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News September 2, 2022 newstarsec

Jobs Summit Migration Digest: 35,000 Extra PR Places, Employer-Sponsored Boost of 5,000, and the $53,900 Income Threshold Under Review

The Minister for Home Affairs also indicated they expect to increase the regional allocation by 9,000 to 34,000 (the original regional figure for this financial year was 25,000), increase the State/Territory Nominated allocation by 11,000 to 31,000 (the original figure was 20,000), and confirmed a further 5,000 places will go to employer-sponsored migration. The government remains open to further input to determine the remaining breakdown and final figures.

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News August 31, 2022 newstarsec

Victoria Lowers State Nomination Requirements! Subclass 188A Investment Threshold Cut! Subclass 190 Drops Onshore Work Requirement — Over 1,100 ROI Invitations Issued in First Round!

Victoria's investor migration programme updated its 2022–23 financial year requirements on 30 August. With 170 transitional investor migration state nomination allocations, Victoria has actually relaxed its requirements for this financial year! If you're considering investor migration, this is essential reading.

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News August 30, 2022 newstarsec

Breaking: NSW Official Says Occupation List May Drop Within 2 Weeks! Department Urges More Offshore Applications — Subclass 491 Shares One List!

On the morning of 30 August, the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) hosted a session, inviting NSW Investment officials to brief agents on NSW's skilled and business migration programmes for the 2022–23 financial year.

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News August 29, 2022 newstarsec

Labor’s First Three Months: Visa Backlog Down ~100,000! State-Nominated Grant Rates Surge in May–June — Subclass 190 Total Backlog Is Shrinking!

Last week we introduced the Department of Home Affairs' newly launched Visa Processing Times Guide — simple to use but of limited practical help. As for the official visa processing wait times updated for the first time in three months, they are worth monitoring but should not be taken as definitive. For details, see: New Department Feature to Check Whether Your Application Has Exceeded the 'Standard Processing Time'? Updated Grant-Time Reference: Subclass 189 Old Backlog Cleared, but 190/491/887...

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News August 26, 2022 newstarsec

Department of Home Affairs adds new tool to check whether you’re outside ‘standard processing timeframes’ — updated grant reference times: Subclass 189 clears old backlog, but 190/491/887…

The last time the Department of Home Affairs updated its visa processing reference times was May 2022. Since the Labor government took office, pressure to speed up processing has come from all sides — the work has been getting done, but the data simply hasn't been updated.

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News August 25, 2022 newstarsec

SA State Nomination Open! New Policy Released → More Pathways, Lowered Requirements, Covering Accountants / Engineers / IT / Offshore and More!

SA state nomination transitional quota for FY22–23 2,700 Subclass 190 and 3,180 Subclass 491 190 increased by 100, 491 decreased by 150 (The above are transitional-phase quotas only; adjustments are expected after the end of the first quarter of the financial year — most likely increases)

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News August 24, 2022 newstarsec

Got a Subclass 189 Invitation but Your Skills Assessment or English Test Has Expired — Is It All Over? There May Still Be Hope!

Let's get straight to the point: Subclass 189 invitations have finally been issued recently — great news all around. For a summary of the invitation round, see: Subclass 189 Invitations Surge — Points Thresholds Drop Significantly for Several Occupations! But when some delighted applicants discovered that their skills assessment and English test had already expired, they were completely devastated — feeling that after finally receiving an invitation, there was no way to salvage the situation. They may have missed this opportunity, and who knows when the next skilled independent migration invitation will come.

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News August 23, 2022 newstarsec

Study Abroad + Skilled Migration Under 200K RMB — A Practical Path for Everyday Applicants!

Lower-cost Australian universities — while many students pay close attention to a university's overall ranking and the subject ranking of their chosen field, affordable study-abroad options are far more popular. For those who have their sights firmly set on migration, study is simply a stepping stone; the ultimate goal is obtaining permanent residency in Australia. Australian employers value work experience and capability over the graduating institution — a key difference from the domestic job market. So keeping study costs as low as possible and securing residency as quickly as possible is the priority.

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News August 22, 2022 newstarsec

Subclass 189 invitation surge — scores drop sharply across multiple occupations! Western Australia launches talent drive, easing work and language requirements and expanding its occupation list

First thing Monday morning, the Department issued a deluge of Subclass 189 invitations! Invitations are still flowing, and the occupations receiving invites remain predominantly those that were in high demand during COVID — social workers, teachers, nurses, and a wide range of healthcare roles — but scores have dropped significantly!

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News August 19, 2022 newstarsec

International Graduates Have Another Migration Pathway — No Occupation List, No Work Experience Required, Migrate While Building Your Business!

Looking at successful applications over the past one to two years, we have found that the main applicant group for business and investor migration is no longer dominated by overseas entrepreneurs — more and more international graduates already in Australia are now meeting the requirements through entrepreneurship.

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