Visa Pathways

Visas for dependent children over 18 years of age

Are you an Australian visa holder or applicant with a child over 18? You might be surprised to learn they could still be included on a combined visa application for a family or on a subsequent visa application. The Australian migration legislation can consider children over 18 years of age as dependents of visa holders …

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VIC State Sponsorship 2022-2023 now open

The VIC state sponsorship program opened for this financial year on the 11th of  August 2022.  More people will be eligible for this program as compared to the last financial year because the VIC states’ occupation list has expanded to include all the occupations on the Department of Home Affairs’ occupation skills list and applicants from …

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Visa opportunities in Cairns for over 45-year-olds with roles not on the skills list

I recently had a holiday in Cairns.  When we were there, the weather was perfect at 27 degrees Celsius and on that same day, it was 2 degrees in Melbourne.  It felt like I was back in the Philippines seeing all the tropical trees and enjoying the beach without the need to fly for at …

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Multimedia Specialists’ visa pathways

Multimedia Specialists are highly sought after in Australia especially during this pandemic. Face-to-face classes were replaced by online classes due to the numerous lockdowns in Australia. This led to a surge in education providers’ requiring skills for providing online multimedia learning materials.   This article intends to provide basic information about the Multimedia Specialist role and …

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Medical Laboratory Scientists’ pathways to PR

In this pandemic, health and medical professionals are given priority for state sponsorships and EOI applications.  One of the occupations thriving in this current environment is Medical Laboratory Scientists.  In the recent EOI invitations, many Medical Laboratory Scientists were invited to apply for their Permanent Residency (PR) visas under the General Skilled Migration (GSM) stream.  …

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Getting a Work Visa in Australia

Workers in Australia are paid higher than the global average salary rate, according to the OECD Better Life Index (source: http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/australia/).  Along with offering high salary rates, fair work practices and provision of employment benefits such as super annuation, Australia is no doubt the top destination for foreign jobseekers. Not many people (including potential employers …

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Is your student visa expiring soon? Find out your next visa options.

In December 2019, there are 480,543 student visa holders in Australia, 56% of these are from the Higher Education (HE) sector and 32% are from the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector.  15,264 of these student visa holders are from the Philippines.  This is as per the Student visa and Temporary Graduate visa program report …

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Graduate Chefs: Five Steps to Permanent Residency in Australia

Graduates of select culinary courses in Australia have a pathway for Permanent Residency(PR) through Trade Recognition Australia’s(TRA) Job Ready Program (JRP). This article intends to provide an overview of the five key steps that one must take from course completion to applying for a Permanent Residency visa. Step 1. Apply for Provisional Skills Assessment (PSA). …

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Nurse Bridging Program Visa Options: Visitor visa or Student visa?

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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