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Mohammad Reza Azimi
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Student Visa Dependants and Subsequent Entrants: New Family Rules from 2 October 2026
From 2 October 2026, new Student visa rules significantly restrict when partners and dependent children can be included in a Student visa application and remove the ordinary subsequent entrant pathway for adding family m…
Read articleNew Student Visa Rules from 2 October 2026: Who Can Still Apply in Australia?
From 2 October 2026, major changes to Australia’s Student visa rules affect who can apply in Australia, further Student visa applications, and how partners and dependent children can be included.
Read articleNew Skilled Visa Processing Priorities Under Ministerial Direction 122
From 19 September 2026, Ministerial Direction 122 introduced new processing priorities for certain provisional and permanent skilled visas, based mainly on occupation and applicant location at lodgement.
Read articleNew Subclass 482 Visa Processing Priorities Under Ministerial Direction 121
From 19 September 2026, Ministerial Direction 121 introduced new processing priorities for Subclass 482 Skills in Demand visa applications. Priority is now determined by occupation, visa stream and, in many cases, whethe…
Read article2025–26 State and Territory Nomination Allocations for Skilled Visas
The Department of Home Affairs has issued the 2025–26 migration program allocations for each state and territory, outlining how many places are available for the Skilled Nominated (Subclass 190) and Skilled Work Regional…
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New Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL)
Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Alan Tudge introduced Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL).
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Latest Changes to Global Talent Visa
From 20 January 2021, Masters and Bachelor with Honours graduates are no longer eligible for invitation to the Global Talent Independent program on the basis of their qualifications.
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Social Worker added to PMSOL
The Department of Home Affairs announced that on 27 November 2020, the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) was updated to include the occupation of Social Worker (272511)
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Pool & Pass Marks for General Skilled Migration Visas
A new legislative instrument registered on 31/10/2019 specifies the pool and pass marks for the Subclass 491.
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Engineers Australia Fee Structure 2019 -2020
Engineers Australia is the designated assessing authority for engineering occupations and provides skills assessment services for migration purposes to those engineers who wish to apply for either a permanent or temporar…
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