For Points-Tested skill migration, you can claim work experience points for your Expression Of Interest (EOI) submission. However, not all your work experience can be used. Some assessing authorities, like the Australian Computer Society (ACS) will use the necessary number of years of work experience you have for its skills assessment. If your skills assessment [...]

April invitations are released. Here are few Top 5 charts for April, 2020, showing Occupation Ceilings, Invitations, etc. Below are some of the interesting highlights: • Invitations for Subclass 189 has dropped considerably this month to 50 compared to 1,750 last month. This is the lowest single month invitations for this migration year. Invitations for [...]

After you have completed your studies in Australia, you may be eligible to apply for the Temporary Graduate visa. This is a temporary visa and allows you to live and work in Australia. But what are the differences between the Graduate Work (GW) stream and the Post-Study Work (PSW) stream? The main difference is that [...]

You can work on a student visa – conditions apply. It is absolutely important you comply with these visa conditions to avoid your visa being cancelled. As a student, you can work upto 40 hours a fortnight when your course is in session, but you cannot work before your course has commenced. If you are [...]

March invitations are released. Here are few Top 5 charts for March, 2020, showing Occupation Ceilings, Invitations, etc. Below are some of the interesting highlights: • Invitations for Subclass 189 has risen considerably this month to 1,750 compared to 1,000 last month. This is the highest single month invitations for this migration year. However, invitations [...]

Are you looking to migrate to Australia, but do not have enough points for Skill Migration? For points-tested work visas, you need a minimum of 65 points to submit your Expression Of Interest (EOI). However, you probably will not get invited to apply for your work visa. Let’s take a look at a hypothetical applicant [...]

February invitations are released. Here are few Top 5 charts for February, 2020, showing Occupation Ceilings, Invitations, etc. Below are some of the interesting highlights: • Invitations for this Subclass 189 continue to total 1,000 (same as previous month), and invitations for Subclass 491 Family Sponsored increased from 300 to 500.• Top Occupation Ceiling is [...]

The Business Innovation and Investment visa requires an Expression Of Interest (EOI) to be submitted. This is a points system and invitations depend on the points a potential visa applicant can score. The higher score, then better chance of an invitation. Here is an explanation of how it works. You must score a minimum of [...]

Why not live in Gold Coast, Adelaide, or Perth? These are some of the cities in Australia that are considered “regional”. For migration purposes, there are benefits in going regional Australia. For points-tested skill migration, going regional gives you access to the Regional Occupation List of 77 occupations. In addition to the other 2 occupation [...]

A Resident Return Visa (RRV) allows you to return to Australia after your permanent resident visa has expired. There is a residency requirement for the RRV. If you have lived in Australia for at least 2 years in the last 5 years as a permanent resident, you should be eligible for the 5-year RRV. If [...]