at the requirements and conditions, and it really is a solid option.
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