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Onshore Applicants Nominating a Trade must be Job Ready from January
From the 1st of January, as part of the skills assessment process for certain onshore GSM applicants who nominate a trade occupation, applicants will be required to demonstrate that they are ‘job...
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Australia Working Holiday Subclass 417 Visas
This article sets out in simple terms the main Australian visas that are available to a working holiday traveller in Australia. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list but a useful summary giving...
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Job Ready Program for International Students – An Overview
Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) has now released details of the Job Ready Program. The Job Ready Program will affect international students completing trade qualifications (eg cookery, hairdressing)...
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Changes to the General Skilled Migration Program Annouced
Today, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, announced a number of changes to the General Skilled Migration program. Let’s look at the key changes. We’ll cover these...
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General Skilled Migration changes and their impact on international students
The Australian Minister for Immigration yesterday announced significant changes to the General Skilled Migration (GSM) program. Changes include: Cap and Cease of offshore GSM applications lodged before...
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Changes to the skills assessment criterion for certain onshore General...
From 12 March 2010, all applicants applying for either a Skilled—Regional Sponsored (subclass 487) visa, Skilled—Independent (subclass 885) visa or Skilled—Sponsored (subclass 886) visa will be able to...
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Government announces suspension of the Australian Skilled Migration program
In an unexpected move, the Australian Government has announced it will not accept applications for offshore general skilled migration, effective midnight AEST 7 May, until the end of the current...
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New Australian Skilled Occupation List (SOL) finally announced
PLEASE NOTE THE OCCUPATIONS LIST REFERENCED HERE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IS NO LONGER VALID – For the most current list of Australian occupations in demand. Please CLICK HERE. It’s a little late, however...
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Skilled Migration Pass Mark To Be Reduced Under Skillselect
Perhaps it’s not all doom and gloom when it comes to the changes associated with the new Skillselect Visa Program with the Australian Immigration Department announcing that the Skilled Migration pass...
View ArticleInterim allocation for South Australia’s General Skilled and Business...
An announcement was shared by the South Australian government this week advising that a limited number of places should become available in the coming weeks. Details of the update below. The Government...
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