Blog Archives: 2019

8 Nov 2019

Australia Raises Financial Requirements for Student Visas

Australia has increased the financial requirements Student Visa applicants must meet to support their stay. The financial requirements have been raised in line with increases in living costs and expenses in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as identified by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. We expect the changes may make it more difficult for migrants…

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1 Nov 2019

Regional and state-specific visa placements to comprise over 40% of permanent skilled migration program

Australia’s appears to be shifting the composition of the Skilled Migration program to promote opportunities for permanent residence in regional areas. By doing so, the number of placements for visas that allow migrants to live in any area of Australia seem to have been reduced. Here’s our insights. More regional visa opportunities In 2019/20, at…

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1 Nov 2019

5 things to know about Permanent Residence in Australia

Unfortunately, recent visa changes have made it more difficult to obtain a Permanent Residence visa in Australia. Only 160,323 permanent residence visas were granted in 2018-19 – Australia’s lowest intake since 2008. We can expect this figure to begin to plateau with Australia’s new planning cap formally set at 160,000 permanent visas for the next…

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1 Nov 2019

Regional Visas for Perth and the Gold Coast

The Government recently announced a change which is set to benefit both skilled migrants and employers in Perth and the Gold Coast. From 16 November 2019, the new definition of ‘Regional Australia’ for Australian immigration will change to encompass all areas of Australia except for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The change means both Perth and…

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