Australia 190/491 State-Nominated Quota Usage — End of February 2026 Progress Update
Overall Quota Progress The Department of Home Affairs has just released the 190/491 quota usage figures as of the end of February (see header image).
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End of February 2026 Australia Subclass 189 EOI Data Update: Backlog for In-Demand Occupations and Invitation Score Breakdown
End-of-February EOI Data Update Let's compare the backlog for the "Three Treasures", Secondary Teachers (the four core occupations), and several other in-demand occupations (header image – Image 4)
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New 2026 Australian Temporary-Visa Entry Rules | Even Existing Visa Holders May Be Refused Entry?
Yesterday we talked about the new trend in Student-visa processing:The hottest "new" trend in Australian visa processing — applicants are being asked for additional documents more often this past six…
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2026 Australian Student Visa Processing Trend: Source-of-Funds Requests Explained — Read This and Stop Panicking
Last week one of our Student visa applications, after a three-month wait, was finally granted — the student will soon commence studies at the Australian National University.
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2026 Australia Visa Policy Update: Subclass 482/186 Minimum Salary Rises!
Applicants preparing to lodge employer-sponsored visa applications should take note: Australia 482 and 186 visa minimum salary thresholds rise every new financial year.
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Australia Migration Weekly No. 417 | WA Invites at 65–80 Points; 189/190/491 Processing Sped Up
qin This Week’s Key Immigration News 1. WA — Teachers, Restaurant Managers etc. Invited at 65–80 Points 2. Department of Home Affairs Tightens the Screws: 485 Post-visa Pathway Gets Much Harder 3. Official Processing Times Updated — 189/190/491 All Sped Up 4. TAS 190 Temporarily Only Issuing Gold Pass; ACT Small-scale This Round? QLD Also Sending Invitations 5. Grants, Invitations,
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2026 Australia Subclass 485 Visa Latest Policy: PAM Amendment + Fee Doubled — Updated Application Guide
New 2026 Fee Rules for the Australian Subclass 485 Visa The Department of Home Affairs has struck at the 485 visa once again — why does the Department seem to have it in for this one visa? The cries over the fee hike to AUD 4,600 had barely died down when another quiet move was made. In the past few
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Australia’s March Visa Updates: Major 407 Visa Changes and Latest Processing Times Across All Categories
qin The Department’s March visa processing times are out on schedule. There’s nothing particularly standout this time — grants are still coming through, but not in large numbers.A significant new piece of legislation was also announced today concerning the Subclass 407 Training visa, which will affect many applicants planning to extend their stay after their 485 visa expires. Please read
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2026 Australia Student Visa Source-of-Funds Additional-Document Guide: Requirements + How to Avoid Common Traps
Why is every Australia student visa applicant now being asked for source-of-funds documents? Applying for a student visa has become genuinely difficult lately, and I have felt it firsthand recently. Today we are going to talk about something many people have been asking about: source-of-funds additional-document requests. Long before mainland China was downgraded to Assessment Level 2, I was already
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