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190 Visa Granted!

Incredibly, just 42 days after our 190 visa application was submitted to the Australian immigration authorities by our migration agent, we have had our visas granted! We didn’t expect such a swift decision. As you can see from the image below, 50% of applications are being processed within 17 months and 90% are within 18 […]

190 Visa Medicals

After lodging our visas at the end of September, our migration agents were advised to tell us to book our Australian 190 visa medicals as soon as possible. Knowing that this was the final part of the visa process, we were eager to get them done so we got them booked for October half term. […]

2024/25 Visa Numbers for Australia

If you are looking to obtain a visa for Australia from the UK this post could bring important news for you. On May 14th 2024, the Australian Government announced details about the 2024/2025 permanent Migration Program (Migration Program). The headline figure in terms of the number of places is 185,000. Here’s the breakdown: 2024/2025 State […]

A Crisis of Confidence

The IELTS Writing Exam Where do I start dear reader with expressing my outright hatred for this part of the exam? The part of the exam which cost me 20 points towards my Visa! The part of the exam which leaves me £390 out of pocket! The part of the exam which saw me lose […]

The IELTS General Exam

Listening and Reading Elements Listening After the bizarre speaking exam, comes the even stranger listening section. In this room, you are seated in a little booth and told categorically not to look at anyone else, communicate or even breathe too loud! The usual exam scare-mongering tactics used by the special breed that are ‘invigilators’. Some […]

What is the IELTS speaking test like?

Like many Brits, our migration agents recommended that we complete an English test to gain extra points for our 190 PR Visa for Australia. The AITSL website (for educational professionals) states that as a Primary School teacher, I needed to complete the IELTS general. This consists of four parts (like other English tests such as […]