General Skilled Migration allows aplicants to migate to Australia without having an employer as their sponsor. It is the most popular form of migration. To be eligible for this visa, applicant must be skilled in occupation that is in demand in Australia. Applicants are selected based on factors such as occupation, work experience, education qualification, age and English ability. Types of Visa under Skilled Migration Subclass 189 (Skilled Indepedent Visa) Subclass 190 (Skilled Nominated Visa) Subclass 491 (Skilled Work Regional Visa) Application Process Check eligibility and complete Skill ..read more

Vetassess Priority Processing applications are assessed within 10 days. As there are high demand for Priority Processing , evidence of urgency is required now. While everyone is still eligible to try for Priority Processing, applicants with evidence of urgency will receive first allocations of places and the remaining slots wll be offered to other applicants in queue. ???? ?? ?????????? ?? ?? ?????? ????? You have received an invitation from the Department of Home Affairs or an Australian state or territory government, which has an expiry date Your visa expires within eight weeks and you ..read more

  Partner Visa is a two stage visa which allows partners of Australian citizens and permanent residents to permanently live in Australia. Partner Provisional Visa (Subclass 309) This is the first stage of the visa application . This Provisional Visa allows the spouse or de facto to live temporarily with their partner temporarily. With this visa, applicant can stay in Australia temporarily until the Australian Government has decide on the outcome of the Permanent Visa (Subclass 100) Partner Permanent Visa (Subclass 100) This is the second stage of the visa application. It is granted to ap ..read more

  Temporary Skill Shortage Visa Subclass 482 (TSS) enables employers to address labour shortages by bringing in skilled workers where employers can’t source an appropriately skilled Australian workers. The TSS has 3 different streams : Medium Stream – Applicant can stay and work in Australia for up to 2 years, sometimes 4 years Short Stream –  Applicant can stay and work in Australia for up to 4 years and they may apply for PR if they meet the eligibilty criteria Labour Stream – This stream is for skilled workers nominated by employers who have Labour Agreement. It allows skilled w ..read more

Why is it important to go to an accredited Migration Agent? Many migration agents in Malaysia call themselves “migration agents”; they even advertise their services as such. Things can sometimes go wrong, as they have, in the past with unregistered migration agents. Should anything untoward happen to your Visa application to migrate to Australia from Malaysia, please be advised that you will have no professional recourse against an unaccredited migration agent. One would certainly not risk going to an unknown or uncertified Doctor or Lawyer. Similarly, a registered and certified Migration Agen ..read more

General Skilled Migration (GSM) is part of Australia’s skilled migration program. Through this program , it allows applicants with in-demand skills to migrate to Australia without an employer sponsor.   Under the General Skilled Migration program, applicant can choose to pursue the stream that best suits their situation. Subclass 189 Skilled Independent (points test) Visa This visa is a permanent residency for skilled workers who are not sponsored by an employer, state or territory or sponsored by family members Subclass 190 Skilled Nominated Visa This visa is a permanent residency ..read more

The Australian Government released its first budget sincce its 2022 election which includes announcement related to Department of Home Affairs and the migration program. Visa Application Charges (VACs) will be raised by the government by 6% to almost 50% , effective from July 1,2023. 137,100 has been allocated to skilled migration stream out of 190,000 places in the 2023-24 Migration Planning Visa Type Subclass Before From 1st July 2023 % increase Partner Visa (Onshore / Offshore) 820/801 & 309/100 $8,085 $8,850 9.46% GSM (Skilled Visa) 189 & 190 & 491 $4,240 $4,640 9.43 ..read more

  Some occupations assessed by VETASSESS are listed as ‘nec’ which means ‘not elsewhere classified’. These are occupations that are not separately identified in ANZSCO, the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations used to determine the education and employment experience needed for a job role. Applicants for a skills assessment nominate an occupation under the ‘nec’ code when they hold qualifications and employment that do not better fit under any other ANZSCO code. The ‘nec’ category can feel daunting for some applicants. It is, therefore, better to understand ..read more

Australia is a beautiful country that is shaped by its strong diverse population with overseas migration. When one thinks of exploring their option to migrate to any foreign country, Australia definitely tops the list. The common pathways for migration will be General Skilled Migration and Business Migration. If you have plans to migrate to Australia from Malaysia as a business owner by way of starting up a new business or investing in a company in Australia, business migration to Australia would be the way forward. Some of the main reasons why many choose to migrate to Australia as compared ..read more

On 9 May 2023, the Australian Government announced that the planning level for the 2023-24 permanent Migration Program will be set at 190,000 places. The Government has designed the 2023-24 permanent Migration Program to address persistent and emerging skills shortages and to attract people with specialist skillsets that are difficult to find or develop in Australia. The 2023-24 permanent Migration Program has the following composition: Skill stream (137,100 places, approximately 72% of the program) – This stream has been designed to​ improve the productive capacity of the economy and fill sk ..read more