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The overall approval trend for skilled migration to Australia has been improving, raising expectations of quick grants. However, once you join the queue, reality proves less optimistic than the official data suggests — the picture varies considerably across visa subclasses and occupations.
Read More →Sydney has consistently ranked among the world’s most liveable cities by the UN Human Settlements Programme for many consecutive years. Sydney boasts a highly developed financial, manufacturing, and tourism sector.
Read More →A recent report from Australia has served as a wake-up call for students about to arrive in the country: A Spanish man was stopped at Australian customs carrying undeclared meat and cheese, and was fined $3,300 AUD — with his visa cancelled and himself deported. He became the first traveller to be fined under Australia's new biosecurity laws.
Read More →On 22 May 2022, Labor won the Australian federal election. The new government quickly responded with positive moves on migration policy. In early June, the newly appointed Minister for Immigration called for priority processing of the visa backlog.
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Sydney Airport has an international student volunteer help desk, established jointly by NSW universities and Study NSW, which has been providing airport volunteer support for international students since 2015.
Read More →If your points aren't particularly high, but you have a stable job and want to stay where you are — without uprooting your life for migration — don't overlook employer sponsorship this financial year.
Read More →1. NSW Subclass 190 New Year first round — more occupations, lower scores invited! 2. Home Affairs processed 4.3 million visas in seven months, clearing old Subclass 190 and 491 backlogs; employer groups argue TSMIT should not rise too high. 3. Australian passport offers visa-free access to 185 destinations. 4. Working Holiday work-restriction exemption extended to mid-year. 5. Weekly roundup: visa grants, invitations, skills assessments and citizenship processing progress.
Read More →This week: (1) USYD 2023 deferred graduation EOI now open; (2) Monash Master of TESOL programme spotlight; (3) University of Adelaide online study and arrival update; (4) ANU Shanghai Open Day; (5) Work/stay rights to be extended for international graduates in Australia; (6) Australia announces COVID-19 requirements for travellers from China; (7) Fastest in the world — UNSW student team sets Guinness record.
Read More →Every Friday, Newstars shares our internal grant and invitation data for popular visa categories.
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The Subclass 189 Skilled Independent visa — once the most competitive and flexible pathway — saw three major invitation rounds in the 2022–23 financial year, in August, October, and December, roughly every two months. Much has been said online and offline about these rounds, but the real questions are: how big were they, and how long will they last? Let’s review the data from all three rounds.
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