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In a letter issued to agents today, Canberra announced the latest state-nominated occupation list, reducing the original 152 Unit Groups (the first four digits of ANZSCO) to 105 (see Figures 2-5). It is the first state to make a major adjustment to its occupation list. September invitations will still be issued under the old list, but the next invitation round
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Over the past six months, a large number of skilled migration applicants have had their permanent residence (PR) visas approved one after another. Recently, we have received a steady stream of enquiries about arranging Partner migration for a spouse, with many applicants currently separated from their partner by long distance and enduring the challenges of a long-distance relationship.At present, the
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Western Australia announced yesterday on the 29th that the first round of invitations would be issued in October, then went ahead and issued them on the same day. The official report was published today on the 30th — remarkably quick. The 29 October round — A total of 420 pre-invitations were issued (these are not equivalent to formal invitations), of
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Victoria Issues ROI Invitations Today, 9 October, Victoria released its first round of invitations for the 2025–26 program year. The volume was moderate — not standout in any single occupation — with invitations spread across accounting, IT/computing, early childhood education, civil engineering, and more. Because this round came after a six-month pause, and was issued under an interim allocation of
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Today we are sharing two pieces of news 1. Adjustments to NSW policy and occupation list 2. Summary of 24-25 financial year visa data 1. Adjustments to NSW policy and occupation list Yesterday, without prior notice, the NSW state government’s official websiteupdated the NSW residency requirement. It added that if you secure work in NSW related to your nominated occupation,
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After yesterday's release of the first-half financial-year state-nomination quota usage, many people have been asking: has XX State previously invited XX occupation?
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In the second week after the holidays, the Department of Home Affairs released the official invitation data from the 18 December 189 round. It also updated the actual usage of each state's nomination quotas through 31 December 2023.
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English Australia has today released a Fact Sheet on its official website regarding changes to the English-language requirements for the 485 and 500 student visas.
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Heading into 2024, reforms to both the Subclass 500 Student visa and the 485 Temporary Graduate visa are set to take effect — some in early 2024, some mid-year — with no firm dates announced yet.
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Employer sponsorship has been booming since mid-2023. Most people looking into it know very little about how it works, so the same questions come up again and again in our consultations. And because it involves an employment relationship, prospective applicants are even more anxious about all the issues it might raise.
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