NSW Regional 489
On January 28, the NSW 489 Regional Skilled Occupation List was updated with some important changes. Few occupations were added to the regional area of Far South Coast so they may be eligible for regional...
Engineers Australia now accepting TOEFL Ibt for Skilled Migration
Engineers Australia have announced that from 1 January 2016 it will be accepting the TOEFL IbT as an alternative English Language Test to address the English language competency element of the Migration Skills Assessment. Applicants...
English for AUSTRALIAN SKILLED MIGRATION
English Language Requirements and Acceptable English Tests for Australian Skilled Migration
Australian Skilled Migration as an IT Professional
Are you an IT Professional and would like to migrate to Australia? If you hold a degree qualification in IT and have a minimum of 2 years full time work experience in one of the...
Occupation ceilings for the 2014-15 Skilled Migration programme year
An occupation ceiling will be applied to invitations to apply to migrate under the points based skilled visas of the Australian skilled migration programme. There will be a limit on how many invitations are issued in these...
Victorian Government pauses ICT skilled nominations
Due to the large volume of applications received, applications for Victorian State nomination for ICT occupations will not be accepted from 1 October 2014 to 5 January 2015. This temporary closure will allow the Victorian...
Australian Skilled Migration Program Updates for 2014/2014
Australian Skilled Migration Program Updates for 2014/2014: The top five countries of origin for GSM applicants for this program year so far are: India, China, Pakistan, the UK and the Philippines; The top 5 skilled...
NSW State Sponsorship Update
NSW State Sponsorship Update: NSW opened the Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) program to significant demand on 14 July 2014. The full intake of 1000 applications for the first application quarter was quickly generated and...
South Australia State Sponsorship Update
Immigration SA has updated their State Nominated Occupation List (SNOL) and related policies as at 1 July 2014. These include: Adding further occupations to their State Occupation List Simplifying the state nomination process, including receiving an...
Skills Assessments – Further Clarifications 27 June 2014
06/27/2014 All visa applications made on or after 1 July 2014 will be subject to the new regulatory requirements concerning the validity of skills assessments. Applicants who have been invited to apply are encouraged...