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Australian Immigration Update 2023: Ten Changes to Invigorate Your Migration Plans

australian immigration update 2023
2023 is set to be the most welcoming and exciting year for all Australian immigration aspirants, especially because of its high amount of allocations for general skilled migration program with visible progress on fast-track processing ( Read Ministerial Direction on Priority Processing of Australian Skilled Migration Visas ) Here are the 10 changes that will[...]
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Australian Immigration Starts 2023 with milestone accomplishments in visa processing

Milestone achieved in removing australian visa backlog
Since taking power the Albanese Government has been working to boost up Australia’s immigration programs. Reducing visa backlogs, increasing immigration quota, and employing more staffs to speed up visa processing are some of the actions taken so far. Here are a few accomplishments related to visa backlogs: 4 million visas processed in total from May[...]
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Ministerial Direction on Priority Processing of Australian Skilled Migration Visas

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The new Albanese Govt has taken many steps to address the skill shortage and visa backlogs. Minister Andrew Giles stated that the visa backlog would come to a โ€œmanageableโ€ level before Christmas. Following Labor Governmentโ€™s commitments regarding this matter, a Ministerial Direction (100) from the Department of Home Affairs was issued on October 27, 2022.[...]
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Australiaโ€™s Immigration-friendly Federal Budget 2022-2023: $576 Million Funding to Expand Migration Program

Australia's immigration friendly federal budget 2023
Earlier this September at the Jobs & Skills Summit 2022, the Australian Labour Government led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had lifted the 2022-23 total migration cap from 160,000 to 195,000 to allow for higher Skilled Migration Visa allocations. This was in response to post-pandemic Labour shortages voiced by employers, businesses and union leaders. 1,09,900[...]
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Will Parent Visas See Light Under Australiaโ€™s New Labor Regime?

Australian parent visas under the new labor regine
It is common knowledge that an Australian Parent Visa, whichever Subclass it may fall under, has perhaps the most uncertain processing times, often leading to visa backlogs, i.e., staying stuck in a queue of โ€œyet to-be-processedโ€™โ€™ visas. And while the non-contributory parent visas can take up to 30 years of stringent processing stages, even the[...]
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Victoria Authorizes New Recommending Partners Into State Nomination Referral System

New list of authorised recommending partners in the state of victoria
The Entrepreneur Stream (188 E) is now open for nomination in the state of Victoria and is regulated by a new referral system for identifying start-ups with real potential to be highly profitable. A group of select Authorized Recommending Partners (ARP) who are very well versed in the Victorian start-up sector has been incorporated into[...]
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The Australian State and Territory Migration Program Planning For Migration Seekers in 2022-23

Australia is perhaps one of few first world nations where the governmentโ€™s effective management of the 2019-2021 pandemic has resulted in positive economic growth, as the GDP has increased by 3.4% (while most other nations had suffered recession) and foreign investments are increasing by 10% every year. As like every year, Australian Immigration announces 2022-23[...]
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Australia Business and Investment Visa reform from 1st July, 2021.

  The Morrison Government is reforming business and investor visas to maximise the economic benefits for Australia. The Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) will be simplified from nine to four streams and there will be changes to eligibility requirements. Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Alan Tudge said the changes[...]
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