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Locality: Sydney, Australia

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Address: 3/171 Clarence Street 2000 Sydney, NSW, Australia

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23.01.2022 & Software Engineer and Developer Programmer are occupations that are currently high in demand in Australia. These two occupations are currently on the medium/long-term occupation list, with broad visa options available, including employer-sponsored options and independent skilled visa options. The occupations are also on the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List and have been categorised as critical occupations. If you are considering studying in Australia for one of these occupations and wish to understand your pathways to PR, or if you are an experienced and formally qualified Software Engineer or Developer Programmer and you wish to book a consultation to understand your visa options, please contact us at [email protected]

21.01.2022 https://www.news.com.au///90e8ad669fb52d50602f6e36005dfd73

21.01.2022 - & The Federal Government has now approved a pilot program for 300 international students to return to South Australia from November 2020-January 2021. Under the pilot program, the maximum following numbers are permitted: ... -Adelaide University: 160 students -University of South Australia: 90 students -Flinders University: 45 students It has been indicated that Australian citizens who wish to return to Australia will receive priority to obtain flights back to Australia. Upon arrival, the international students will be required to complete 14 days of mandatory quarantine before they can commence their studies. The Federal Government and Northern Territory governments had also approved a pilot program for international students to return to Charles Darwin University. Under the NT pilot program, 70 international students will arrive in Darwin from Singapore in late-October 2020 in time for the next intake of CDU students on 9 November 2020. This cohort will be the first international students to enter Australia since the borders were closed in March 2020. When the students land in Australia, they will be taken to the Howard Springs facility in NT for 14 days of mandatory and supervised quarantine, before commencing their higher education and VET courses. The full media release for CDU is below: https://www.cdu.edu.au//cdu-first-university-australasia-w

20.01.2022 As many of you may recall, the Department had been scheduled to update the Commonwealth occupation lists in March 2020. Before the occupation lists are updated, the Department of Education, Skills and Employment undertakes consultations with various stakeholders to ensure that the occupation lists will continue meet Australia’s short and medium/long term needs for the economy. The updating of the occupation lists, which was supposed to occur in March 2020, w...as put on hold due to COVID19. The second wave of COVID infections in Victoria has put the Australian labour market in a state of flux. The Department has decided to wait for things to settle on the job market before they update the occupation lists. At this stage, it is expected that the Commonwealth occupation lists will be updated in March 2021. We will provide a further update about any proposed changes to the Commonwealth occupation lists once the information becomes available. In the meantime, if you are holding a temporary visa which will be expiring, and intend to remain in Australia, please ensure you arrange a new visa as per usual. The Department has made clear that they do not want visa holders becoming unlawful in Australia, so please ensure you maintain a valid visa. If you wish to book a consultation to obtain advice about your visa options in Australia, please contact us at [email protected]

20.01.2022 - & Further to our previous post, it is expected that the new English language requirement for partner visa applications will be introduced in November 2021. Once the changes are introduced, it will apply to new applications received from the date of commencement. To re-cap, the English requirement will not be required for the 1st stage temporary partner visa and instead will be required when the Department assesses the 2nd sta...ge permanent partner visa. Applicants and their Permanent Resident sponsors will need to demonstrate they have functional English or have made reasonable efforts to achieve functional English such as completing 500 hours of the Adult Migration English Program (AMEP). It is also expected that the changes to the sponsorship process will be implemented at the same time. Once the changes take effect, the sponsorship application must be approved before the applicant can lodge the partner visa application. We will provide a further update on this once the information becomes available. As the partner visa has onerous eligibility criteria and the Department fee is extremely expensive, it is best to plan in advance. If you are considering a partner visa application and wish to book a consultation to have your eligibility assessed, please contact us at [email protected] See more

19.01.2022 - The Australian Government has announced that there will be new requirements for partner visa applicants and Permanent Resident sponsors to have functional English or to demonstrate they have made reasonable efforts to learn English e.g through the completion of 500 hours of free English classes through the Adult Migration English Program (AMEP). Acting Minister for Immigration Alan Tudge has indicated that it is expected t...hat these changes will come into effect in late-2021. This requirement be applied to the temporary partner visa, but the requirement will need to be met for grant of the permanent partner visa. The Australian Government has also indicated that during the 2020-21 program year, onshore partner visa applications and partner visa applications will be prioritised where the sponsor resides in a designated regional area. We will provide a further update in due course.

17.01.2022 () The Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge recently introduced the Immigration Education Amendment: Expanding Access to English Tuition Bill into the Lower House. This Bill has been designed to support the changes to the partner visa requirements for sponsors and visa applicants. Currently, the AMEP provides up to 510 hours of English language tuition to assist eligible migrants to learn English to help them to settle into ...the Australian community. If the Bill is passed, it will remove the current cap of free English tuition of 510 hours and provide unlimited hours of English tuition. The current exit point for participants in the AMEP is functional English (IELTS 4.5 or equivalent). This will change and will enable participants to continue to improve their English until they reach the point of vocational English (IELTS5.5 or equivalent). Lastly, the Bill will also remove time limits for participants to enrol, commence and complete their AMEP tuition. In a nutshell, these changes will mean that more migrants can access free English tuition for longer until they reach a higher level of English. It will also enable AMEP students to study English at a pace that suits their individual circumstances, and their family and work commitments. We will provide a further update in due course.

17.01.2022 For many visas, applicants will need to provide evidence of their English proficiency. For applicants who need to sit an English exam, the current accepted English tests are IELTS, TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, OET and Cambridge C1 Advanced test. During the COVID19 pandemic, English testing was either suspended or limited in many test centres for a period. Some English test providers have been offering an English test which applicants can take at home such as TOEFL ...iBT- Special Home Edition, OET@Home and IELTS Indicator. Please note for immigration purposes, the Department does not accept any tests which can be undertaken at home, so please ensure you are undertaking an exam in person with one of the 5 prescribed English language test providers.

16.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//sa-coronavirus-transition/12688316

11.01.2022 https://www.news.com.au///a04fee43d21cdc22d7f34cc9c45a354e

10.01.2022 Exact date Australia’s borders will reopen to New Zealand revealed: https://www.news.com.au///84f65f6a564312d206295560fa771300

08.01.2022 https://www.news.com.au///198b3eeb6ea3acb21ac99a466ede7a2c

07.01.2022 - During Victoria’s lockdown, English testing was unavailable which has resulted in significant demand for English language testing. PTE Academic English tests will re-commence in Melbourne on 2 November 2020. PTE will open additional test centres in the Melbourne CBD to help meet some of this demand. Test centres are operating at limited capacity as there are restrictions on the numbers of test takers in each session. Test centres will be operating in strict accordance with local Government requirements. For further information about PTE’s health and safety requirements, please see the following weblink: https://home.pearsonvue.com/coronavirus-update

06.01.2022 NZ travel bubble with NSW and Northern Territory: "Australia opens borders between New Zealand and NSW, Northern Territory as coronavirus restrictions ease" www.abc.net.au//new-zealand-travel-bubble-coronav/12726228

05.01.2022 485 VISA Many international students dream of staying in Australia after they have completed their studies. Students studying in Australia may have a relevant qualification for their nominated occupation upon completing their studies, but they are often missing the work experience that is required to be sponsored by an employer, or they may not have enough points for a skilled independent visa. In this situation, the 485 visa can be an ideal solution for applicants who meet t...he visa requirements under the Graduate work stream or the Post-study stream. The 485 visa provides visa holders with time to gain full-time Australian employment experience, develop their professional networks and for visa holders from a non-English speaking background, it also provides time to improve their English language skills. The 485 visa can be utilised to improve points for a points-tested visa or to accrue work experience towards an employer-sponsored visa such as the TSS visa. The 485 visa is often crucial to an individual’s visa strategy because it is the visa that can open up an applicant’s pathways to permanent residency. For this reason, it is important to use the time on a 485 visa wisely and to obtain advice in advance, so that you know what your potential pathways to PR are, what the visa requirements are, and the steps you will need to take to maximise your pathways to PR. If you wish to book a consultation to obtain advice on your pathways to PR, then please contact us at [email protected] See more

05.01.2022 - Australian citizens and some Australian Permanent Residents in limited cases who are stuck offshore, unable to return to Australia due to COVID19 restrictions and in financial distress may be able to request financial support from the Australian Government. The support will come in the form of loans and grants in order to help cover living costs and/or a flight back to Australia. The Australian Government has indicated these measures are designed as a last resort where individuals cannot obtain financial support from anywhere else. Please see the web link below for further information about the grants and loans and the eligibility requirements. https://www.smartraveller.gov.au//covid-19-overseas-financ

04.01.2022 https://www.news.com.au///ed4f1fbbcdf304ab2fe0a0fa7eb7db70

03.01.2022 Thousands more stranded Australians could be able to fly home. Darwin set to take international travellers at Howard Springs COVID-19 facility https://www.abc.net.au//howard-springs-coronaviru/12769796

03.01.2022 https://www.9news.com.au//2526d303-24cc-4f53-9d65-b3f8bc98

01.01.2022 : https://7news.com.au//national-cabinet-agrees-to-plan-to-o