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AustraliaEarly December invitation round and holiday closure The Migration Services office will be closed from 4:00 pm WST Friday 23 December 2022, reopening at 8.30 am WST Tuesday 3 January 2023. No assessment outcomes will be sent during this time. Due to the early closure, invitations for State nomination will be issued in the week…
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AustraliaApplication Gateway launching 12 December 2022 The new Migration Tasmania Application Gateway, which will become the central portal for applying for Tasmanian skilled visa nomination, will be launched in the afternoon of 12 December 2022. We are now in the process of transferring to the new system and making sure it is all working correctly.…
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AustraliaUpdate from Tasmania: Migration Tasmania is currently assessing a large volume of applications. In order to provide you with an idea of processing times, they can advise that the oldest application in the system yet to be assigned for assessment was lodged on 11/10/2022. This information will be updated on a weekly basis. Source: https://www.migration.tas.gov.au/news/Processing_times…
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AustraliaANZSCO – Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Updated on 22/11/2022 The ANZSCO 2022, Australian Update reflects a review of occupations associated with the following areas: • construction-related trades occupations, and • emerging occupations identified by the National Skills Commission in 2020. A complete list of changes (by a code number) is available in…
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AustraliaBefore it expires, find out how to renew your skills assessment. If your skills assessment was successful and you’d want to be reevaluated, you could be qualified to submit a renewal application through VETASSESS. For a variety of reasons, including the addition of recently acquired skills and/or work roles that weren’t previously appraised, you might…
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AustraliaThe ACT has a fixed number of nomination places available each month (pro-rata against the annual allocation). The highest ranked Matrix in each occupation were invited to apply for ACT nomination. The cut‑off for selection depended on the remaining monthly allocation, the date and time of Matrix submission, occupation cap and demand. The greater the…
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AustraliaSecond Chance to Retake One Skill of IELTS Allowing exam takers a second chance to showcase their full potential. IELTS test takers will soon have access to a new tool that will help them increase their scores and reach their career and global learning goals. IELTS is the most well-known high-stakes language test in the…
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AustraliaVictoria has published program review details for the year 2022-23 as follows: Data as of September 2022 Processing times Skilled nominated visa (subclass 190) • 75% of applications: 18 days • 90% of applications: 32 days Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) • 75% of applications: 22 days • 90% of applications: 31 days…
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AustraliaThe ACT has a fixed number of nomination places available each month (pro-rata against the annual allocation). The highest ranked Matrix in each occupation was invited to apply for ACT nomination. The cutoff for selection depended on the remaining monthly allocation, the date and time of Matrix submission, occupation cap, and demand. The greater the demand for…
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AustraliaSubclass 190 Tasmanian Skilled Employment Pathway – Gold Priority Attribute To cut down on confusion The gold priority attribute’s qualifying work duration has been extended from three to six months. For all other attributes, it still lasts three months. Subclass 190 and 491 Tasmanian Skilled Graduate Pathway – Job Offer Green Attribute This attribute’s goal…
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