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Nov 18

News & Updates

-On 8 February 2010 Australian Minister immigration announced to remove MODL which will effect all applicants except applicants who hold at the time of announcement Skilled Graduate Visa or applicants of GSM visas whose applications are lying pending at DIAC

-On 8 February 2010 Australian Minister immigration announced to revise SOL which will effect all applicants except applicants who hold at the time of announcement Skilled Graduate Visa or applicants of GSM visas whose applications are lying pending at DIAC

-On 8 February 2010 Australian Minister immigration announced to cap and cease all pending GSM visas to maintain the maximum numbers of migrants in accordance with the human resource mix require in Australia . This decision will effect only to applications lodged before 1st September 2007. Under section 39 of Migration Act 1958 Minister have powers to limit number of applications received for particular class in the financial year

-Critical Shortage List ( CSL ) will be revoked as soon as new revised SOL take in to effect which expected to be revised in the MID of the 2010 and will be finalized in April 2010

-We recently received several student visas for students in Multan referred by our Regional Office in Multan

-The Minister for Education, the Hon Julia Gillard, introduced on 19 August 2009 the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Re- registration of Providers and Other Measures) Bill 2009. ( Source Australian Government)

-Now Australian student visas contain built in work rights unlike previous visa for doing work up to 20 hours part time while studying in Australia and full time during vacation

-Auscanz franchise offices have started its function in Hyderabad and Peshawar

-From 1 January 2010, onshore applicants applying for Australian permanent migration in a trade occupation will be required to demonstrate that they are ‘job ready' as part of their skills assessment. The Job Ready Program has been developed by the relevant assessing authority; this was previously referred to as the Job Ready Test. This new job ready requirement will affect applicants applying for Subclass 487, 885 and 886 visas (but does not affect subclass 485 and 887 visa applicants) Source: Immigration department

-Tighter English language requirements for GSM visas from 1 January 2010: For all General Skilled Migration (GSM) visa applicants who nominate a trade occupation will be increased to a minimum of 6.0 (Competent English) in each of the four components of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test. For Skilled-Regional Sponsored GSM visa subclasses, the threshold English language standard will be raised from an average of 5.5 to an average of 6.0 in an IELTS test

-From 1 January 2010, international students who are affected by the closure of an education provider on or after 1 January 2010 may be exempt from paying the visa application charge for a further Student visa application

-Auscanz Regional Office in Multan is now shifted to Banglow 6-B Gulgashat Colony near Comprehensive Girls High School. Tel : 061- 6210781, 061-6210188 Email: multan@auscanz.com

-Auscanz shall start its franchise office in Islamabad very soon

-Auscanz could able to provide sharing off-campus accommodation with a very reasonable rental ranges between A$150 to A$ 250 for international students in at different locations across Melbourne.To book your space call now at 111-001-975

-Auscanz CEO is expected to visit Australia by Feb 2010 for annual general meetings with partners

-Many colleges are closed in Australia due to non compliance of the education standards. Auscanz has adopted strict selection criteria while signing any Australian College or Institution

-Asucanz has recently signed agreement with ECA for marketing Victoria University – Sydney Campus in Pakistan

-Auscanz has recently signed agreements with some TAFE Institutes and colleges including NMIT- TAFE Holmes Institute, Tropical North Queens Land TAFE and others

-Auscanz CEO Mr. Rana Babar Ali Khan has recently designated as Regional Head for Victorian International College for Pakistan , Nepal and Bangladesh

-Introduction of Job Ready Test from 1 January 2010 for applicants applying in Australia for trade occupations

-Changes to Student Visa Living Costs and Evidence of Funds for 1 January 2010- Living cost requirement for financial assessment is now set to A$18000

-On 20 August 2009, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship announced the strengthening of checks on student visa applications to prevent fraud and ensure students have the financial capacity to live and study in Australia

-Student visa applications lodged from 1 August 2009 will have to be lodged direct to the AOSPC. Student visa applications given to the Australian High Commission in Islamabad on or after 1 August 2009 will not be accepted and will be returned for lodgement direct to the AOSPC

-Tighter English language requirements for GSM visas from 1 January 2010 – Applicants with Trade occupations require IELTS 6 in all modules and applicants applying Regional Sponsored visas require average band 6

-Principal /Managing Director of University of Ballarat is expected to visit Pakistan we are going to arrange country wide interviews with students for on spot Admissions

-Auscanz is proud to be associated with VIC Australia as its Regional Agent in Pakistan

-Our clients can now check application status on line through our on line server which is updated all times

-Auscanz Head Office team is likely to participate in the up coming Dawn Education Expo with full thrust just like we have participated in the previous Expo organized by Dawn Expo

-As at year-to-date August 2009 there were 567,128 enrolments by full-fee international students in Australia on a student visa. This represents an overall growth of 20.3% on August 2008 figure. Out of them around 6,790 enrollments of students were from Pakistan which represents a growth of 23.3% of students from Pakistan alone. (Source: Australian Government)

-Carrick Institute Australia announced opening of its Adelaide Campus

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