Queensland: new PTE centre
'The new centre provides Pearson Test of English (PTE) testing services and provides more choice to international students and migrants'.
Queensland Futures Summit
'BSMQ partnered with the Rockhampton Regional Council for Beef Australia 2018, showcasing the region’s agriculture assets to prospective migrant investors'.
Decision vacated within 4 hrs
Decision vacated due to jurisdictional error and visa granted within 4 hours of the request.
Podcast: The Migration Show
This podcast features the SAF levy, VETASSESS seminar and interviews with veteran RMA Raul Senise about 186/187 nomination refusals and Nick Sharrock of Migration Business Services about remote assistants for RMAs.
Joint Standing Committee: Education Agents
The next public hearing will held in Canberra at 10.10am on Wednesday, 19 September 2018, to take evidence from the International Student Education Agents Association.
Nomination webinar: Tasmania
'The Department of State Growth will host a free online webinar on Tasmania’s state nomination visa program on Wednesday 26 September 2018...'
Temporary suspension: Southern Inland NSW
'We have temporarily suspended applications for all Registered Nurses (including widwives) and all ICT occupations until November. We will reassess this decision on the 1st November 2018'.
‘Immigration SA’s telephone enquiries’
'Immigration SA is currently processing a high volume of applications. To help us manage this demand and meet our service commitments, the processing team is only open for phone enquiries from 1 pm to 4 pm...'
Skilled visa e-news: a closer look
The Department's September 2018 edition on LMT, transitional arrangements for TRT and order of processing of TSS/457 applications, prompts interesting analyses.
Skilled migration
Changes to the Victorian Skilled and Business Migration Program: extension of 'invitation only' procedure, standardising processing times and no more 457 streamlined processing.