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News July 11, 2022 newstarsec

Accountants, engineers, chefs and other in-demand occupations — approved and granted in 2–3 months! The Department continues to fast-track employer-sponsored visas, so if you have work experience you simply cannot afford to treat this as a Plan B any longer!

Subclass 482 and 186 grants have been coming through thick and fast lately — especially for occupations on the PMSOL — with processing times flying. Some applicants who are queuing in the fiercely competitive skilled-migration stream have, in fact, already met the requirements for an employer-sponsored visa, or are well on their way to doing so. If that sounds like you, it may be time to make employer sponsorship your primary migration pathway. And if you meet the conditions for a 485 Replacement visa, right now is the perfect time to be building up your work experience.

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News July 8, 2022 newstarsec

Study + Migration — One Integrated Plan | Soaring Quotas, Student-Friendly Policies, Potential Direct Application After Graduation — No Points Race, No Stress! Plus World-Ranked University Credentials!

We have recently received many enquiries from Gaokao students wanting to learn about applying to Australian undergraduate programmes. Many students choose Australia for two key reasons: its outstanding cultural, natural, and educational environment, and its status as a traditional migration destination that offers international students comparatively more migration pathways than many other countries. As a result, students can flexibly prepare their post-graduation migration plans in line with the state nomination policies of whichever state their university is in.

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News July 7, 2022 newstarsec

[Lawyer Huang Explains] After Your Subclass 186 Visa Is Granted, Can You Resign? Will Your Visa Be Cancelled?

Recently, many of our clients have been asking us whether they can resign after their Subclass 186 visa is granted. This topic has sparked heated discussion on social media. In response, Newstars Education & Migration's lawyer Huang Yuwen has provided a detailed explanation.

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News July 6, 2022 newstarsec

Department of Home Affairs Receives Extra Funding to Clear Visa Backlog — Overtime and Mass Hiring Underway! Full Work Rights for Student Visa Holders Guaranteed Not to Be Suddenly Cancelled!

In the latter period of the Morrison Government, processing times for non-migration temporary visas also slowed considerably — visas such as the Subclass 500, Subclass 600 visitor, and Subclass 408 took longer than normal. With the tourism industry pushing for faster processing and the international education sector now demanding answers from the government, the second semester of 2022 is fast approaching and the pressure is mounting.

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News July 5, 2022 newstarsec

No Hiding It! Your Gaokao / High School Results Can Get You Directly into Australia’s Best-Value World-Class Universities — Flexible English Requirements, Golden Credentials for Returning Home or Migrating to Stay

The 2022 Gaokao has wrapped up. With results now released, we have been receiving a steady stream of enquiries from parents and students asking: "Can Gaokao scores be used to apply to Australian universities?", "If my Gaokao score didn't meet expectations, can I still apply to a well-ranked Australian university?", "Is it too late to apply to Australian universities now?" and more.

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News July 4, 2022 newstarsec

IT Applicants Waiting for Lower Requirements or a New Intake? You Don’t Need to Wait! 23 Common IT Occupations Are Eligible — and This State’s Nomination Programme Remains Wide Open!

Anyone familiar with Australia's skilled migration occupation lists will know that IT-related occupations make up an extraordinarily large and important portion of those lists.

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News July 1, 2022 newstarsec

Watch Out! You’ve Cleared the Hardest Step to ‘Near-PR’ — Don’t Stumble at the Most Critical One! Common Mistakes When Converting a Small-Scale Investor Visa to Permanent Residency!

One year ago today, Australia's Department of Home Affairs made sweeping reforms to investor migration visas. In short: higher thresholds, greater difficulty, and a slower path to permanent residency.

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News June 30, 2022 newstarsec

The Top Ten Migration Headlines of the Financial Year | Together, We Made It Through Another Year…

The 2021–22 financial year brought a great deal of change to Australian migration — a truly eventful twelve months. At the close of the financial year, we've rounded up our top ten migration headlines. Some mark the hard-won relief so many had waited for. Some reignited hope. Some carry real lessons. These are presented in no particular order of importance — and reflect a degree of personal perspective; they can't speak for everyone.

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News June 29, 2022 newstarsec

Top Australian Universities and Programmes We Recommend for Study Abroad Enquiries — Higher Qualifications, Better Career and Life Opportunities!

This year, 11.93 million students sat the Gaokao nationwide — an increase of 1.15 million from last year. With enrolment quotas at universities across the country showing no significant growth, this means higher cut-off scores, greater competition, and a harder path to admission.

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News June 28, 2022 newstarsec

Latest Census: Mainland China Ranks Third Among Australia’s Overseas-Born Population! Government May Discuss Increasing Migration in September — With Offshore Applications Picking Up, Learn From This Year’s Success Stories!

Australia this week released the results of the 2021 Census. Migration and Australia go hand in hand, reinforcing each other — Australia has further cemented its status as a true nation of migrants.

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