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Migration Weekly January 11, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

Issue 408 | Australia Migration Weekly: Net Overseas Migration Finally Drops! Mainland China Tops Family Migration! Tasmania and SA Issue New Invitations!

Key Highlights Australian Migration News 1. South Australia resumes, issues new state-nomination invitations 2. Tasmania follows with Orange Plus invitations 3. FY24-25 Migration Program Report: Mainland China tops family migration 4. Australian net overseas migration finally drops, population growth slows 5. This week’s visa grants, invitations, and skills-assessment successes — as always I. South Australia resumes, issues new state-nomination invitations

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News January 10, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

UNSW College Updates Entry Requirements! CDU Nursing Bachelor Reopens Applications

This week’s study-abroad update at a glance – UNSW College updates course entry and English requirements – VU health/teaching course and place updates – Key ANU 2026 intake updates at a glance – CDU reopens applications for selected Nursing bachelor’s and master’s courses – VU announces key dates for February 2026 intake – Offshow

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News January 9, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

190 and 491 grants resume, multiple Parent 143 visas granted over the holidays!

190 and 491 grants resume, multiple Parent 143 visas granted over the holidays!   For visa, study abroad and migration enquiries, please scan the QR code in image 1!

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News January 8, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

Through the complexity and change of 2025, standing at the threshold of 2026 | In the new normal of migration uncertainty, Newstarsec Beijing answers every trust placed in us with professionalism and responsibility

Standing at the threshold of 2026 , looking back and moving forward, Newstarsec knows that behind every new departure stands a family’s solemn trust in the future and their deep hopes for it. In the year ahead, we will continue to deepen our work across global study-abroad and migration pathways. In a policy environment that keeps shifting, we will keep a

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News January 7, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

Work experience scrutiny tightening? Offshore skilled migration applicant receives phone interview, then an S57 serious-concerns letter with a 3-year bar attached — and we still got it saved!

Today another S57 + 4020 case was granted after our response submission! This applicant’s situation is a very typical one, and worth sharing with everyone as a reminder. Application background Older-age offshore skilled migration applicant. Lodged in 2023, then the Department issued a request for more information followed by a phone interview, and subsequently questioned the authenticity of the work-experience

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News January 6, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

Skilled / Investor / Partner Migration Grant Report | Partner Migration from Mainland China Overtakes Skilled Stream; Top Five Skilled Occupations Revealed

The FY24-25 Migration Program Report has arrived later than usual — in past years it landed around October, but this time it was not published until late December. Even so, the data is no less valuable, and we have picked out a few highlights to share. The report only covers capped categories, so data for the 191/888/801/100 subclasses is not

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Kirk Migration Column January 6, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

SA Official Gazette + New Year Visa Processing Update

South Australia was the first state to issue invitations in 2026 — invitations went out yesterday, and the official gazette was released today (see the header image). Not much change from the previous round: around 300 invitations issued, with the majority going to Health, Education, Design Engineering & Science, Transport, and Construction Trades; IT received almost all 491 invitations, with

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Kirk Migration Column January 6, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

24-25 Migration Report Released — India Streaks Ahead

The 24-25 Migration Report has arrived later than usual — typically released around October, this year’s edition was not published until late December. There are still plenty of takeaways; here are the highlights. The report only covers capped visa categories — it does not include 191/888/801/100. India tops skilled migration India’s numbers continue to climb year on year, now exceeding

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News January 6, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

2025-26 Direct Path to PR! Australia 186 Employer Sponsored Visa Guide

Among Australia’s migration pathways, 186 Employer Sponsored is one of the few visas that grants permanent residency in a single step. If your English isn’t strong enough, your skilled-migration score doesn’t stack up, and you don’t want to study again in Australia just to migrate — or your occupation has been removed from the state-nomination list — then the Australian

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Migration Weekly December 21, 2025 Qiqi CHEN

Issue 407 Australia Migration Weekly | QLD and TAS Still Issuing Pre-Invitations! Points-Test Reform Taking Shape Early Next Year? Canberra’s Small-Business Stream Opens the Gates!

This Week’s Highlights Australia Migration News 1. Department of Home Affairs internal processing arrangements — points-test reform taking shape? 2. December visa processing-time update — broadly stable 3. Canberra releases its latest invitation round — Small Business stream opens the gates 4. TAS and QLD “hold the line to the end”, continuing to issue pre-invitations 5. This week’s visa grants,

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