“Where will your English take you?” When I was teaching college English I would ask my students that. My question was based on the belief that studying English should get you somewhere. English is practically a foreign language (others call it a second language) in the Philippines. And I thought at the time there’s little …
Australia welcomes about 300,000 students every year. In the last financial year covering the period from the 1st of July 2016 until the 30th of June 2017, there were 374,294 lodged student visa applications and 343,035 of these applications were granted. Out of the 374,294 lodged student visas during this period, 3,680 were from Filipino …
Overseas qualified Registered Nurses (RNs) are required to study in Australia to get an RN registration from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency(AHPRA) and become eligible to work here as an RN. The quickest way to gain an Australian RN registration in is to take up the Nurse Bridging Program (it is also called the …
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As of the 30th of June 2017, there were 443,798 student visa holders in Australia[1]. Some of these students are graduating this December 2017 and are thinking of ways on how to stay here. This article intends to give an overview of available visa options for international students who recently completed their program of study …
One of the wonderful things about moving to Australia is that you can bring with you the members of your family unit. This includes your spouse/partner and child or children. In this article, I will give an overview on how you can bring your child/children here in Australia. There are different visas that can be …
Applying for an Australian visa can be stressful and applicants usually go through a roller coaster ride of emotions. You can go through a range of emotional states such as being happy, anxious, doubtful, upset, hopeful and more. So, the question is, how do you stay sane while applying for your visa? Here are some …
Before the major 457 visa changes were released in April 2017, there were only two occupation lists used in applying for most permanent or temporary work visas (189,190, 489, 186, 457, 485, 407 visas). These were the Skilled Occupation List(SOL) and the Consolidated Skills Occupation List (CSOL). Since the 1st of July 2017, many different …
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There are many pathways in getting a Permanent Residency visa. Under the General Skilled Migration stream, there is one visa class, the 190 visa that requires a state sponsorship. However, not many people do how state sponsorships work. This article intends to give an overview of what state sponsorship is, its benefits to the visa …
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There were many immigration legislative changes which were implemented on the 1st of July 2017. I will not discuss all the changes in this article. I will only choose a few that I believe has most impact on future visa applicants. This article intends to explain five immigration law changes and how it affects visa …
On the 19th of February 2016, the Australian government announced a simplified pathway for New Zealand Citizens to gain Australian Permanent Residency. New Zealand Citizens are electronically issued a temporary visa (Special Category Visa – SCV subclass 444) on arrival in Australia. This visa gives NZ Citizens unrestricted work rights and unlimited stay in Australia. …