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The Department of Home Affairs recently held its quarterly stakeholder meeting with the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) on 4 September 2025. This session provided valuable insights into current visa processing trends, migration program updates, and ongoing policy developments. As Australia’s migration landscape continues to evolve, these discussions are crucial for migration agents, stakeholders, and …

STATES/ TERRITORIES NOMINATION ALLOCATIONS HAVE NOT YET FINALIZED | DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS QUARTERLY STAKEHOLDER MEETING (04/09/2025) INSIGHTS Read More »

On 2 September 2025, the Australian Government announced that the migration planning level for the 2025-26 permanent Migration Program has been set at 185,000 places, consistent with the 2024-25 program settings. According to the Department of Home Affairs, the program continues to prioritise the Skill stream, designed to strengthen Australia’s working-age population, increase labour force …

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VETASSESS has announced that from 22 October 2025, application fees for professional and general occupation assessments will increase in line with CPI. These increases also include Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMA) and Industry Labour agreement assessments but does not apply to assessments for trade occupations. The new application fees that will commence in October 2025 …

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If an applicant has an English test which was conducted on or after 7 August, the required test scores and relevant providers are those specified in the new instrument.  Student Visa (Subclass 500)  The table below shows the required tests scores and relevant providers for a Sc 500 visa application depending on whether the English …

IMPORTANT UPDATES: CHANGES TO AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTS & REQUIREMENTS AS OF 07 AUGUST 2025 Read More »

South Australia’s two Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMAs) have been extended until 30 June 2026. The current DAMA occupations are retained and can be accessed on the “Move to South Australia” website. South Australia has also retained the age concession of up to 55 years, a 10% reduction to the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold …

UPDATE: SA DAMAs EXTENDED TO 30 JUNE 2026 Read More »

On the morning of August 24, 2023, the Australian Department of Immigration issued a final announcement regarding the planned levels for the Migration Program for the financial year 2023 – 2024. It’s important to highlight that there has been a significant reduction in the allocation of state nominations for all states and territories when compared …

THE AGENT’S VIEW OF THE MIGRATION PROGRAM PLAN Read More »

On 24 August 2023, the Australian Government announced that the migration planning level for the 2023-24 permanent Migration Program, which has been set at 190,000 places. This is a slight reduction of 5000 places compared to the 2022–23 permanent Migration Program planning level of 195,000 places. It is worth noting, however, that we can see significant decrease in the state …

FY 2023-2024 STATE AND TERRIOTRY NOMINATION ALLOCATIONS HIGHLIGHT AND ANALYSIS Read More »

CIVIL ENGINEER OCCUPATION ANZSCO CODE 233211 Congratulations to Mr. T, who has just successfully received a positive Skill Assessment with Engineers Australia (EA) for Civil Engineer Occupation (ANZSCO code: 233211). About his background, he holds a Bachelor Degree of Irrigation Structure awarded by Thuy Loi University, Hanoi, Vietnam in 2008. With his qualifications and related …

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𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗔𝗬 We would like to inform you that our Vietnam office will close 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘆 for the National holiday. We will go back to normal on the 4th of May.During this period, we will not be able to process documents or offer consultation services.In case you …

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We’d want to congratulate our clients, Mr. Q and Mr. P, who have been granted a Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) Visa on 25, March 2023. Some of the occupations for which Skill Direct customers have gained visa approval are as follows: 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 (𝗔𝗡𝗭𝗦𝗖𝗢 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲: 𝟮𝟯𝟯𝟮𝟭𝟭) – Points: 85 – EOI submitted date: 02 …

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