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UPDATE [6th of August] The Australian Government has just announced a number of changes to student visa arrangements to ensure Australia remains a priority destination for international students even during the COVID-19 pandemic. International students are extremely important to Australia and to our economy, contributing $40 billion annually and supporting 250,000 jobs. Many also go…

Latest Covid-19 restrictions From 11:59pm on 8 July if you live in Melbourne greater area you must stay at home. You can only leave home for one of the four reasons – shopping for food and supplies, care and caregiving, exercise, and study and work, if you can’t do it from home. To help slow…

Elise SD – The back Story My name is Elise, I was born in England. I worked 10 years as a cabin crew for Virgin Atlantic in London before I made the decision to quit everything and come to Australia on a Working Holiday Visa to live my dream. 2 years ago I had about…

On April 29th the Victorian Government made a big announcement for International Students. Indeed, students of Victoria facing financial hardship due to Covid-19 will receive a $1,100 payment. Today the announcement of the opening of the application process for stream 2 has been released. It includes students enrolled with a private education provider or college…

City of Melbourne (CoM) is committed to ensuring that our international student community can access fresh food during this challenging period. CoM in partnership with Queen Victoria Market (QVM) is providing up to 1000 international students living and/or studying in Melbourne who are in need, with $200 worth of food vouchers (in $5 denominations). These can be…

What are your options if you are in Australia, your current visa is expiring soon and you want to stay? – Covid-19 pandemic Temporary Activity Visa (subclass 408) – Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417 or 462) – Student visa (subclass 500). The information provided here has been taken from Australian government sources and our in-house…

How studying certain courses can be a pathway to PR (Permanent Residency) in Australia. Melbourne registered migration agent Dimitrios Katsaros answered our question and gave us all the tips for the pathway to get PR in Australia with cookery or carpentry studies. 1- Check the occupations list The first step before applying for any visa…

With new lockdown regulations being announced every day, hundreds of thousands of jobs are being lost around Australia especially for casual workers in hospitality. For now, International Students and Working Holiday Visa holders are not eligible for any help from the Australian Government. However, some industries hiring more workers in big numbers to meet increased…