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News September 15, 2022 newstarsec

WA International Students — Take Note: Fast-Track Your Skills Assessment for a Migration-Ready Occupation and Secure a Share of at Least 5,000+ Subclass 190 Allocations This Financial Year, With No Work Requirements!

The WA state nomination authority published detailed official data on its August pre-invitation round last week. The local graduate stream issued 200 pre-invitations — 109 Subclass 190 and 91 Subclass 491. The higher education stream issued 97 Subclass 190 and 53 Subclass 491. The VET stream issued 12 Subclass 190 and 38 Subclass 491.

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News September 14, 2022 newstarsec

Subclass 143 Contributory Parent Visa Processing Has Accelerated — How Far Will It Reach This Financial Year? Will the Quota Hold? Subclass 870 Sponsorship Approvals Also Speeding Up!

The new financial year has brought a stream of good news for skilled migration — while a few laggards have held things back, most policy settings and invitation rounds are better than the past two years. What about family migration? Partner visa processing remains very smooth, with most Subclass 820 cases granted within six months, and we have not yet seen processing affected by the reduced grant quota for this financial year.

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News September 13, 2022 newstarsec

Act Now — Don’t Miss the Window! The $5M Significant Investor Visa May Be Cancelled → This Time the Threat Is Real! Lock In Your Application Today.

There has been a great deal of buzz recently about the possible cancellation of the $5 million Significant Investor visa. The incoming Labor government has already launched a deep-level reform of Australia's entire migration system (for details, see: “Australia’s migration system is now too expensive and too slow!” — deep reform review launched! Home Affairs Minister states: it’s not just numbers under review.)

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News September 12, 2022 newstarsec

State Nominations This Financial Year: Which States Are Genuinely Serious? Where Are the Real Opportunities? Is Relocating Interstate Worth It?

Now that NSW has published its state nomination requirements, the mystery boxes for all states this financial year are essentially open. In terms of quota, NSW, Victoria, and Western Australia are the clear winners. See the chart below for the transitional quota breakdown for each state in FY2022–23.↓↓↓

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News September 9, 2022 newstarsec

Accounting, IT and Other In-Demand Occupations: Queensland vs Canberra Small Business Migration — Which Pathway Is Right for You?

Policies across most states have now become clear. For applicants who want to avoid competing on points, English scores, or work experience — including accounting graduates — the small business migration pathway has become the top choice for many. Last financial year, Canberra also introduced its own small business stream, which is still relatively new to many people. Today we compare the Queensland and Canberra small business pathways and explain which type of applicant each suits best.

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News September 8, 2022 newstarsec

Documents Misread, Green Card on the Line — How Newstars Stood Their Ground and Won the Subclass 132 Visa! International Graduate Migration Without a Traditional Field, Without a Job, Without Points — Just Grit.

Today we are sharing a Subclass 132A success case. You may not be very familiar with this visa subclass. But today's applicant — an international student from a non-traditional migration field — took the study → business → migration path, and the experience is well worth reading. International graduates who prefer not to spend time and energy on English tests, job hunting, or chasing points may find this pathway worth considering.

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News September 7, 2022 newstarsec

NSW Releases This Financial Year’s State Nomination Occupation List — High Score and Work Experience Requirements! Popular Plan B Options Including Accounting/IT, Plus ‘Hidden Gem’ Occupations for Different Applicant Profiles!

NSW has just released the Subclass 190 and Subclass 491 occupation lists for the 2022–23 financial year, along with the minimum points score and work experience requirements for each occupation. It's quite a lot to take in — the scores are remarkably high, and some occupations carry additional work experience requirements on top.

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News September 6, 2022 newstarsec

These Offshore Migration Pathways to Australia Have Quietly Opened — Invitations Are Being Issued! Direct Permanent Residency in One Step — There’s One for You!

Many people think Australian migration is incredibly difficult, but since the start of this financial year many pathways have quietly changed. The Minister for Home Affairs personally announced that the migration programme has increased from 160,000 to 195,000 places, with an extra 9,000 places for regional areas, 11,000 additional Subclass 190 state nomination places, and 5,000 more employer-sponsored places!

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News September 5, 2022 newstarsec

A Hidden Gem State Nomination Pathway for International Graduates — Accountants Invited with 80 Points, No Work Experience Required, High Quotas and Less Competition

From the start of the previous financial year, Western Australia has been actively supporting international study, using concrete state nomination policies to back locally graduated international students seeking PR. The Western Australian Government recently updated its 2022–2023 financial year Subclass 190/491 state nomination policies — a significant relaxation compared to the previous year.

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News September 3, 2022 newstarsec

ABC Chinese: Australia’s Permanent Migration Quota Raised to 195,000 — Applicants Fear Further Processing Delays, Plus Kirk’s Recent Livestream Replay

Australia has significantly increased its permanent migration quota, a move welcomed by migration professionals. However, permanent visa applicants are concerned that the higher quota will attract more applications, further worsening processing delays. The federal Minister for Home Affairs has announced the government will hire an additional 500 staff to address the backlog.

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