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01/09/2023

Covid Visa (Subclass 408) Updates>>>
KEY POINTS:
> A special visa for international students trapped in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic is being phased out.
>The government has also shut down other pandemic-era policies, such as unlimited work hours for foreign students.
>From 2 September, the Pandemic Event visa will only be open to applications from existing holders.
>It will be closed to all applicants from February 2024.

27/08/2023

Foreign students will soon need to save more money for this reason
Changes to migration rules mean international students coming to study in Australia will need more savings, and dodgy education providers will face crackdowns.

Changes to migration rules mean international students coming to study in Australia will need more savings, and dodgy education providers will face crackdowns.

27/08/2023

Immigration Department has recently announced the State Nomination allocations for the 2023-24 Financial Year. The numbers announced were lower than anticipated.

07/04/2022

https://www.theaustraliatoday.com.au/no-more-course-change-allowed-under-new-student-visa-rules-heres-the-detail/

Another condition introduced so that international students do not actively engage or promote extremist views and interrupting the operation of the Australian community.

08/06/2021

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/there-s-a-way-to-kick-start-migration-safely-and-reap-the-benefits-20210605-p57yej.html?fbclid=IwAR3P6m-0DgTEzGORj4K9-LBFsDUR_OpjKbhCcf97yvdP4UrxNXfvrTajpJo

Student accommodation providers have devised a plan that Australia should grab with both hands.

04/06/2021

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/what-we-do/migration-program-planning-levels

The Migration Program is set annually and is designed to achieve a range of economic and social outcomes. See how many places are available for this year

02/06/2021

https://www.tradesrecognitionaustralia.gov.au/news-media/news/important-changes-tra-assessment-review-policy

From 1 June 2021, Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) will implement the updated Assessment Review Policy.

12/05/2021

https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/australian-states-consider-plans-for-return-of-international-students-in-2021?fbclid=IwAR3ZQnNqGdXQ1Hc5FLOAOUw98ERseLzxlZj1_00pKyHJHIJq3hrWGgcr0v8

New South Wales and Victoria, usually the two Australian states that host the largest cohort of international students, are drawing up plans to bring back their share of international students from their home countries where they have been stranded for months together due to the border closure of Ma...

12/05/2021

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/no-increase-to-migration-caps-but-government-hopes-to-reopen-borders-by-mid-2022?fbclid=IwAR0yANuQydRGZ03kwh_Q52vphyzLkZ0z9GAnJL68xP9LctmqeA7tCj44OCM

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has revealed temporary and permanent migrants are expected to begin gradually returning from half-way through 2022, with the exception of some international students who are expected to return this year.

11/05/2021

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/student-500/temporary-relaxation-of-working-hours-for-student-visa-holders?fbclid=IwAR2rwmnV1zB9nDnF0F2PeTzlLJJSzFsA5XcAjtGsQ7Ghp3ZoeureCx4QEQ4

The following entities have been approved to access temporary relaxation of working hours for student visa holders.

10/05/2021

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/budget-plan-australia-to-open-borders-next-year-to-bring-back-migrants-20210509-p57qah.html?fbclid=IwAR3QEBWJy5iTdcxcg35UYGbi8rnUMLI8vMEVk4xOOiLbyfXewVxA0EPAWQw

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he believed in restoring migration to the levels seen before the pandemic as soon as the government’s health experts declared it possible.

07/04/2021

https://www.theage.com.au/national/universities-hatch-desperate-plan-to-fly-students-in-quarantine-them-20210406-p57gvo.html?fbclid=IwAR20x1l_ocNCKhIg6uYvTEM8YXMpcsagBrd87Xjem-icqUX-heMdwLDoCJ0

Victorian universities have urged the Andrews government to back a proposal to fly in thousands of international students and quarantine them in hotels.