(Tiếng Việt bên dưới) Buying a house is a major life milestone for most people and here in Australia we call it the “Great Australian Dream”. If you are a foreigner – there are important rules that you need to know. Firstly, you will need to get approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board (called…

(Tiếng Việt bên dưới) The ACT Government will soon announce new occupations that will be added to the ACT Critical Skills List.  These new occupations to be added include: Corporate Services Manager  Supply and Distribution Manager  Conference and Event Organisers  Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers – facilities manager Auditor Architect Landscape Architect Electrical Engineers Electronics…

[TIẾNG VIỆT BELOW] The ACT Government recently announced a new change to the Canberra Matrix, which is the scoring system used to rank who will be nominated for a 491 or 190 skilled visa. What does this change mean? In the past, you could only get an ACT nomination if your occupation was on the…

Today the ACT government released new changes to the Canberra Matrix scoring system for 190 skilled permanent visa nominations. There are some important changes for applications made after 1 July 2019 that may affect your chances of getting a permanent residency 190 visa. 1. Only need to live in Canberra for 3 months Under the…

On a recent visit to Vietnam — Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that from 2 September 2019, the number of places available to Vietnam will increase from 200 to 1,500, meaning more people who can holiday, study and work here, particularly in regional areas. Australia will welcome more young Vietnamese nationals to build people-to-people relationships…

Many of you have heard the news that Australia will have a new regional work visa, called the subclass 491. This new temporary visa will let you stay and work in regional areas in Australia for up to five years with the chance to apply for permanent residency afterwards. This all sounds terrific and the…