Arora Australian Migration Services

BREAKING NEWS: NO STUDENT VISAS FOR PEOPLE ONSHORE (IN AUSTRALIA) ON TOURIST AND GRADUATE VISAS (SC485) FROM 1 JULY 2024

- Those on Visitor Visas and Temporary Graduate Visa will no longer be able to apply for Student Visas onshore.
-The changes will come into place on 1 July.
-They are in addition to others that have come in place this year to reduce migration.
-Further updates will be provided as they become available.

Finally Some Good News!!!!: The WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT FOR TSS 482 WORK VISA REDUCED FROM 2 TO 1 YEAR.

-This change is scheduled to be applicable from 23 November 2024 onwards.

--The new direction of the Govt seems to be towards Employer Sponsored Visas.

Further details will be provided once available.

Wishing everyone a Very Merry XMas and a very Happy New Year!!
May this New Year bring immense joy, and fulfill all your dreams🍰🎂🎈🎈🥳🥂

GOOD NEWS: PR PATHWAY FOR ALL TSS VISA HOLDER (482/457 visa) AFTER 2 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT
- Significant reforms to the TRT stream of the ENS visa have occurred from 25 November 2023, aiming to create a more accessible PR pathway for all TSS visa holders. Under these changes:

- Sponsoring employers can now nominate all TSS visa holders for permanent residency, including Short-term and Labour Agreement streams.
-Unlike before, nominated occupations will no longer be confined to the skilled occupation list. Instead, they must be listed in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO). TSS workers must continue to work in their TSS nominated occupation.
-The duration that TSS workers must hold their visa and work in their nominated occupation has been reduced to 2 years (instead of 3) before transitioning to 186 visa.

Please contact us@Arora Australian Migration Services on 0402781777 to book a consultation appointment for a proper assessment of your case with proper considered advise.

Wishing everyone a very blissful and fulfilling Happy Diwali!!!

Closure of 408 - Pandemic Event visa


From 2 September 2023, the Pandemic Event visa will only be available to people who already hold a Pandemic Event visa.

These visa holders may be eligible for a subsequent visa until we close this visa to all applications on 1 February 2024.

All other visa holders will be ineligible for the Pandemic Event visa from 2 September 2023.

If you need help in applying for your 408 visa please contact Arora Australian Migration Services at 0402781777.

Are you an international student who has recently graduated? If you are looking to apply for a Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485), please note that some of the requirements are changing. If you apply for a subclass 485 visa in the Graduate Work stream from 1 July 2023, you will need to show:

🎓 You have a qualification relevant to an occupation on the skilled occupation list, and

📥 You have applied for a skills assessment in your nominated occupation on the skilled occupation list.

To find out more and apply, visit: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/temporary-graduate-485/graduate-work

To see if your nominated occupation is on the skilled occupation list, visit: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skill-occupation-list

When submitting an application, remember to check twice and submit once, learn more: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/check-twice-submit-once

GOOD NEWS: CANBERRA'S 491 AND 190 NOMINATION CRITERIA RELAXED FOR CANBERRA RESIDENTS:

-Candidates with competent English can now apply for SC 491 nomination among other changes.

-These changes will take immediate effect once uploaded to the ACT Govt website and current policy settings will not be applied retroactively.

This means that a Canberra Matrix submitted in the last six months will be assessed against the new ACT Nomination Guidelines.

Please see summary of key changes below for ACT Resident candidates.

Update :
Students will be able to work for 48 hours fortnight from 01/07/2023

BREAKING NEWS: PROESSIONAL YEAR (PY) NOT REQUIRED TO BE COMMENCED WITHIN THE 48 MONTHS PERIOD BEFORE THE INVITATION.

Instead, the 48 months relates to the date on which the PY ended. So in simple terms 48 months from the completion date of the PY for claiming points for PY.

If your PY is completed within the last four years and you have received an invite for SC 189 please contact us on 0402781777.

Celebrations are in order for my clients Sukhdeep and Mandeep on the grant of their Skiled ACT nominated visa. I am grateful for the gifts they gave to show their appreciation. Heartiest Congrats to them!!

A very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR to ALL.

GOOD NEWS!!! • THE MINIMUM CANBERRA MATRIX SCORE FOR SC 190 NOMINATION LIKELY TO DROP.!!!

- ACT Govt has now increased allocation FOR SC 190 Nominations (2025 PLACES FOR SC 190 AND 2025 FOR SC 491 Nominations)
-The minimum Canberra Matrix score required to receive an invitation to apply for ACT nomination of a 190 visa will likely drop (could be as low as 70 initially, with the possibility to drop further depending on occupation demand and the numbers of remaining places)
-All interested applicants are encouraged to submit a Canberra Matrix for 190 nominations.

Please contact us Arora Australian Migration Services on 0402781777 to book a consultation appointment for your visa options.

Good News! !!! Previous NSW SC 190 guidelines for MINIMUM POINT SCORES AND WORK EXPERIENCE REMOVED!!!

Another Tribunal/ AAT win for a complicated Partner Visa case.... Client Ecstatic and so am I
Please contact Rachna Arora at Arora Australian Migration Services on 0402781777 for any cases refused by the Department of Home Affairs for a proper considered advice and assistance

Wishing you all a Very Happy Diwali !!

GOOD NEWS: Victoria's Skilled Migration Program is now open

- Victorian program open to both onshore and offshore applicants.

- All occupations on the relevant Department of Home Affairs occupation list are now eligible,

-APPLICANTS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO BE USING STEMM SKILLS AND WORKING IN THE TARGET SECTOR to apply.

FOR FUTHER DETAILS VISIT

Victoria's Skilled Migration Program is now open Open to applicants living in Victoria and overseas, the program provides skilled migrants with a pathway to permanent residency in Victoria. The skills that successful applicants bring to Victoria benefits employers and the broader Victorian economy.

Temporary Graduate Visa REPLACEMENT STREAM

This stream is only available to current or former Temporary Graduate visa holders who lost time in Australia as a result of COVID-19 travel restrictions.

To apply for this visa you must either:

hold a Temporary Graduate visa as the main holder; or
have held a Temporary Graduate visa as the main holder and currently hold another substantive visa, or a Bridging visa A or Bridging visa B.

You will be eligible to apply if, as the main holder:

you have held a Graduate Work stream or first Post Study Work stream Temporary Graduate visa that was:
granted before 15 December 2021 and
in effect on or after 1 February 2020
have lost time on your visa because of Australia’s COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Please call to book an consultation with us on 0402781777 for further details.

GOOD NEWS!!!, OVER 90 OCCUPATIONS ADDED TO THE JUNE 22 ACT CRITICAL LIST-HAIR DRESSERS, MECHANICAL ENGINEERS ARE IN....

Another AAT win.... Favourable decision made by AAT within one day of Hearing.... Really thankful that AAT member even praised me for my thorough and detailed submission in her decision record. Feeling very happy and blessed!!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas🎅 and a very Happy New Year🥂

FROM
Arora Australian Migration Services (AAMS)

I love my job!!! Getting heartfelt thank you from my clients with sweets and cakes!!!
Heartiest congrats to Jasmail on getting her ACT nominated skilled Visa. Being part of her Australian Visa Journey from transitioning her from SC 485 to student visa to her PR pathway SC491 visa..
Thank you to my other clients as well who recently thanked me with sweets and cakes but wished to remain anonymous....

HEARTIEST CONGRATS to the beautiful couple Gurpreet and Harman!!! on getting their skilled 190 Visa..... A Journey travelled with them from Student visa to SC 485 to finally their Permanent Residency of Australia.....CELEBRATING WITH GULAB JAMUNS!!!
Thank u guys for the lovely gesture!!

🎯!! regarding 485 visa (Onshore & Offshore) !!🎯

1) Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa holders who have been unable to travel to Australia as a result of COVID-19 international border restrictions will be able to apply for a replacement visa. This will allow current and former Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa holders whose visas expired on or after 1 February 2020 to re-apply for a new subclass 485 visa of the same duration as their original visa.

2) Additionally, the Morrison Government will increase the length of stay on the Temporary Graduate visa from two to three years for Masters by coursework graduates, matching that of Masters by reseach graduates. Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector graduates will also receive a two year Temporary Graduate visa.

3) The new visa settings will also extend existing measures for students and temporary graduates to recognise time spent offshore studying online to count towards qualifying for a temporary graduate visa.

Further support for international education sector and international students The Morrison Government will introduce further targeted measures to support the international education sector to roar back, as international borders reopen. More than $37 million will be available to support those international education providers most affected by COVID-19. Extended regulatory fee....

BREAKING NEWS: Further support for international education sector and international students Announced.

The media is reporting a raft of changes to the migration programs including pathways to PR for STSOL visa holders in health and hospitality and longer SC 485s for international students studying Masters by course work.

The only information available at this time is through media reports and Ministerial media releases. No detail is available.

Stay tuned as we will keep you up to date with any further information when it is received.

Further support for international education sector and international students The Morrison Government will introduce further targeted measures to support the international education sector to roar back, as international borders reopen. More than $37 million will be available to support those international education providers most affected by COVID-19. Extended regulatory fee....

BREAKING NEWS: From 1 December 2021, fully vaccinated eligible visa holders can now travel to Australia without needing to apply for a travel exemption.

Wishing you all a very happy Diwali!!
FROM: Rachba Arora,
ARORA AUSTRALIAN MIGRATION SERVICES
9 Galmarra street, Ngunnawal, ACT 2913
Phone: 0402781777

BREAKING NEWS…
From 13th November, section 48 bar applicants will be able to lodge 491,190 and 494 applications onshore (meaning they don't need to depart Australia and can lodge applications while in Australia)…..

BREAKING NEWS: s48 barred applicants can lodge applications in Australia for Subclass 491, 190 and 494 from 13 Nov 2021.

A very good news for the visa applicants who are S48 bared. From 13 Nov 2021, they can now lodge their skilled visa application Subclass 491, 190 and 494 onshore. That means they don’t have to depart Australia to lodge their visa applications. Its a great relief and a good initiative from the government to retain skilled workers in Australia.


https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2021L01483?fbclid=IwAR2IQYFnqJXlNXG8_RhtA1KkyiJW1Fd7hujv_uabxbEyM3NFkbbYUEwWTuY

Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 2) Regulations 2021 F2021L01483