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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Wed, 30 May 2012 00:25:51 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>News</title><subtitle>News</subtitle><id>http://www.aussietest.com/news/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.aussietest.com/news/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.aussietest.com/news/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-05-23T16:42:43Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Health restrictions on treatment costs eased</title><category term="Health requirement"/><category term="Offshore applications"/><id>http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/5/24/health-restrictions-on-treatment-costs-eased.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/5/24/health-restrictions-on-treatment-costs-eased.html"/><author><name>Red Squirrel Publishing</name></author><published>2012-05-23T16:42:06Z</published><updated>2012-05-23T16:42:06Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-AU"><![CDATA[The Significant Cost Threshold at which visa applications will be refused on the grounds that medical costs are too high for the Australian government will be raised with effect from 1 July 2012.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>DIAC address 'SkillSelect myths'</title><category term="General Skilled Migration"/><category term="Permanent visas"/><category term="Skill Select"/><category term="Temporary visas"/><id>http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/5/24/diac-address-skillselect-myths.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/5/24/diac-address-skillselect-myths.html"/><author><name>Red Squirrel Publishing</name></author><published>2012-05-23T16:10:28Z</published><updated>2012-05-23T16:10:28Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-AU"><![CDATA[The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) have addressed some of the rumours and myths circulating about the new SkillSelect system in a post on the Migration Blog.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>ADF family members get fast track to citizenship</title><category term="Citizenship"/><category term="DIAC and applications"/><category term="Family visas"/><category term="Partner &amp; Spouse visas"/><id>http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/5/23/adf-family-members-get-fast-track-to-citizenship.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/5/23/adf-family-members-get-fast-track-to-citizenship.html"/><author><name>Red Squirrel Publishing</name></author><published>2012-05-23T13:45:03Z</published><updated>2012-05-23T13:45:03Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-AU"><![CDATA[It has been announced that family members of Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel will be able to take advantage of an advanced route to citizenship from July. The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen, announced the changes on 22 May 2012 in conjunction with the Minister for Defence, Science and Personnel, Warren Snowden.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Skilled migration programme increased for 2012-13</title><category term="DIAC and applications"/><category term="Employer Sponsored Migration"/><category term="Family visas"/><category term="General Skilled Migration"/><id>http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/5/23/skilled-migration-programme-increased-for-2012-13.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/5/23/skilled-migration-programme-increased-for-2012-13.html"/><author><name>Red Squirrel Publishing</name></author><published>2012-05-23T11:46:31Z</published><updated>2012-05-23T11:46:31Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-AU"><![CDATA[The number of visa places available on the skilled migration programme has been increased by 5,000 for the year 2012-13 by the Federal Government.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>New website launched for student visa holders affected by the skilled migration reforms</title><category term="DIAC and applications"/><category term="Onshore applications"/><category term="Permanent residence"/><category term="Skill Select"/><category term="Student visas"/><id>http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/4/5/new-website-launched-for-student-visa-holders-affected-by-th.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/4/5/new-website-launched-for-student-visa-holders-affected-by-th.html"/><author><name>Red Squirrel Publishing</name></author><published>2012-04-04T15:58:27Z</published><updated>2012-04-04T15:58:27Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-AU"><![CDATA[A new page has been set up for students affected by the recent changes to the skilled migration system on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) website.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Skilled migration visa subclasses streamlined</title><category term="Employer Sponsored Migration"/><category term="General Skilled Migration"/><category term="Offshore applications"/><category term="Onshore applications"/><category term="Skill Select"/><category term="State sponsored migration"/><id>http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/4/5/skilled-migration-visa-subclasses-streamlined.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/4/5/skilled-migration-visa-subclasses-streamlined.html"/><author><name>Red Squirrel Publishing</name></author><published>2012-04-04T15:39:24Z</published><updated>2012-04-04T15:39:24Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-AU"><![CDATA[The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has announced changes to the skilled migration visa subclasses which will be implemented as part of the wider reforms due on 1 July 2012.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Skilled American workers to get pre-entry assessments</title><category term="DIAC and applications"/><category term="Employer Sponsored Migration"/><category term="General Skilled Migration"/><category term="Skill Select"/><category term="State sponsored migration"/><id>http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/4/5/skilled-american-workers-to-get-pre-entry-assessments.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/4/5/skilled-american-workers-to-get-pre-entry-assessments.html"/><author><name>Red Squirrel Publishing</name></author><published>2012-04-04T14:57:46Z</published><updated>2012-04-04T14:57:46Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-AU"><![CDATA[It has been announced that American skilled migrants will be able to have their visa applications pre-assessed - before travelling to Australia - in new plans designed to attract workers from the US.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Student visas review: 2nd stage of changes implemented</title><category term="Student visas"/><id>http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/3/24/student-visas-review-2nd-stage-of-changes-implemented.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/3/24/student-visas-review-2nd-stage-of-changes-implemented.html"/><author><name>George Sandison</name></author><published>2012-03-23T15:35:46Z</published><updated>2012-03-23T15:35:46Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-AU"><![CDATA[International students hoping to enrol in bachelor, masters or doctorate level courses will be able to take advantage of new streamlined visa processing arrangements from 24 March 2012.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Fast-track route from 457 to permanent residence to be introduced</title><category term="Employer Sponsored Migration"/><category term="General Skilled Migration"/><category term="Permanent residence"/><category term="Temporary visas"/><id>http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/3/13/fast-track-route-from-457-to-permanent-residence-to-be-intro.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/3/13/fast-track-route-from-457-to-permanent-residence-to-be-intro.html"/><author><name>Red Squirrel Publishing</name></author><published>2012-03-13T11:36:15Z</published><updated>2012-03-13T11:36:15Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-AU"><![CDATA[The employer-sponsored visa system is set to be simplified in July under new plans announced by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Permanent residents now face limited return visas</title><category term="DIAC and applications"/><category term="Immigration Rules"/><category term="Permanent residence"/><id>http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/3/3/permanent-residents-now-face-limited-return-visas.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aussietest.com/news/2012/3/3/permanent-residents-now-face-limited-return-visas.html"/><author><name>Red Squirrel Publishing</name></author><published>2012-03-02T16:12:15Z</published><updated>2012-03-02T16:12:15Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-AU"><![CDATA[Permanent residents who are spending significant amounts of time outside the country now face greatly reduced visas following a change to the Immigration Rules made on 15 February.]]></summary></entry></feed>
