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With three consecutive large-scale invitation rounds since the start of the new financial year, the Subclass 189 Skilled Independent visa has broken years of silence and made a dramatic comeback!
Read More →Yesterday, senior officials from the Department of Home Affairs announced at the MIA conference that Subclass 189 invitations would continue. See our full coverage: MIA Annual Conference Exclusive | Skilled migration to receive ongoing support, Subclass 189 invitations to continue — delegates advocate for onshore bridging visa holders! Official indicates more resources being considered for Subclass 887!
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Registered migration agents from the Newstars Education & Migration group attended the Migration Institute of Australia's (MIA) 35th Annual Conference on 13 and 14 October, where the Minister for Immigration and other senior officials shared the latest developments and fielded questions from the floor.
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Today at noon, Times Higher Education (THE) released the 2023 World University Rankings! The Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE), QS World University Rankings, U.S. News World University Rankings, and Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) are regarded as the four most influential university rankings in the world. As one of the most influential global university rankings, Times has long been an essential university-selection tool for students and families, making each year's update a closely watched event.
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What do people fear most on the road to permanent residency? Policy changes? Stagnation? Starting over? The wait? Today's story follows someone who first encountered Australian study-abroad around 2007 and finally had his whole family's PR granted in 2022 — he's been through all of the above. And then there was the once-in-a-century pandemic.
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Since the start of FY2022–23 there have been two Subclass 189 invitation rounds, both showing a significant surge in allocations — over 24,000 invitations issued in total.
Read More →![[Petition] Dear Home Affairs: Please Treat Onshore 189 Applicants Fairly — Issue Invitations Equitably!](https://www.newstarsec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/subclass-189-petition-fair-invitation-onshore.webp)
Yesterday's invitation round was the second Subclass 189 round issued by the Department of Home Affairs this financial year, and the numbers continued to bring welcome surprises. However, on the occupation and points front, based on information available to us, a large number of offshore EOIs with low points received invitations — particularly in popular engineering fields such as civil, mechanical, and engineering technologist (ET), where offshore applicants with just 65 points were invited. Onshore applicants in the same occupation needed 85 or 90 points to receive an invitation, and even then, only a rare few were selected.
Read More →![[Subclass 189 — Second Invitation Round This Financial Year] QS, ET and More Engineering Occupations Invited; Nursing and Early Childhood Education Score Low!](https://www.newstarsec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/subclass-189-engineering-nursing-low-score.webp)
Following yesterday's NSW 190 round — see: NSW 190 Second Invitation Round! Interpreters Invited; Accounting/IT/Engineering Hot Fields Land Nominations!
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Graduation season is here. Do you have questions about the Subclass 485? - You transferred to a different programme while studying in Australia and aren't sure whether your current course meets the 485 application requirements? - You came to Australia through a 3+1 or 2+2 pathway programme — are you eligible to apply for the 485? - You're about to finish an 18-month master's and want to apply for the Subclass 485 Graduate Work visa — or you've already graduated and returned to China, and are now looking for a pathway to come back to Australia on the 485?
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When it comes to studying art and design overseas, most people think first of the UK or the US, and Australia tends to be overlooked. But that's not quite right — in fact, studying art and design in Australia comes with quite a few advantages.
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