Skilled Migration Occupation List Review
March 2020 Update - Below occupations have been flagged for a change to their status.
Work & Holiday Visa – Cap Increase
The annual number of places available under Work and Holiday Visa has been increased from 500 to 2,000 for Thai citizens. The applicants of this visa are required to hold…
LAUNCHED – Global Talent Independent Program
A brand new initiative in Australia's immigration strategy, Global Talent-Independent Program, has been launched today by Minister David Coleman. Under this program, highly skilled migrants who are likely to earn…
Gold Coast & Perth classified Regional
Perth and Gold Coast will no longer be classified as major cities. Both will fall under the definition of regional Australia, coming to effect from 16th Nov 2019. The regional…
Student Visa – Increase to financial capacity
The applicants for Student visa and Student Guardian visa in most circumstances are required to have sufficient funds to meet all costs associated with study and living in Australia. The…
SC489 updates
VIC Victoria will not be accepting any new applications for subclass 489 from 05th Sep 2019. SA SA will not be accepting any new applications for subclass 489 from 11…
RDA Mid North Coast – closing today
Due to unprecedented volume of EOIs for subclass 489, NSW Mid North Coast will close at 11:59 PM on Thursday 08th August 2019. EOI's received after this time will not…
SC489 – State & Territories Update
NSW RDA ORANA - Applications opened today for certain education, health and welfare occupations. Accountant and Engineers occupation still remain closed. FAR SOUTH COAST - Closed CENTRAL WEST - Opening…
NSW – RDA Far South Coast SC489 Open
RDA Far South Coast is now open and accepting applications for subclass 489. All applications will be electronic. Processing times have reduced to 2 months. However, the English requirement has…
Shorter TOEFL test launches Aug 2019
All TOEFL iBT(R) tests from Aug 1, 2019 will now be for 3 hours, shortened by 30 minutes. The test format, question style or the scoring method remains the same.…
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