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  • August 16, 2018

All students are treated equal … until they’re not.

We all know that being a student doesn’t usually mean that you’re well-off. In fact, while you’re a student you’re probably hardly managing your money because you’ve got studies to do and not much time left to get a full-time job. And the Government understands that. Yeah, they do. Except for when it comes to international students. Except in NSW. And why should international students get concession cards? It’s not like they pay heaps more in tuition fees, have to pay ridiculously high rent because they’ve got no one to stay with for free or are doing the exact same course a domestic student is. It’s also not like they are being taxed just the same as any other Australian employee. Also, of course they don’t have any work limitations either, so they could just work a bit harder. In case this wasn’t exaggerated enough: None information from the above paragraph is correct. International students DO pay much higher tuition fees, they ARE doing the same course as an Australian, they ARE paying the same tax and have to survive on only 20 hours of work per week. So, while an Australian student pays let’s say $3 dollars for a trip, the very same trip for a student studying the very same course at the very same University, will simply pay $6. Sounds about right? International Students have had enough of that ‘transport discrimination’ and have chosen to protest it. NSW Greens MP, Jenny Long agrees: “This is something that’s got to change, it’s something that cannot be explained as anything other than a form of discrimination and it must end”. Petition Over 1000 international students submitted a petition during Tuesday’s protest event to Greens MP Mehreen Faruqi. The New South Wales Transport Minister’s offices have been contacted an students are awaiting a response. You might also like: International students call for end to ‘transport discrimination’ No work rights for international students – A joke or reality? Student Visa Subclass Student Dependent Visa – Bring your family and partner on your student visa  
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Occupation Ceilings 2018-2019

Occupation ceilings is the maximum number of invitations that are sent for any occupation group. The occupation ceilings announced by the Department of Home Affairs for 2018-2019 has not changed in numbers compared to 2017-2018. However, it seem to have hit Accountants. The reason behind that is that the quota or occupational ceiling for Accountants (4785) does not only reflect subclass 189 and 489 but includes all other skilled visa categories (482, 186, 187, 190). This does not apply for other occupations as occupation ceilings do not apply to Employer Sponsored Visas, Business Innovation and Investment Visas or State or Territory Nominated Visas. In the first invitation round on 11 July 2018 (all invitation rounds are not held monthly on the 11th of each month) Accountants only received 35 invitations compared to almost 717 in the first three invitations rounds of last year. The cut off points score for accounts is also anything but rosy at 85 points. Occupation Ceilings for the 2018 – 2019 program year   Occupation ID Description Occupation Ceiling Value 2018-19 Invitations to 11/07/2018 1213 Livestock Farmers 4196 0 1331 Construction Managers 5400 3 1332 Engineering Managers 1155 2 1341 Child Care Centre Managers 1000 0 1342 Health and Welfare Services Managers 1374 0 2211 Accountants* 4785 36 2212 Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers* 1327 13 2241 Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians 1000 4 2245 Land Economists and Valuers 1000 3 2247 Management consultant 3285 19 2321 Architects and Landscape Architects 1474 22 2322 Cartographers and Surveyors 1000 4 2331 Chemical and Materials Engineers 1000 42 2332 Civil Engineering Professionals 3296 105 2333 Electrical Engineers 1042 48 2334 Electronics Engineers* 1000 3 2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers* 2178 17 2339 Other Engineering Professionals* 1000 7 2341 Agricultural and Forestry Scientists 1000 15 2346 Medical Laboratory Scientists 1487 9 2347 Veterinarians 1000 12 2349 Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals 1000 3 2411 Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers 2639 26 2414 Secondary School Teachers 7910 34 2415 Special Education Teachers 1000 0 2512 Medical Imaging Professionals 1113 1 2514 Optometrists and Orthoptists 1000 0 2519 Other Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals 1000 0 2521 Chiropractors and Osteopaths 1000 4 2524 Occupational Therapists 1109 5 2525 Physiotherapists 1464 12 2526 Podiatrists 1000 0 2527 Speech Professionals and Audiologists 1000 10 2531 General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers 3495 34 2533 Internal Medicine Specialists 1000 2 2534 Psychiatrists 1000 0 2535 Surgeons 1000 2 2539 Other Medical Practitioners 1000 68 2541 Midwives 1090 3 2544 Registered Nurses 16741 105 2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts* 1574 14 2613 Software and Applications Programmers* 6202 69 2621 Database and Systems Administrators and ICT Security Specialists 2391 72 2631 Computer Network Professionals* 1318 21 2633 Telecommunications Engineering Professionals 1000 88 2711 Barristers 1000 0 2713 Solicitors 4161 18 2723 Psychologists 1750 6 2725 Social Workers 1562 18 3122 Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians 1000 1 3123 Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians 1000 0 3132 Telecommunications Technical Specialists 1000 2 3211 Automotive Electricians 1000 0 3212 Motor Mechanics 5980 5 3222 Sheetmetal Trades Workers 1000 0 3223 Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers 4426 2 3232 Metal Fitters and Machinists 5330 1 3233 Precision Metal Trades Workers 1000 0 3241 Panelbeaters 1344 0 3311 Bricklayers and Stonemasons 1271 0 3312 Carpenters and Joiners 6968 3 3322 Painting Trades Workers 2780 1 3331 Glaziers 1000 0 3332 Plasterers 2103 0 3334 Wall and Floor Tilers 1407 0 3341 Plumbers 5507 1 3411 Electricians 9354 7 3421 Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics 1427 0 3422 Electrical Distribution Trades Workers 1000 0 3423 Electronics Trades Workers 1878 2 3513 Chefs 2675 6 3941 Cabinetmakers 1905 0 3991 Boat Builders and Shipwrights 1000 0  
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  • July 19, 2018

Queensland Bans Interstate Applicants

Aspiring applicants for Permanent Residency in Australia were probably just recovering and figuring out the changes in the state nomination rules for skilled migration by some states and their problems have just increased. Queensland has followed on the footsteps of fellow states Tasmania and ACT by banning interstate applicants. The updated policy states that interstate applicants seeking state nomination from Queensland would have to meet ‘Working in Queensland’ or ‘Alumni pathway criteria’. This would mean that people wanting to apply through the state nomination would have to move to Queensland in order to meet the work experience requirements in the state before they can submit an expression of interest to Business & Migration Queensland Evidence of post-qualification full time employment needs to be provided by the applicants in their nominated occupation in the past six months in Queensland. They also must commit to settling down and working in Queensland for two years after they are granted a visa. There is a requirement for students who have completed their master’s degree in Queensland in the past two years to nominate an occupation from the QSOL Masters Graduate List, whereas PhD graduates need to nominate an occupation from the Department of Home Affair’s relevant lists. Students who have completed their masters must have conducted their course at a Queensland-based institution in the previous two years and the qualification must be related to the nominated occupation. Another requirement for students is to provide evidence of current full-time employment in their nominated or closely related occupation with a Queensland employer registered in Australia, besides evidence of ongoing employment for the next 12 months. The good news for PhD graduates is that they are exempted from the requirement of a job offer. Just last month the ACT closed some of the occupations and Tasmania changed the work experience requirements, leaving aspiring applicants in a frenzy.  
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Student Dependent Visa – Bring your family and partner on your Student Visa

Moving abroad and starting a new life as a student can be an extremely tough, depressing and lonely experience for anyone. Most people leave their families and spouses behind to start afresh, all alone. There is a big solution for that though, a visa that not many people are aware of; the student dependent visa (500).  Student dependent visa is not an individual visa. It is the same subclass as student visa (subclass 500). An international student with a student visa of 12 months or longer is allowed to bring their family members, spouses or their kids of less than 18 years of age to enter the country on a dependent visa. Required documents You must declare your family members in your visa application form in order to be eligible to bring them as dependents on your Australian student visa, even if they are not travelling with you to Australia. If you do not declare all family members in your visa application, they might not be eligible to apply for a dependent visa once you arrive in Australia and there are chances of a refusal. There is an exception for partners. If the primary applicant does not include their partner in the visa application form for the simple reason that they were not in a relationship at the time, they are eligible to apply separately if they can provide substantial evidence to claim the same. Eligibility Criteria for Australian Dependent Student Visas For dependent spouse or partner The dependent must be your spouse (the person you are married to) or de facto partner (including same sex partners) If the dependent is your de facto partner, you must have been living with your partner for at least 12 months, and you must share a genuine and exclusive relationship with your partner (see more about partner visas) For dependent children The dependent child must be your child or that of your partner The child must not be married or engaged to be married or in a de facto relationship The child must be less than 18 years of age and must be still in continuous education (i.e. studying A-levels) If you are including your dependent family members in your original student visa application, then you must include all your family members on your original Form 157A (Application for a student visa). If you are applying for family members to join you after you have started your course in Australia, then you must submit the following documents: Form 919(Nomination of student dependents) Form 157A (Application for a student visa) An original letter from the education provider stating: The course you are studying The duration of the course and the expected date of completion If you are satisfying all course requirements Evidence to prove your relationship with your dependent in the form of legitimately issued birth certificates or marriage certificates Evidence of having enough funds to support your dependents in Australia Evidence of school enrolment for your school-aged dependents Evidence of health insurance for each dependent Rights Granted Under Dependent Student Visa Dependent applicants are allowed to work in Australia. The rights are dependent on the course of study of the student which include: A dependent partner can study in Australia for any course of 3 months or lesser duration For a student pursuing a bachelor’s degree, the dependent partner will be allowed to work up to 40 hours per fortnight For a student pursuing a master’s degree or a doctorate degree or doing research work, the dependent partner will have full and unlimited work rightsAll other conditions can be read here.   6 Steps to follow for the dependent visa application   Download as PDF to access links    
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Government issues “boutique” visas in areas with skills shortage

The Australian government is offering “boutique” visa deals in regions with niche skills shortages as revealed by an SBS report. The areas of Northern Queensland and Goldfields in Western Australia’s southeast are two regions that will benefit the most in the upcoming months. According to the report there have already been 322 special labour agreements in place with certain businesses and industries across the country, but the Minister for Citizenship Alan Tudge wants to go further and do arrangements on the basis of geographical locations. “In the Goldfields, they’ve got a shortage of drillers. They’ve got a shortage of people who can work on some of the nearby farms and we want to be able to ensure that those skills gaps can be met so that those businesses can continue to grow.” “In North Queensland, they’ve got a thriving tourism industry and they’ve got requirements for things like Chinese-speaking scuba diving instructors,” Mr Tudge told SBS News. What exactly is a boutique visa?   Boutique visas are arrangements that are granted at the government’s discretion when there are vacancies for certain positions that cannot be filled locally or by Australian citizens and the job isn’t within the Skills Shortage List of more than 600 occupations eligible for skilled visa categories. It is necessary for companies to demonstrate that they are unable to acquire local workers for the positions by publicizing nationally first. In the majority of the cases, visa holders are given a pathway to permanent residency. “The good thing about the arrangements of the boutique visas is that it allows to have a personalised arrangement with each company but helps keep the structure same as we are prioritising Australians first as the company needs to show that there is no Australian available to fill the position and it still needs to satisfy the criteria set out in the agreement,” said Mr Tudge. The visa deals are expected to be in place by the end of this year. One of the centres out of the dozen that have been granted visas, is the Melbourne aged care centre Fronditha Care to boost staff numbers. 22 Greek aged care workers have been employed by the centre so far and the centre has also been granted an extra 60 visas known as the TSS (Temporary Skill Shortage) visa – to hire more bilingual staff. According to the centre’s CEO George Lekakis, “They’re able to relate to our residents. They also help with the transfer of information to other colleagues who don’t speak Greek.” According to Mr Tudge there is going to be a significant demand for Greek-speaking personal carers because there are about 27,000 people in Australia of Greek heritage who do not speak English and they are typically all above the age of 60. Dozens of elderly Greek migrants call Fronditha care centre their home. These residents have reverted to their first language as they have aged and so having staff that speaks the language helps in the communication. “The Greek language builds trust with the residents.” “If someone is irritated, agitated or in extreme cases, aggressive, the language can calm them down,” Greek care worker Dimitra Xexaki said. Contact Us if you wish to find out more   Guest blog by Mckkrs
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  • July 13, 2018

8 Reasons Why Studying In Australia Isn’t As Rosy As It Seems

With students from all over the globe choosing to study in various parts of the country, Australia is ranked as one of the most student friendly countries in the world. Though everyone mentions the beaches and the sunny days, no one really talks about the struggles one faces as an international student in a new country. Here is a list of a few:   1. Tuition Fee: As an international student, you are required to pay an extremely high tuition fee which is sometimes almost 3-4 times the cost of the tuition fee of your local classmates, enrolled in the same course and same class as you. Being international does come with a price.   2. Loneliness: When the initial high of being in a new country dies down, the reality hits and so does loneliness. The noise and hustle that would be annoying back home, is suddenly the one thing you crave the most. There is no one to look out for you, you need to look after yourself which can be a huge change for any international student living away from home.   3. Public Transport: The public transport in Australia may be comfortable to sit on but not as comfortable on your pocket as an international student. This is another aspect of an international student’s life where they face silent discrimination on having to pay twice the amount for public transport as their local counterparts.   4. Work: Finding work can be an extreme uphill task for any international student causing a vast number of students to end up working for employers who exploit them by paying them way below the minimum wage (and making it sound like a favour). Since international students are new to the country and completely unaware about the law, they are often exploited on the job market by scrupulous employers.   5. Food: Grocery shopping is expensive in Australia. EXPENSIVE. A person spends $150-200 on weekly groceries as most of them don’t know how to handle their money or probably don’t know how to cook. This can be a lot of money for any international student , specially those with no part-time job and already having to pay  a huge amount on tuition.   6.Cultural Shock: As an international student coming to live in a new country thousands of miles away from home is a pretty scary feeling. On coming to a new country adjusting to the lifestyle and trying to make friends can be a real difficult task. As a lot of international students say meeting Australians and becoming a part of their friend circle are two different things altogether as unlike in countries like the UK and US where people move away from home to study, most Australian students prefer to study near home, and so already have their friends and a fixed group of friends.   7. Lack of guidance: Though there are abundant sources to help International students, most of the students aren’t aware about them because of lack of guidance. Many international students only find out about the support systems around them by their final year or sometimes even after they graduate. It is because of this that a lot of students spend their time abroad getting frustrated by the lack of opportunities and sources available to them.   8. Graduation ceremony? Unless you have studied for a degree for two years or more, an international student is not eligible for post study work rights, because of which a lot of international students have to come back to Australia on a visitor visa just to attend their graduation ceremony, which sometimes happen 4-6 months after the actual release of results. This can be really annoying and causes a lot of hassle.
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  • July 10, 2018

What Happens To Your PR If Your Relationship Breaks Down?

The breaking of a relationship can be extremely painful and traumatic but for some people there is added pressure of worrying about their visa status. If you are in Australia on a Temporary Partner Visa such as the 820 Visa or the 309 Visa, a relationship breakdown will have an impact. According to the Department of Immigration & Border Protection they must be informed if the relationship ends before a decision has been on the Permanent Partner Visa application (801 visa and subclass 100 visa). Once informed, the department will ask the sponsor (the ex-partner) to formally withdraw the application for sponsorship. The applicant will then be notified about the sponsorship being withdrawn and provide them with an opportunity to explain the circumstances leading to the break up of the relationship. It may also be an opportunity to be given a chance to stay in Australia independently of your sponsor. Therefore it is extremely essential to keep the DIBP informed about the up-to-date contact details, including postal address. After the withdrawal of the sponsorship, the sponsor will not be informed about the progress of any other visa applications that the applicant might make, because of privacy laws. If a relationship ends an applicant may still be eligible to stay in Australia. The most important example is of victims of domestic violence. A victim of domestic violence does not have to stay I an abusive relationship to protection their immigration status as the Family Violence provisions under the Migration Regulations apply under the following circumstances: 1. You are on a Partner Visa (309 or 820) or have gotten married to your spouse while on a Prospective Marriage Visa 2. Your children or you have suffered from family violence; and the relationship has ended. According to the Migration Regulations family violence is defined as “conduct, either actual or threatened, towards: The alleged victim; a member of the family unit of the alleged victim; a member of the family unit of the alleged perpetrator; the property of the alleged victim; the property of a member of the family unit of the alleged victim; or the property of a member of the family unit of the alleged perpetrator that causes the alleged victim to reasonably fear for, or be reasonably apprehensive about, their safety or wellbeing. It can include physical or psychological abuse or harm, forced sexual relations, forced isolation or economic deprivation.” If this requirement gets fulfilled, an applicant can continue with their application for a Permanent Partner Visa. Another way through which an applicant might be eligible to stay in Australia if they have a child from the relationship who is under 18 years of age and for which the applicant and sponsor still have shared parental responsibility It is extremely important to keep in mind that if the DIBP is informed by anyone about the relationship being fake, it could lead to the Permanent Partner Visa may be cancelled.   Need help with your partner visa?  
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  • July 10, 2018

New Visa – Global Talent Scheme

What is the Global Talent Scheme? High skilled workers from across the globe will have a new pathway to enter the Australian market through the new Global Talent Scheme pilot program that has started July 1, 2018 for a one-year trial period. It is a visa that is designed to help businesses in sponsoring highly skilled professionals and workers to help grow their businesses and help create more jobs where there are no suitable Australians available to fill the vacancies. “We want to ensure that Australian businesses can access the best talent in the world, because this will underpin business growth, skills transfer and job creation.” “At all stages, Australians are prioritised for the jobs, but where the skills and experience are not available here, we want to be able to attract talent from overseas,” said Alan Tudge, Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs The scheme which was announced in March, came as a response to the concerns being raised after the changes and tightening of requirements in regarding the 457 visa for skilled workers, which reduced the number of eligible occupations for visas and introduced stricter English language tests. What is the timeline? The visa scheme commenced on 1st July 2018. The scheme was originally announced in March 2018. Refining of initial settings and consultation with industry and other stakeholders took place in the period from April-June 2018. The trial will last for 12 months until June 2019. Visa Streams The Global Talent Scheme will consist of two streams: 1. Established businesses Stream The annual turnover of the sponsoring business must be over $4 million for each of the past 2 years. The requirements of the applicant include: Meeting health, character and security requirements Should have no familial relationship with directors/ shareholders Qualifications must be commensurate with highly skilled role (minimum annual earnings of $180,000). Minimum 3 years prior work experience relevant to the position 2. Start-up stream The requirements for a company include operation in a STEM related field (digital, biomedical, agtech) including but not limited to agricultural tech, medical tech etc. The requirements of the applicant include: Meeting health, character and security requirements Should have no familial relationship with directors/ shareholders Qualifications must be commensurate with highly skilled role Minimum 3 years prior work experience relevant to the position Minimum annual earning of the nominated position can’t be less than the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold which currently stands at $53,900. This can include equity (which is a common offering in start-up payment package) but it has to incorporate cash components as well. According to the Fact Sheet all successful applicants will have access to a 4-years stream (midterm) Temporary Skilled Shortage (TSS) visas and age gap concessions. There is also the chance of a gateway to permanent residency after 3 years which makes this scheme even more exciting and useful. Both streams require the sponsoring businesses to conduct Labour Market Testing on available positions. Who can apply for the Global Talent Scheme? The Global Talent Scheme will be an attractive scheme for both individuals and businesses in need of middle to high level positions (possibly C-level execs) related to the tech industry. It will also be relevant to people whose job titles didn’t exist 5-10 years ago. According to co-initiator, Minister for Jobs and Innovation Michaelia Cash, “Those individuals–skilled and experienced as they are–are likely to become job multipliers, who, by transferring their skills, knowledge, and expertise, will benefit Australians in the long run.”
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Occupations Lists for all States (Update August 2018)

Below you will find all current and updated lists for all Australian States on one page (Update August 2018). All lists are available for download by clicking on the underlined text. New South Wales The latest skilled occupations list for New South Australia was published in July: NSW-Priority-skilled-occupation-list-2018-19 489 Visa – Individual Region Lists for Skilled Migration Orana Skills List Central West (no application before 20 August 2018) Mid North Coast Murray Skills List Northern Inland Skills List Riverina Skills List Southern Inland Skills List Victoria The State of Victoria has updated its lists on 2 July 2018. For International Student Graduates, the following lists apply: Graduate occupations eligible to apply for Victorian visa nomination. If you wish to apply to work and live in Australia as a skilled migrant, the following list applies: Visa Nomination Occupation List for Victoria Queensland The Queensland state occupation list is divided into 4 different lists: A List for applicants already working in Queensland: Queensland – Onshore Occupations List A List for applicants that are currently overseas: Queensland – Offshore Occupations List A list for students graduating from a Master’s Degree from a QLD University: Master Graduate – Occupation List Queensland South Australia The state of South Australia updated their occupation list in July 2018 and made a few additions. The state of South Australia has two lists: The State Nominated Occupation List and the Supplementary Skilled List with 297 occupations. The State Nominated Occupation List is available to all applicants, including international graduates of SA. The Supplementary Skilled List shows occupations that are on the STSOL but are not on the State Occupations List for South Australia. For this list additional requirements apply. Tasmania Following two occupations are removed from the Tasmanian State occupation list 251513 – Retail Pharmacist 251511 – Hospital Pharmacist However in July 2018 further occupations were added, such as Sales and Marketing Manager, Speech Pathologist and ICT Business Analyst: Tasmanian Skilled Occupations List. The Tasmanian government committed to processing nomination for subclasses 489 and 190 visas for no fee. There are also no occupation ceilings.  Northern Territory (NT) If you are living in the Northern Territory the following lists may apply to you: Northern Territory Occupations List Australian Capital Territory (ACT) You can find the ACT Occupations List and information on open and closed occupation here: ACT Occupations List Western Australia Western Australia’s occupation did not have any changes: Western Australia Occupations List Contact Us
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5 Things you need to know when applying for a 485 Visa

1. High Refusal Rate Most people applying for the Temporary Graduate visa might think of it as an extremely easy process with a guarantee of a visa. Though the truth is that temporary graduate visas have an extremely high refusal rate when compared to many other visas such as student visas and employer sponsored skilled visas. The major reason behind the huge refusal rate is the fact that there is a “time of application” requirement that must be met and if an application is lodged without all the requirements being fulfilled, there is a chance of the application being refused and cannot be repealed even in the event of applying to the Administrative Appeal Tribunal. 2. Importance of applying for the Australian Federal Police Clearance It is a requirement to have an Australian Federal Police (AFN) National Police Check certificate which is less than 12 months old along with your 485 visa application or an evidence that an application has been made to acquire the clearance by including proof of the application been made for the AFP Check. It is also essential to obtain and AFP Check for the secondary applicant (if you have a secondary applicant) along with the primary applicant’s visa application. This applies to secondary applicants who are 16 years or older. 3. Apply for Adequate Health Insurance When an application is being submitted for the 485 visa, it is essential to provide proof that the primary applicant and every other applicant included has adequate health insurance in Australia. You will need to provide any one of the following: A signed letter from a health insurance provider outlining the level and range of health cover A Medicare card or receipt of enrolment with Medicare (if eligible); If you are from a country with a reciprocal health care agreement with Australia and will be eligible for Medicare when you arrive here, evidence of adequate of health insurance, including travel insurance, to cover you until you enrol in Medicare.  If the applicant is a current student, they may provide evidence of their current Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) policy. It is important to note that OSHC policies are only valid at the time of the application because once a decision is made on the application, the applicant ceases to be a student. If a decision is made on the application before the expiration of a person’s OSHC they would be required to arrange health insurance to meet the health requirements of the subclass 485 visa application. Non-OSHC insurance is just normal overseas visitor health cover. Another thing to be noted is that if the applicant’s student visa is still valid and they haven’t applied for OSHC, the case officer will request one from them. 4. Apply Within 6 Months of Finishing Your Course This is a point of great confusion amongst a great number of graduates regarding what determines the start date and the deadline to “apply within 6 months of finishing your course”. The start date is the date on which the results of the course get published or announced which ends up starting the six month period during which you may apply for the Subclass 485 visa. Evidence of the start date can be found or stated in: in a letter addressed to you; on the Internet; in a newspaper; or on the educational institutions bulletin board. 5. English Requirements The primary applicant is required to submit the evidence of their English skills at the time of the application. IELTS, OET, TOEFL, PTE Academic, and CAE results are all accepted. The applicant is free from the requirement if they hold a valid passport from the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, or Ireland. Otherwise, you must provide evidence of your skills at the time of application. Test results must be a maximum of 3 years old on the day of the application, and 5 tests results are accepted. ​
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