The Australian government recently announced some proposed changes to the skilled migration program as part of Budget 2019-2020 which we have summarised below. However a note to consider is that elections will be held in May 2019, which could mean a change in the government (again)... This would mean [...]
As the most popular standardized English tests for students looking to study undergraduate courses in Australia, the United Kingdom and the USA or for migration purposes to Australia, IELTS and PTE make up the bulk of all the tests taken. However with various venue providers for both tests, the locations [...]
It seems like the changes to skilled migration are coming fast and often in 2018, with a new batch of changes made in conjunction with the abolishment of the old subclass 457 visa and the introduction of the Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) visa which came into force [...]
As mentioned in an earlier article, the skilled occupation lists went through changes on January 17 2018. The new Medium and Long Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) as of January 2018 can be seen below. Occupation ANZSCO code horse breeder 121316 construction project manager 133111 project builder 133112 engineering [...]
The start of the new year brings changes to the skilled migration list, which the Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) did notify would be the case over the last few months, although this change was relatively minor for general skilled migration in the 189, 190 and 489 visa subclasses. [...]
Update 18/1/2018 The original article was written last week, but with some changes that came into effect on 17/1/2018, I wanted to highlight the below information. With the consolidation of the Department of Immigration and Border Patrol (DIBP) into the newly formed Department of Home Affairs (DOHA), there have [...]
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Every country has in some form or another, an investor-linked visa system - Australia’s investor visa stream is no different. For a defined amount of investment, you can qualify for a visa to live, work and even open a business in Australia and is a popular option for higher [...]
There are various reasons why people choose to migrate to Australia from Singapore or Malaysia or anywhere in the region, but what does an Australian permanent residency (PR) allow you to do? This video gives a quick summary of some of the benefits.
In most parts of Southeast Asia and in fact around the world, a ‘work permit’ is a common short term visa that allows you to live and work in a specific country with certain conditions. However in the case of Australia it’s not quite so straightforward. Due to their [...]
