Another week packed with good news to report!State-nomination pre-invitations, formal nominations approved, and grants across every skilled-migration categoryhave all come thick and fast — state-nomination invitations especially! This week the Department of Home Affairs has also been concentrating onprocessing GTI, and several clients who lodged in 2022 have received their own good news!

Newstarsec’s in-house breakdown of real March state-nomination and visa processing speeds —take a look:March visa & state-nomination round-up | Skilled processing accelerates across the board, with several states stepping up formal nominations! NSW 491 / Canberra / WA and more still have plenty of places left!

Newstarsec internal data this week

17 April – 21 April 2023

Canberra state nomination

issues again

5 April was the previous round; on 20 April the new policy was announced to agents,and on 21 April another round of matrix invitations went out,while formal nominations were processed non-stop throughout — a real workhorse…

Invited occupations include:

Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering

ICT BA, Web Developer, ICT Project Manager, Software Engineer, ICT Security Specialist, Software and Applications Programmer, Network Administrator

External Auditor, Accountant

Cafe or Restaurant Manager

Registered Nurse

NSW 190

continues to process nominations quickly

all from the early-April batch of pre-invitations

85 points (base) Landscape Architect

65 points (base) — Conference and Event Organiser

90 points (base) — External Auditor (offshore)

85 points (base) — Architect

65 points (base) — medical occupation

Queensland state nomination

early-April priority stream

all applied for priority processing in early April

Multimedia Designer on 75 points (base)

Conference and Event Organiser on 85 points (base)

Cafe or Restaurant Manager on 75 points (base)

plus an offshore Engineer on 60+15 points invited for the 491!

Victoria 190

speeding up formal nominations

not only fast-track and priority occupations

85 points (base), Civil Engineering —ROI invited on 21 March, formal documents lodged on 28 March, nomination approved on 19 April!

85 points (base), QS —received a pre-invitation only this week, lodged immediately, and gained formal nomination the very next day

Tasmania is now

issuing invitations steadily and continuously

Accountants on 75/90 points (base)

Auditors on 70/85/75 points (base)

a Software Tester on 60 points (base)

Tasmania is another state with ample places — anyone already in the state should give it a go. For more, take a look:

April Tasmania seminar | State officials say they’ll do their best to issue more invitations — hinting at an easing? The Orange Pathway will gradually loosen! Plenty of places remain and processing will speed up!

Northern Territory MINT

issuing formal nominations “wholesale”

Nominated occupations include:

Program or Project Administrator

Marketing Specialist

Private Tutor

Advertising Specialist

Book Editor

GTI

concentrated processing this week

all lodged in 2022 — several GTI applications received outcomes this week. Is this preparation for a soon-to-be-announced policy change?

from the geo-environmental field

several from Financial Services and FinTech

Most states won’t use up their nomination quotas this financial year

71 days left — plenty of state-nomination opportunities remain

See your occupation here? Get in touch for an assessment now

482 employer sponsorship

so fast

Cook —nomination in mid-April, visa granted by the end of April

Hairdresser —nomination and visa lodged in early March; both approved together at the end of April

Skills assessments approved

the most important first step in migration

a Human Resource Manager

a Financial Investment Adviser

an Architectural Draftsperson

a Program or Project Administrator

a Private Tutor

a University Lecturer

491 189 190

Grant dates keep moving forward, neck and neck!

190 grants

still working through October 2022

491 grants advance

now up to applications lodged in September 2022

189 grants

— still clearing last year’s October and December lodgements, including Accounting and Engineering occupations

— this week we also had an offshore applicant who lodged in July 2019 finally come through

There really is so much good news!

Start preparing and lodging now — it’s not too late!

There’s a chance to land it before the 30 June end of this financial year

Start by contacting our team for an assessment

Catch up on past articles

Canberra policy change! 128 more occupations — great news especially for offshore applicants and the 491!

NSW 190 latest round: invitations as low as 65 points! These occupations are so easy to be invited

Victoria’s latest round: IT on 75 points (base) gets a 190, Accounting on 85!

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State nominations erupt across the board this week — NSW / Victoria / Queensland / Canberra / Tasmania! Good news pouring in on GTI and skills assessments! 491 grants advance to September!

Canberra policy change! 128 more occupations — great news especially for offshore applicants and the 491!

NSW 190 latest round: invitations as low as 65 points! These occupations are so easy to be invited

Victoria’s latest round: IT on 75 points (base) gets a 190, Accounting on 85!

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Canberra policy change! 128 more occupations — great news especially for offshore applicants and the 491!

NSW 190 latest round: invitations as low as 65 points! These occupations are so easy to be invited

Victoria’s latest round: IT on 75 points (base) gets a 190, Accounting on 85!

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