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Study Weekly December 20, 2025 Qiqi CHEN

University of Melbourne Adjusts Undergraduate Entry Score Requirements; Master of Teaching (Secondary/Early Childhood) Adds July Intake — Applications Now Open! Important ANU February 2026 Intake Reminders!

Weekly study-abroad news round-up – Important reminders on ANU’s February 2026 intake – Macquarie University admin holiday-closure arrangements – Torrens University 2026 S1 applications still open – University of Melbourne adjusts undergraduate entry scores & Master of Teaching (Secondary) and Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) open for July intake – offer show

Success Stories December 19, 2025 Qiqi CHEN

Accounting / Taxation Accounting PR without points-stacking! 858 NIV PR granted in 4 months! Appeal fast-tracked to recover a 500 + five-year 485!

Accounting / Taxation Accounting PR without points-stacking! 858 NIV PR granted in 4 months! Appeal fast-tracked to recover a 500 + five-year 485! Wishing everyone the approvals they are hoping for in the new year, 2026! For any Australian visa or migration enquiries, press and hold the QR code in image 1!

Kirk Migration Column December 18, 2025 Qiqi CHEN

2025 Christmas Holiday Schedule: Department of Home Affairs and Skills Assessment Authorities

With the holiday season almost here, as usual we have put together the closure dates for the Department of Home Affairs, the state nominating bodies, and the skills assessment authorities, so you can plan ahead. On a side note, I will be on leave from 20 December to 4 January and back on 5 January. Of course, you are still

News December 18, 2025 Qiqi CHEN

Home Affairs: Employer-sponsored and Student-visa processing has sped up, with more acceleration to come! Points-test and regional-migration reform proposals — expected early 2026?

MIA held its routine quarterly meeting with the Department of Home Affairs on 10 December. The meeting briefed MARA-registered migration agents on valuable updates from the Department. 482-The Department is continuing its efforts to reduce the Subclass 482 backlog. The high-salary Specialist Skills stream should soon see its backlog effectively reduced, while the Core stream will be a bit slower.

Kirk Migration Column December 17, 2025 Qiqi CHEN

Is the Skilled Migration points reform arriving in 2026?

Iscah has released another big update — proposed reforms to the Skilled Migration points test and to the regional migration settings are due to be submitted to the government early next year. The multi-year state nomination plan has stalled, and the federal government still wants flexible control over the annual invitation allocation. The recommendations will be submitted early next year

Kirk Migration Column December 17, 2025 Qiqi CHEN

Student visa refusal overturned on urgent appeal — 5-year 485 granted

Today we’re sharing a case where we successfully appealed a Student visa refusal and secured a 5-year Subclass 485 work visa (see cover image). Client background The client holds a Hong Kong passport and earlier in the year lodged a Student visa renewal application through another agent. The Department of Home Affairs requested a medical examination, but the previous agent

News December 17, 2025 Qiqi CHEN

Department of Home Affairs Updates December Visa Processing Times | 186 Employer Sponsorship Speeds Up, 143 Document Requests Pushed to August! Updated Holiday Schedules for Victoria, Queensland and South Australia!

The Department of Home Affairs has released its latest visa processing time reference in early December as expected — the final update of 2025. Updated: Three States Holiday Schedules Adding Queensland, Victoria and South Australia，For the other states, the Department, and skills assessment bodies, see:End-of-Year Holidays Are Here | Holiday Schedule Summary: Department of Home Affairs, State Governments & Skills

News December 16, 2025 Qiqi CHEN

Onshore and Offshore Partner Visas for Australia: A Guide to Securing Australian PR Together With Your Loved One

As the bar for skilled migration keeps rising, more and more couples already in Australia or planning to move here are turning to another stable and warm-hearted pathway to permanent residence — the Partner visa。 Australia’s Partner visa programme is designed to help couples who have been forced to live apart because of visa status reunite here, so that a

News December 15, 2025 Qiqi CHEN

Year-End Holidays Are Here | Holiday Schedules for the Department of Home Affairs, State Governments & Skills Assessment Bodies — Bookmark This!

Newstarsec The holiday schedules and emergency contact details for our Australian offices are shown above. Contracted clients are advised to confirm the specific holiday dates with the consultant handling your case. We have also compiled the migration-related agencies’ 2025–2026 year-end holiday arrangements! Department of Home Affairs state governments major skills assessment bodies holiday closures and processing status are set out below so

Migration Weekly December 14, 2025 Qiqi CHEN

Australian Migration Weekly Issue 406 | 189 Per-Occupation Invitation Formula Revealed; Canberra Releases New Round With Full Year Schedule; State-Nomination Processing Speeds Up!

This Week’s Highlights Australian Migration News 1. Subclass 189 per-occupation invitation formula revealed — occupations ranked in four priority tiers 2. End-of-October visa stats: state-nomination processing speeds up; 191 total grants high but decelerating 3. Canberra confirms the full FY invitation schedule and releases a fresh round 4. Queensland publishes its NIV criteria — pleasant surprises for the entrepreneur and

University of Melbourne Adjusts Undergraduate Entry Score Requirements; Master of Teaching (Secondary/Early Childhood) Adds July Intake — Applications Now Open! Important ANU February 2026 Intake Reminders!

Accounting / Taxation Accounting PR without points-stacking! 858 NIV PR granted in 4 months! Appeal fast-tracked to recover a 500 + five-year 485!

2025 Christmas Holiday Schedule: Department of Home Affairs and Skills Assessment Authorities

Home Affairs: Employer-sponsored and Student-visa processing has sped up, with more acceleration to come! Points-test and regional-migration reform proposals — expected early 2026?

Is the Skilled Migration points reform arriving in 2026?

Student visa refusal overturned on urgent appeal — 5-year 485 granted

Department of Home Affairs Updates December Visa Processing Times | 186 Employer Sponsorship Speeds Up, 143 Document Requests Pushed to August! Updated Holiday Schedules for Victoria, Queensland and South Australia!

Onshore and Offshore Partner Visas for Australia: A Guide to Securing Australian PR Together With Your Loved One

Year-End Holidays Are Here | Holiday Schedules for the Department of Home Affairs, State Governments & Skills Assessment Bodies — Bookmark This!

Australian Migration Weekly Issue 406 | 189 Per-Occupation Invitation Formula Revealed; Canberra Releases New Round With Full Year Schedule; State-Nomination Processing Speeds Up!

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