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We've recently received a breakdown of grants, lodgements, and refusals across the main skilled migration categories for the 2021-22 financial year (many thanks to those who shared).
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The work-and-study pathway into Australia is one many people have heard of. This type of visa has a low application threshold, no mandatory English requirement (for mainland Chinese applicants), a wide range of course options, and the bonus of unlimited work rights until mid-next year — making it a popular stepping stone into Australia.
Read More →The Department of Home Affairs has just released the official Subclass 189 EOI round for 22 August 2022 — the first round of this financial year. It already felt like a large release when it went out, but the official figure of 12,200 was still surprising.
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Inspired by NSW 190 first-round invitations this financial year. Most occupation score and work requirements for NSW this financial year have been set at ceiling level — but some clients have found an alternative path to meeting the 190 requirements.
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Social work has quietly become one of the most popular study-to-migration fields again. While everyone knows aged care and early childhood education are in high demand, many students are looking for alternatives — and South Australia and Western Australia have become particularly sought after. Here's everything you need to know about state nomination policies, AASW-accredited programmes, and why social work gives you a strategic edge.
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Australia has reopened its borders and the economy is slowly recovering. However, many employers are now finding it very difficult to hire staff — what everyone is calling the 'Australian labour shortage'.
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Around this time last year, Australia's major cities were slowly emerging from lockdown. A year on, international flights in and out of Australia no longer require masks, and New South Wales and South Australia this week lifted mandatory masking on public transport.
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Australia's major programme allocations have recently been confirmed, with specific details now emerging. Since the start of the new financial year, some states — including Queensland and Victoria — have reopened their doors to applicants. In particular, for the offshore skilled migration category, the federal Department of Home Affairs has encouraged states to prioritise offshore applicants this financial year to ease severe labour shortages. Looking at actual invitation rounds across multiple states, the numbers and occupations on offer are genuinely higher than in previous years.
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Over the past two years, the Department of Home Affairs introduced a range of legislative measures to support visa applicants affected by the pandemic. Application requirements and grant conditions across many visa subclasses were relaxed to varying degrees depending on the circumstances.
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Completed an undergraduate degree in Australia in a non-migration-friendly field, or finding it too hard to score enough points? Wondering which postgraduate pathway suits migration and can waive high IELTS requirements? Today, Newstars education consultant Claudia breaks down the early childhood education pathway in full.
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