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-Auscanz Head Office will be shifted in July 2010 to new premises located at 19-1/A Business Centre 3rd Floor Block 6 PECHS Karachi Contact number remains unchanged. (land Mark: Bank Al Habib Bank Building Share Faisal

-Julia Gillard has become Australia's first female prime minister after the ruling Labor Party removed former PM Kevin Rudd. (Australian News Sources)

-On 17 July 2010, the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, announced that a federal election would be conducted on 21 August 2010 and as such the Australian Government has assumed a caretaker role. (Source DIAC)

-Student Application Fees The cost to lodge a student application increased from AUD$540 to AUD$550 effective 1st July 2010. Health Insurance for International Students As of 1st July 2010, international students must obtain OSHC for the proposed duration of their Student visa.

-On 26 May 2010 the Migration Amendment (Visa Capping) Bill 2010 (the 'Bill') was introduced into the parliament. The legislation seeks to fine tune existing laws to provide the Government with a tool for the targeted management of all aspects of the migration program. The Bill is not currently operative and no actual cap is being considered at present. This Bill seeks only to give the Minister the power to implement a cap in future if necessary. (Source DIAC)

-Auscanz International Group now have started Canadian Migration Services on the public demand . An expert Migration Agent is being hired to provide quality services to our prospective clients . All migration inquires related to Canada should be forwarded to naushad@auscanz.com for free assessment. A separate webpage will be published soon for the Canadian Migration Services.

-On 22nd May our CEO Mr. Rana Babar Ali Khan participated at the lunching ceremony of Pakistan – Australia Business Forum at Avari Hotel Karachi on the invitation of Australian High Commissioner Mr. Tim George. Other Official including Honorary Consul and First Secretary –Political were also present at the lunching ceremony. The participants of forum pledge to boost bilateral trade ties of both the countries.

-New Indented SOL is now published with 181 skilled occupations. This intended list will form the new SOL which will be effective in mid of 2010. Many occupations including Hairdresser, Cook , Community welfare worker are off list but expected to be listed in the Regional Demand List after implementation of State Migration Plan (SMP)in mid of this year

-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 16th Feb 2010 our CEO Mr. Rana Babar Ali Khan met Australian High Commissioner and other Australian and Pakistani Senior Government Officials at High Commissioner's residence. had a Discussions on bilateral trade ties and future business prospects of the both the countries and it was decided in the meeting that Joint Trade Committee meeting shall be held after every 4 months to make it effective and useful for both Australian and Pakistani side . Go to the recognition page to view the photos Slide

-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

-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

-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 July 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

-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

-Canada is adjusting its 2010 immigration plan to put even greater emphasis on economic recovery and further reduce the federal skilled worker backlog, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney told a news conference today (Toronto, June 26, 2010)

-“Canada needs investor immigrants,” said Minister Kenney. “These changes are necessary to keep Canada’s program competitive with that of other countries, and keep pace with the changing economy.” Source (Canadian Government)

-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)

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