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More Opportunities For International Students

More Opportunities For International Students

Perth and Canberra now belongs to Regional Cities!

The definition of regional Australia is changing – at least for migration purposes. Starting today, new definitions will apply to a range of Australian cities and regional zones, with impacts on visa processing, skilled migration and international education opportunities.

The federal government split regions into 3 categories/regions which are Major Cities, Cities & Major Regions, and Major Regional Areas & other territories. Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney will not be participating in these changes. Others will go according to postal coding, and cities and major regional areas will have an extension of one year for their 485 sponsorship visas.

Current Student Visa holders who are planning to apply for Subclass 485 in the future will likely to benefits.

Increased opportunity for students who are going in to study in Western Australia because there is a new pathway that will lead to their residency status. Another compelling reason for students especially if they are located in Singapore right now to go to Canberra and Perth to study is because of the favorable exchange rate.

Other than that, skilled migrants moving to Australia’s regional areas on newly introduced regional visas will save thousands of dollars every year on medical expenses.

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Skilled Regional (Provisional) Visa (Subclass 491) Announcement

Skilled Regional (Provisional) Visa (Subclass 491) Announcement

Victoria welcomes nomination applications under the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) which allows Points-tested skilled workers and their families to live, study and work in designated regional areas of Australia for a period of 5 years.

Victoria welcomes nomination applications from people who meet the below eligibility criteria.

Here are some of the requirements to receive a Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) nomination from Victoria:

  • You must be below age 45.
  • You must have a Competent level of English (or equivalent).
  • Your occupation must be listed on the Commonwealth’s skilled occupation lists.
  • Must demonstrate that you are committed to living, working and/or studying in a designated regional area for the length of the visa period.
  • Must provide evidence of a current offer of employment in a position located in a designated regional area of Victoria (as defined by the Department of Home Affairs).
  • Your CV must provide evidence of skills and work experience and a detailed, chronological list of all relevant employment.
  • You must provide a valid skills assessment in relation to the occupation for which you are seeking nomination.

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Migration Program Intake Increased From 23,000 To 25,000

Migration Program Intake Increased From 23,000 To 25,000

More and more opportunities for the Skilled Migrants and International Students.

After the initial success of the federal government’s initiative, they’ve decided to increase the allocation for regional places in their immigration scheme for this year from 23,000 to 25,000. Aside from that, Perth and Gold Coast will no longer classify as major cities in an effort to make them destinations for Skilled Migrants and International Students.

Skilled migrants are now being encouraged to move to Perth and the Gold Coast as these two cities asked to be named regional areas to attract more skilled workers.

Migrants who agree to spend a three-year stint in regional Australia will have their applications elevated to the top of the list.

This big decision to include the Gold Coast and Perth on the list of destinations followed a big push from universities, who were keen to attract more international students. This changes will definitely boost the confidence of universities to increase their investment in new research, new programs, new facilities.

Source: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/perth-gold-coast-dump-major-cities-tag-to-attract-more-regional-migrants-international-students

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WA Announces New Graduate Stream Criteria For State Nomination

WA Announces New Graduate Stream Criteria For State Nomination

The state nomination migration program Graduate stream will be more accessible for international students very sooner who study in Western Australia with new Graduate Occupation List to be available before December 2019 invitation round.

Premier Mark McGowan recently announced that the Graduate Stream of the SNMP will be extended to include vocational education and training (VET) graduates who complete a qualification in Western Australia at Certificate III level or above, excluding trade occupations (unless approved for delivery to international students).

The first invitation rounds to include VET graduates will be issued in December 2019.

Other changes to the SNMP Graduate stream are:

  • Studies in Higher Education, VET and/or English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) will all count towards the requirement to study for two years in Western Australia.
  • Work experience and job offer requirements will also be reduced. Graduates will need to either demonstrate six months of work experience or a six month employment contract, but not both. Currently, international students need to have 12 months of work experience plus a job offer for 12 months.

Source: https://migration.wa.gov.au/services/skilled-migration-western-australia/latest-news

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New And Emerging Occupation Of Data Scientist

New And Emerging Occupation Of Data Scientist

New ANZSCO code 224999

Data Scientist will now fall under the code 224999 – Information and Organisation Professional NEC as advised by The Australian Bureau of Statistics

Here are some of Data Scientist’s definition:

  • They commomly have a bachelor’s degree in statistics, math, computer science or economics.
  • They have a wide range of technical competencies including: statistics or machine learning, coding languages, databases and reporting technologies.
  • They utilise their analytical, statistical and programming skills to collect, analyse and interpret large data sets and use this information to develop data-driven solutions to difficult business challenges./li>

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