2015

From the 1st January 2016, Engineers Australia will be accepting the TOEFL IbT as an alternative English Language Test to address the English language competency element of the Migration Skills Assessment. Applicants submitting their application on or after the 1st January 2016 will be able to provide either an IELTS test result form with a

Since November 2014, Engineers Australia is no longer accepting new paper based Migration Skills Assessment applications. All applicants now have to submit their application online. On the 1st January 2016, Engineers Australia will close all the pending assessment applications based on a paper based file and will stop further processing of the paper based applications.

Invitation rounds will be held twice a month from November 2015 and dates of rounds will be advised in advance. The maximum numbers of invitations to be issued in the December 2015 invitation rounds are as follows: 4 December 2015 Visa subclass Maximum number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 700 Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 5 18 December 2015 Visa

​​​​The table below shows the number of invitations issued in the SkillSelect invitation round on 4 December 2015. Invitations issued on 4 December 2015 Visa Subclass Number Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) 700 Skilled – Regional Provisional (subclass 489) 5 During 2015-16 the following number of invitations have been issued: Invitations issued during 2015-16 ​Visa subclass July August September October

Due to high demand, Immigration SA will be raising the requirement for the high point category from 80 points to 85 points. This change is to still allow an avenue for high point scoring applicants. This policy will come into effect on the 22 September 2015 and all high point applications submitted from this date

Additional English test accepted for state nomination Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) Immigration SA will now be accepting the following additional English language test for General Skilled Migration (GSM) state nomination: •    Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) This is in addition to the four English tests currently accepted by Immigration SA. If you are submitting a state

18 March 2015 A mid-year review of Western Australia’s State nomination program, including the Western Australian skilled migration occupation list (WASMOL) is in progress. Information about the review was briefly published on the migration portal on 3 March in error. Information will be published on the migration portal when the review is completed. The current

We are pleased to announce that one of our client has successfully received State Sponsorship for NSW – 2015 round on 27th March 2015 under Actuary category – 224111 (Total Points = 60) If you wish to consider yourself for NSW State Sponsorship, Contact Us ASAP!  

As of Friday 3 April 2015, the ACT has closed applications for the Skilled Nominated Visa (190)  from all overseas residents due to reaching our 2014-15 numbers . The ACT Government  will continue to process applications from ACT residents. Acceptance of overseas applications,  will recommence on 1 July 2015. Source: All Agents.

From 18 April 2015, minimum English language test scores for the Skilled – Recognised Graduate (subclass 476) and Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visas will change. If you lodge an application for either of these visas on or after 18 April, you must provide evidence of having achieved one of the following in a test taken