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News April 10, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

Australian Partner Migration Processing Tightens — Insufficient Evidence May Lead to Refusal

New Partner Migration Rule: You Get Just One Chance to Provide Further Evidence We’ve just seen this month’s partner migration processing briefing, so here’s an update on where partner migration assessments currently stand. Response Timeframes and Submission Requirements for Requests for Further Evidence In short, the briefing flags a stricter approach to partner migration. Applicants are encouraged to provide evidence

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News April 10, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

What to Do If Your NAATI CCL Result Is Cancelled: EOI and Visa Remedies

Common Reasons a NAATI CCL Result Is Cancelled, and How It’s Assessed Recently several people have asked me: if a CCL exam is found to be in breach and the result is cancelled, what should you do? Will it affect your migration? Let me give you the bottom line first — the consequences are serious. I’d also remind everyone who

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News April 9, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

Subclass 189 Invitations Coming in May! EOI Backlog Comparison and Points Predictions by Occupation

Overview of the March 2026 Subclass 189 EOI Backlog Data The EOI data was updated at the end of March, so as usual let’s look at the backlog comparison for the four major occupations — the “three treasures” (early childhood education, nursing and social work) plus secondary teaching — along with a few popular occupations. Subclass 189 — May invitation

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News April 8, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

Australia’s Subclass 482 Aged Care Labour Agreement Migration: Low Barriers, Fast Visa Grants for the Whole Family

With Australian Skilled Migration So Competitive, the Subclass 482 Aged Care Labour Agreement Becomes a Top Choice With points for Australian skilled migration soaring ever higher and Subclass 189/190 invitations nowhere in sight, many applicants are asking: is there still a low-barrier, high-certainty ‘safe harbour’ out there? The answer is yes. Recently, Newstars received another batch of grant letters for

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News April 7, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

Australia’s Visa Condition 8558: Stay Calculation Rules and an Entry Guide for PR Parents

What Is Australia’s Condition 8558? Visitor Visa Stay Rules for Parents Explained Once parents of PR holders and citizens are granted a visitor visa with special concessions, it carries Condition 8558, which provides that within any 18-month period they may stay in Australia for no more than 12 months. Many older parents and their children just can’t work it out:

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News April 3, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

Australia’s Subclass 189 Visa Invitations Pushed Back to May: A Full Breakdown of Processing and Refusal Data

MIA and Department of Home Affairs March Quarterly Meeting: Key Highlights Subclass 189 Skilled Independent: Next Round of Invitations Confirmed for May MIA (the Migration Institute of Australia) held its routine quarterly meeting with the Department of Home Affairs in March, bringing news on visa processing as well as the Subclass 189 invitations that everyone is most concerned about. Because

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News April 2, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

The First Travel Ban Arrives: Temporary Entry Restrictions on Iranian Citizens’ Subclass 600 Visas Officially Announced

What the ban covers: the new Migration Amendment Act invoked for the first time, targeting Iran’s Subclass 600 visas The Minister for Home Affairs has just announced that, for the first time, the powers under the latest Migration Amendment Act passed only two weeks ago are being used to impose a six-month temporary entry ban on Iranian citizens holding a

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News April 1, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

Long-Term Residence for Parents of Australian PRs: A Complete Guide to Subclass 870 Visa Requirements and the Application Process

Australia’s Subclass 870 Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa — the best option for parents of PRs to live here long term If you are the parents of an Australian PR or citizen, have already lodged a parent migration application, and also hold a visitor visa that lets you stay for up to 12 months at a time — but that still

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News March 31, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

2026 Australia Migration Weekly: Subclass 407 Speed-Up, Tasmania Invitations and the Iran Ban — Full Breakdown

This Week’s Key Migration News 1. Subclass 407 processing speeds up — is renewal still worth considering? 2. Debunked: the extra +35% tax on temporary visas is fake 3. Tasmania keeps issuing invitations — green pass holders invited for Subclass 491 4. Ban in effect! The Immigration Minister bars Iranian visitor-visa holders from entering 5. This week’s grants, invitations and

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News March 27, 2026 Qiqi CHEN

Subclass 407 visa reform reversal: Home Affairs delivers rapid processing

The 407 reform a few weeks ago, in short, requires the sponsorship eligibility, nomination, and visa to be lodged as three separate steps, with each subsequent step only lodgeable after the previous…

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