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25.01.2022 International student visa applications to Australia have plunged by more than a third with growing fears the sector will take up to five years to recover. Federal government figures reveal student visa applications from China are down by 20 per cent and 33.5 per cent overall for the 2019-2020 financial year. Applications from Nepal dropped 61 per cent and those from India by 47 per cent, putting further pressure on Australia's $40 billion a year international student sector ...amid COVID-19 restrictions. Smaller universities and private Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers expect to be hardest hit because of their greater reliance on students from India and Nepal. Larger institutions including the University of Technology and University of NSW are more reliant on students from China. Independent Tertiary Education Council of Australia chief executive Troy Williams said the outlook for the VET sector was particularly "grim" because many of its students were from India and Nepal and there was "no realistic prospect of a full-scale return of international students in 2021". Minister for Education Dan Tehan said planning is "well under way on conditions that will allow for the return of international students". Preconditions to this happening include the reopening of internal state and territory borders within Australia, as well as the return to on-campus learning for the benefit of domestic students and the international students who are already in Australia," he said. Robust health, quarantine, border and provider protocols also need to be in place."

25.01.2022 Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced Stage 4 restrictions for Melbourne as the state reported 671 new coronavirus cases.

24.01.2022 Partner visa processing backlog keeping couples apart as Department of Home Affairs wait time blows out.

23.01.2022 Tasmania skilled visa nomination program (subclass 190 and 491) reopens in late January 2021

22.01.2022 A new priority skills list and strengthened labour market testing will allow small numbers of sponsored skilled workers to return to Australia to fill urgent skills needs in critical sectors, helping to create Australian jobs and rebuild Australia’s economy. Existing skilled migration occupation lists will remain active and visas will still be processed, but priority will be given to those in occupations on the PMSOL.The 17 occupations (ANZSCO code) are: Chief Executive or Ma...naging Director (111111) Construction Project Manager (133111) Mechanical Engineer (233512) General Practitioner (253111) Resident Medical Officer (253112) Psychiatrist (253411) Medical Practitioner nec (253999) Midwife (254111) Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (254412) Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) (254415) Registered Nurse (Medical) (254418) Registered Nurse (Mental Health) (254422) Registered Nurse (Perioperative) (254423) Registered Nurses nec (254499) Developer Programmer (261312) Software Engineer (261313) Maintenance Planner (312911) https://ministers.dese.gov.au//supporting-australian-busin

22.01.2022 From 11:59pm on 22 July 2020 if you live in metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire you must wear a face covering if you need to leave home for one of the four reasons. https://youtu.be/weJagy45jek

21.01.2022 There are over 200,000 people, who became new Australian citizens in the past 12 months, which include 61,800 new Aussies conferred through online ceremonies.

21.01.2022 Less than 8,000 invitations for skilled independent visa were issued by the Department of Home Affairs in the last financial year, the latest figures reveal.

18.01.2022 The Australian ELICOS sector recorded its first decrease in student numbers since 2012 last year, English Australias annual market report has revealed. Produced in partnership with BONARD and supported by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment, the report found that in 2019 the total student numbers in Australia dropped 5% to almost 170,000, having stood at nearly 180,000 in 2018. The total student weeks remained more stable, decreasing by around 1% year-on-year,... from around 2,334,300 in 2018 to some 2,317,800 in 2019.This resulted in the average length of stay increasing from 13 weeks to 13.6 weeks in 2019, while the sectors total economic impact rose from AUS$2.35 billion to $2.38bn in 2019. Of the top 10 source countries, only four sent a higher number of students in 2019 compared with the previous year. Numbers of students from the biggest source country China fell by 15% from almost 42,600 in 2018 to around 36,200 in 2019.Almost 5,000 fewer students came from Japan in 2019, with almost 21,000 arriving in Australia. Malaysia, South Korea and Brazil dropped by 27%, 14% and 7% in 2019 respectively, albeit from lower starting numbers. While the Asia Pacific and Middle East & Africa sent fewer students in 2019 (110,300 and nearly 5,300 students respectively), in total the Americas sent 6% more students, reaching more than 35,700 students, and Europe rose by 1% to almost 18,600 students. Numbers of students from Colombia increase by almost 2,500 in 2019, while Nepal and India sent around 1,000 more students each.

17.01.2022 Visitor Visa( Subclass 600 visa) Granted

16.01.2022 Greens Senator and immigration spokesperson, Nick McKim will table a motion in the Senate today calling the Australian government to allow more temporary visa holders separated from their families, homes and jobs to return to the country.

16.01.2022 The Morrison Government is making a number of changes to student visa arrangements to ensure Australia remains a priority destination for international students as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. These five visa changes will ensure international students are not worse off due to the corona virus pandemic and that Australia remains competitive with other countries. The changes include:... 1)The Government will recommence granting student visas in all locations lodged outside Australia. This means when borders re-open, students will already have visas and be able to make arrangements to travel. 2)International students will be able to lodge a further student visa application free of charge, if they are unable to complete their studies within their original visa validity due to COVID-19. 3)Current student visa holders studying online outside Australia due to COVID-19 will be able to use that study to count towards the Australian study requirement for a post-study work visa. 4)Graduates who held a student visa will be eligible to apply for a post-study work visa outside Australia if they are unable to return due to COVID-19. 5)Additional time will be given for applicants to provide English language results where COVID-19 has disrupted access to these services. See more

16.01.2022 Student Visa and Temporary Graduate Visa(TR) Granted

15.01.2022 Victoria’s 2020-21 skilled visa nomination program (subclass 190 and 491) We will be opening Victoria’s 2020-21 Victorian skilled visa nomination program (subclass 190 and 491) on Tuesday 8 September, 2020. We will also be changing the way we select applicants to apply for Victorian visa nomination, with a new process that will focus on talent and contribution to Victoria’s economic recovery, as well as information in your Expression of Interest (EOI). This change aims to be...Continue reading

14.01.2022 Australias borders are shut, so where does that leave refugees?

14.01.2022 The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 11 June 2020 by Department of Home Affairs. https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au//skills/invitation-rounds

13.01.2022 We'll help you in the visa process,college change and other services such as skill assessment, Professional Year,Health Insurance,RPL etc.

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11.01.2022 Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has dropped a big clue in the economic update that he expects international air travel to resume and Australias borders to reopen on January 1, 2021. But dont rush out to try and book a flight because theres no guarantee that planes will be taking off again then or at anywhere near pre-pandemic levels. From 1 January to 30 June 2021, it is assumed that the travel ban is lifted, but that a two-week quarantine period is required of arrivals to Aust...ralia, the statement says. This leads to the resumption of arrivals by temporary and permanent migrants, but at lower levels overall than normal, the Treasury document states. But Mr Frydenberg stressed on Thursday that no policy decisions had been made on this basis. In terms of the borders, the assumptions are that it very gradually starts to come back, that the quarantine is applied, that you start potentially bringing in some international students, he said. Now that is work that we have been undertaking but of course the environment with respect to the coronavirus is very fluid. So decisions havent been taken about start dates for that. Whether or not borders can reopen on that date, the economic update also predicts that international air travel, if it does restart, will remain at nowhere near pre-pandemic levels and will require a quarantine period for people entering Australia. The key assumptions that underpin the economic forecasts also include an expectation that net overseas migration is significantly affected by international travel restrictions and constraints on the ability of applicants to meet visa application requirements, and is assumed to fall from 232,000 in 2018-19 to be 154,000 in 2019-20 and just 31,000 in 2020-21.

11.01.2022 International graduates studying in a regional area

10.01.2022 Update for Partner Visa applications.

08.01.2022 Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485 Visa) Granted

08.01.2022 DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS: Migration (LIN 20/158: Class of Persons for Student (Temporary) (Class TU) Visa Applications) Instrument 2020

07.01.2022 Updated Department of Home Affairs visa processing times

06.01.2022 Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Thursday morning reveal that net overseas migration (NOM) is assumed to fall by a massive 80 per cent in 2020-21, compared to last financial year.

05.01.2022 More than 600 academics from 36 Australian universities and members of the academic community have signed an open letter to federal and state education ministers calling for a return to a more democratic, cost-effective and functional structure for Australias universities.

05.01.2022 Occupation ceilings for the 2020-21 program year is published Now. https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au//skillse/invitation-rounds

05.01.2022 Victoria’s skilled visa nomination program (subclass 190 and 491) reopens on 5 January 2021

03.01.2022 Unions have called for the working holiday maker visa to be abolished.

03.01.2022 Indian temporary visa holder gets exemption from Australia's travel ban

02.01.2022 The number of Bridging Visa holders in Australia has reached an all-time high, according to figures published by the Department of Home Affairs.