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News January 20, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

10 common questions about Australia’s Subclass 482 visa: age, English, skills assessment — everything you wanted to know

482SID (SID) visa’s core value: it no longer traps applicants in the EOI points-tested system. Instead, it uses employer sponsorship as the bridge,, providing an alternative migration pathway for applicants who have practical skills but may be older, whose English results aren’t outstanding, who face difficulties with skills assessment, or who are recent graduates with limited work experience. Most people

News January 19, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

Latest skilled migration visa data — 190 and 491 grants keep accelerating, backlog keeps falling, 189 backlog tops 10,000!

We’ve received the FOI-release visa data for the 189, 190 and 491 programs through the end of November 2025. Year-end holidays meant the reply arrived later than usual — better late than never. Key findings for November – Subclass 189 backlog passes 10,000; processing now reaching the August invitation round – Subclass 190 and 491 grants continue to accelerate, with

Migration Weekly January 18, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

Australia Migration Weekly No. 409 | Nearly 16,000 state-nomination places still unused at year-end! Large-scale invitations from WA and VIC, plus a new round from NSW!

This week’s highlights Australian migration news 1. Half the financial year gone, with nearly 16,000 state-nomination places still unused 2. Western Australia issues 1,100+ invitations to construction trades 3. Victoria’s first round of 2026 — large-scale invitations for non-priority occupations 4. NSW runs a small 190 round — IT occupations included, but cut-off scores high 5. Our weekly wrap-up of

Study Weekly January 17, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

26-Year T2/T3 Nursing Places Open, Limited 26 S1 Intake Still Available

Weekly study-abroad news round-up – QUT 2026 S1 intake applications still open – ANU key deadline reminder – VU offering international students up to 30% scholarship – UniSQ 2026 T2/T3 undergraduate nursing applications open – Flinders master’s foundation programme latest scholarship – Offer Show is here For enquiries about overseas study and student visas, please press and hold the header

News January 16, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

The financial year is already half over — states still have nearly 10,000 190 places and 6,000 491 state-nomination places unused! QLD / WA / NT / SA have over 70% left!

WA released its first 2026 round a few days ago, QLD has also been issuing small, scattered invitations (QLD is running many small rounds this year), and yesterday on 15 January NSW and VIC sent invitations on the same day — so the four states with the largest populations and quotas all woke up in the same week and got

Kirk Migration Column January 15, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

VIC and NSW Release First Invitation Rounds of 2026

Victoria and New South Wales both released their first invitation rounds of the new year today. Starting with Victoria (invitation data shown in the header image), the state is still running one round per month. The last round was in early December; this round covers a broader range of occupations and issues more invitations than the previous few rounds, including

News January 15, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

Victoria Issues First Round of 2026 Invitations | Higher Volume, Multiple IT Picks, Plus Commerce / Early Childhood / Civil / Nursing!

Ontoday, 15 January, Victoria unexpectedly released its first round of 2026 invitations. Victoria is still holding one round per month; the previous round was in early December. This round covers a wider range of occupations, including many popular non-priority occupations that applicants have been waiting on — occupations that are rarely invited in other states. Key data we have gathered

News January 14, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

Investors in the MINT migration programme are about to get their capital and interest back! The offshore pathway for low-score or non-priority occupations — have you heard of it?

MINT brings great news! 2020 invested in the MINT 50 applicants are about to receive the refund that the Northern Territory MINT Fund previously promised. The fund company plans to distribute, on or around 2026 years 1 31 , to each fund unit holder an amount equivalent to 80% (plus interest, less fees) of their original capital investment! In this article we walk

News January 13, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

WA Drops Its First 2026 Round: Interstate and Offshore Included – 1,100+ Invitations to a Single Sector, Multiple Occupations Land PR on Raw 50 Points

Western Australia released its first invitation round of the 2026 New Year on 12 January, and this round was dedicated exclusively to blue-collar construction trades — construction trades being the top priority among WA’s priority occupations this financial year. Unlike the FY25-26 first round, this round issued 1,155 invitations. 1,135 invitations to a single sector To put 1,135 in perspective:

News January 12, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

Planning a trip to Australia soon? Now is the perfect time to apply! Family reunion / visiting relatives / visiting friends / sightseeing / business — which visitor visa should you choose?

Australian visitor visa processing time is currently around 1–3 weeks, with Chinese New Year approaching, if you are planning to travel to Australia or visit family over the holidays, now is the time to start your visa application!!! Come to Australia — visit family and friends Come to Australia — travel and sightseeing Come to Australia — reunite for the

10 common questions about Australia’s Subclass 482 visa: age, English, skills assessment — everything you wanted to know

Latest skilled migration visa data — 190 and 491 grants keep accelerating, backlog keeps falling, 189 backlog tops 10,000!

Australia Migration Weekly No. 409 | Nearly 16,000 state-nomination places still unused at year-end! Large-scale invitations from WA and VIC, plus a new round from NSW!

26-Year T2/T3 Nursing Places Open, Limited 26 S1 Intake Still Available

The financial year is already half over — states still have nearly 10,000 190 places and 6,000 491 state-nomination places unused! QLD / WA / NT / SA have over 70% left!

VIC and NSW Release First Invitation Rounds of 2026

Victoria Issues First Round of 2026 Invitations | Higher Volume, Multiple IT Picks, Plus Commerce / Early Childhood / Civil / Nursing!

Investors in the MINT migration programme are about to get their capital and interest back! The offshore pathway for low-score or non-priority occupations — have you heard of it?

WA Drops Its First 2026 Round: Interstate and Offshore Included – 1,100+ Invitations to a Single Sector, Multiple Occupations Land PR on Raw 50 Points

Planning a trip to Australia soon? Now is the perfect time to apply! Family reunion / visiting relatives / visiting friends / sightseeing / business — which visitor visa should you choose?

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