{"id":121,"date":"2025-09-29T01:06:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T01:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auscanimmigration.com\/blog\/?p=121"},"modified":"2025-09-29T01:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T01:07:46","slug":"australia-migration-update-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.auscanimmigration.com\/blog\/australia-migration-update-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia migration update 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-migration-program-2025-26-what-s-new\">\ud83d\udccc Migration Program 2025\u201326 \u2013 What\u2019s New?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Australian Government has set the permanent Migration Program ceiling at 190,000 places<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus areas remain:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Skilled Migration<\/strong> \u2013 filling shortages in IT, healthcare, engineering, teaching.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Family Stream<\/strong> \u2013 supporting partner, child, and parent visa pathways.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Tip from Auscan<\/strong>: Skilled professionals with <strong>Australian study + work experience<\/strong> will have a stronger chance at state nomination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-australian-student-visa-updates-2025\">\ud83c\udf93 Australian Student Visa Updates 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stronger checks on <strong>financial capacity<\/strong> and <strong>Genuine Student (GS) requirement<\/strong> are now in place.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students from India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh must ensure complete documentation to prove study intent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OSHC (Overseas Student Health Cover)<\/strong> remains compulsory unless your country has a reciprocal healthcare agreement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Auscan Advice<\/strong>: Start preparing your financial statements early to avoid last-minute rejections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-graduate-visa-subclass-485-changes\">\ud83c\udf93 Graduate Visa (Subclass 485) Changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <strong>July 2025<\/strong>, the Temporary Graduate visa has <strong>streamlined categories<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Post-Vocational Education Work<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Post-Higher Education Work<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 Age limit: <strong>up to 35 years<\/strong> (50 years for Hong Kong &amp; UK passport holders).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-skilled-migration-pr-pathways\">\ud83c\udfe2 Skilled Migration &amp; PR Pathways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>State and territory governments continue to update their <strong>occupation lists<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Victoria, NSW, and South Australia are giving preference to:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>IT &amp; Software Engineers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Healthcare Professionals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teachers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engineers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Auscan Advice<\/strong>: Keep track of <strong>state nomination requirements<\/strong>, as they change frequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-student-work-rights-2025\">\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udf93 Student Work Rights 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students can work <strong>48 hours per fortnight<\/strong> during study terms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unlimited work rights during semester breaks and holidays.<br>\u26a0\ufe0f Always follow visa conditions \u2013 breaches can affect your PR pathway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-family-visa-processing\">\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67 Family Visa Processing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Partner visas<\/strong> are being processed faster, but relationship evidence must be strong.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Parent visas<\/strong> still have long waiting times, but contributory visas offer quicker pathways.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-choose-auscan-consultants\">\u2705 Why Choose Auscan Consultants?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>20+ years of trusted expertise in <strong>study abroad &amp; migration consulting<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We help you <strong>build a career, not just get a visa<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No charges for students<\/strong> \u2013 our counselling is student-first.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcde <strong>Contact Auscan today<\/strong> to start your <strong>Australian study or migration journey<\/strong> with confidence. Auscan MD Mr Sunil Jaggi is member of MARA and IAA Newzealand &amp; Director Divya Jaggi is member of MARA  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">StudyInAustralia #AustraliaStudentVisa #AusEducation #StudyAbroad2025 #AuscanConsultants<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Migration Program 2025\u201326 \u2013 What\u2019s New? \ud83d\udc49 Tip from Auscan: Skilled professionals with Australian study + work experience will have a stronger chance at state nomination. \ud83c\udf93 Australian Student Visa Updates 2025 \ud83d\udc49 Auscan Advice: Start preparing your financial statements early to avoid last-minute rejections. \ud83c\udf93 Graduate Visa (Subclass 485) Changes From July 2025, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v15.2.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Australia migration update 2025 - Best Immigration and Visa Consultants in Chandigarh<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.auscanimmigration.com\/blog\/australia-migration-update-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Australia migration update 2025 - Best Immigration and Visa Consultants in Chandigarh\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\ud83d\udccc Migration Program 2025\u201326 \u2013 What\u2019s New? 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