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Good news if you going Oz after July

markymark21 · 2011-01-27 18:48:39

Just seen it there on Rte news. Apprently in July there will be a new Australian Minister for migration - or something. Anyway apprently its going to be easier to get long term visa as they are re-developing the test which calculated your points for the skilled migration visa. As i gather they are placing more of an…

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markymark21

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Just seen it there on Rte news. Apprently in July there will be a new Australian Minister for migration - or something. Anyway apprently its going to be easier to get long term visa as they are re-developing the test which calculated your points for the skilled migration visa.

As i gather they are placing more of an emphasis on English speakers and they are playing on inceasing the skills list.

Sickener for those whos 2 year Visas are up and have to come home!

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#2 27-01-2011 9:52pm
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Thats old news there is just a new points system coming in. That was posted on here months ago.

It's not a free ticket you still need the same skills & experience, it just means that people from Ireland & UK have an advantage over those from Asia and the middle east.

There will still be plenty go for 2 years on WHV and still won't make it.

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#3 28-01-2011 12:36am
hussey

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Locking this, no real point of old news

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