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Visa Updates
Occupations
August 3, 2026
Early Childhood Teacher 241111: ACECQA Skills Assessment
How early childhood teachers get an ACECQA skills assessment, plus the three ACECQA assessment types (migration, provisional and DAMA) and which occupation and visa each one is for.
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August 3, 2026
Secondary School Teacher 241411: Skills Assessment and Visas
How secondary school teachers get an AITSL skills assessment, the two criteria you must meet, which visas ANZSCO 241411 opens, and why the SkillSelect data looks more encouraging than most occupations.
Visa Updates
Occupations
Skilled Visas
Work Visa
August 3, 2026
Chef 351311: Skills Assessment and Visa Pathways
How chefs get a Trades Recognition Australia skills assessment, the difference between the PSA, JRP, TSS, OSAP and MSA programs, which visas ANZSCO 351311 opens, and what the SkillSelect data shows.
Australian Immigration News
Visa Updates
Skilled Visas
July 31, 2026
Ministerial Direction 120 and the National Innovation Visa
From 25 July 2026, Direction 120 sets the processing order for the National Innovation visa (Class BX) and guides officers in assessing the "exceptional and outstanding achievement" criterion. Who gets to the front, and what counts as top talent.
Australian Immigration News
Family Visa
Visa Updates
July 31, 2026
Ministerial Direction 117: How Family Visas Are Now Prioritised
From 25 July 2026, Direction 117 sets the order the Department works through family and partner visa applications, putting onshore applicants and partner and child cases ahead of parent and other-family cases.
Australian Immigration News
Skilled Visas
Visa Updates
July 31, 2026
Ministerial Direction 119: The New Skilled Visa Processing Order
From 25 July 2026, Direction 119 sets a new processing order for skilled visas, pulls the subclass 482 into the priority system, and ranks applications by occupation and by whether you're onshore or offshore.
Refusal/Cancellations
Immigration Tips
July 24, 2026
Your Visa Was Refused: Your Options and the ART Deadline
A refusal is not always the end, but the review clock is short and, for migration decisions, cannot be extended. What refusal means, your options, and the deadlines that decide them.
Australian Immigration News
Skilled Visas
July 24, 2026
2026-27 Migration Planning Levels: The Mix Just Shifted
The total program held at 185,000, but inside the skilled stream the numbers moved hard toward employer-sponsored and independent visas and away from regional. What does that signal for applicants?
Occupations
Immigration Tips
Australian Immigration News
July 24, 2026
Civil Engineer 233211: Skills Assessment and Visa Pathways
How civil engineers get an Engineers Australia skills assessment, the CDR and Accord pathways, which visas ANZSCO 233211 opens, and what the SkillSelect data shows about invitations.
Australian Immigration News
Immigration Tips
Immigration Resources
Refusal/Cancellations
July 21, 2026
Received a s 56 Request From Home Affairs? What It Means
A s 56 request for more information is not a refusal, but the statutory deadline is real. What the letter means, how long you have, and how to respond without creating new problems.
Australian Immigration News
Immigration Resources
Immigration Tips
July 21, 2026
Australia's 1 July 2026 Migration Changes: What Actually Changed
All three skilled income thresholds rise, ART review fees go up, the working holiday age ceiling reaches 35 for some countries, and digital passenger cards are coming. Straight from the instruments and official announcements.
Immigration Tips
Immigration Resources
Occupations
July 20, 2026
Software Engineer 261313: Skills Assessment & Visa Pathways
Who assesses Software Engineers, which visas ANZSCO 261313 is eligible for, and what the latest SkillSelect data really says about your invitation chances.
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