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Moving To Australia
by Debika Migration Services
At DMS, we specialize in helping individuals and families explore and optimize various migration options to Australia. Our mission is to simplify the complex immigration process and empower our clients to make informed decisions that align with their goals and aspirations. Whether you are considering skilled migration, family sponsorship, student visas, or any other pathway to Australia, we have the expertise to assist you.Our goal with this channel is to disseminate accurate and reliable information on Australian Immigration in the form of podcasts and interviews on a regular basis.
Episodes
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#53. Subclass 482 - Moving from Core Skills to Specialist Skills
Episode Summary: If you’re on a subclass 482 Skills in Demand visa under the Core Skills stream, what happens if your circumstances change? Let’s say you move to a higher-paying position, or your employer changes your role. Perhaps you move to a new employer, and your new position meets the...
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#52 - Ministerial Direction 117
Episode Summary: On 25 July 2026, Ministerial Direction 117 came into effect and replaced Ministerial Direction 102. It gives highest priority to Family visa applications made while the primary applicant was in Australia, for a visa that can be granted while the applicant is in Australia. It then...
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#51 - Imminent Changes to Family Visa
Episode Summary: The Albanese government is looking at ways to bring down migration numbers and get greater control over who comes into Australia and when. The ABC and The Guardian have reported that among the measures being discussed are tougher rules around family visas — potentially affecting...
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#50 - Direction 119: Who Australia Is Prioritising for Skilled Visas Now
Episode Summary: On 24 July, Minister for Home Affairs, Immigration & Citizenship – Tony Burke - signed a new Ministerial Direction 119, that replaced Direction 105 and all processing priorities under it. This new directive sets a brand-new pecking order for skilled visas. It changes how Home...
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#49 - Higher Income Thresholds & Finding Sponsors
Episode Summary: The rules for employer-sponsored migration got a major shake-up from July 1st, bringing both automatic indexation increases to income thresholds and steeper costs across the board. In this episode, we tackle two distinct perspectives – What this means for Australian businesses...
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#48 - The Onshore Shift
Episode Summary: Today, we will have a chat about the migration planning levels for the upcoming financial year. The overall allocation hasn’t changed. It’s still holding firm at 185,000 places. What’s different is the more onshore-focused program to help migrants already living & working in...
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#47 - A Four-Tier Occupation Structure for Subclass 189
Episode Summary: Today’s podcast will be centered around an internal planning tool – a four-tier occupation structure - that provides insight into why some occupations continue to receive invitations much faster than others for the Skilled Independent 189 program. The tiers serve as a guide to…
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#46 - National Innovation Visa
Episode Summary: A new pathway to permanent residency is now available for researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, and creative professionals with recognised achievements. It’s the National Innovation Visa, subclass 858, which has replaced the Global Talent visa that closed on 6 Dec 2024 to all…
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#45 - Migrate to Australia as a Business Owner
Episode Summary: The Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) closed on 31 July 2024. This visa allowed an individual to own and manage a business in Australia, conduct business and investment activity in Australia or undertake an entrepreneurial activity in Australia. If you are a...
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#44 - Australia Immigration Program - 2025-26
Episode Summary: The migration program planning model up until this year was set over a 12-month cycle. From 2025-26, it will move to a multi-year model extending the program planning levels to four years, i.e., until 2028-29. This will allow the migration program to align better with longer-term...
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#43 - MARA Agents - Professional Standards & Ethics
Episode Summary: Getting professional help with your visa application for immigration purposes is common knowledge and practice. What most people aren’t aware of is that only certain people can provide immigration assistance: a migration agent, legal practitioner or an exempt person. OMARA – The...
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#42 - Nomination Places Used - Skilled Migration Program 24-25
Episode Summary: In this podcast we cover the nomination places used for each Australian state and territory under the 2024–25 Skilled Migration Program, reflecting the significant demand for skilled migration in those areas. If you're serious about migrating to Australia through the skilled...
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#41 - Digital Nomad Visa
Episode Summary: Today we’re unpacking a topic that’s changed the way professionals think about work and travel — the Digital Nomad Visa. More and more countries like Portugal, Greece, Costa Rica, are inviting remote workers to live and work legally beyond their home borders. Australia doesn't…
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#40 - Enrolling in Child Care & Disability Care University Programs for PR
Episode Summary: In today’s podcast, we shall be offering expert insights to help international students and future migrants make smart decisions about their journey in Australia. Today, we will be providing a nuanced analysis on a hot topic that has been debated a lot in the international…
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#39 - Parent Visa Options in 2025
Episode Summary: In today's episode, we explore visa options available to Australian citizens or permanent residents who might want to bring their parents over temporarily or permanently to join them in Australia. We break down everything you need to know about Parent Visas for Australia. From...
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#38 - Citizenship For Ordinarily Resident Children
Episode Summary: A person can become an Australian citizen in different ways. Conferral and descent are the most common ways to become an Australian citizen provided you meet certain criteria before you apply. According to the Australian Citizenship Act 2007, a person born in Australia is an...
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#37 - OSCA Replaces ANZSCO
Episode Summary: In today’s episode, we will learn about the Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA), a standardised framework for storing, organising and reporting occupation-related information, and how it relates to ANZSCO. Currently, the Australian and New Zealand Standard...
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#36 - Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) - New Occupations - Benefits
Episode Summary: The new Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) took effect on 7 Dec 2024 representing a significant policy shift and offering new immigration opportunities for both skilled workers and employers. The CSOL applies to Skills in Demand (SID) visa (subclass 482) core skills stream, which...
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#35 - Studying in Australia (2025) - Employment Opportunities After
Episode Summary: Some of you may have read or heard from others that Australia is the perfect destination for international students. It has great universities, a welcoming multicultural environment, and cutting-edge research opportunities. But that’s not all—studying here opens doors to global...
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#34 - Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) - Skills in Demand Visa
Episode Summary: On 3 Dec, the government announced a new Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL), a single consolidated list of 456 occupations, which applies to the core skills stream of the new Skills in Demand visa that will replace the TSS Subclass 482 visa on 7 Dec 2024. Jobs and Skills…
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#33 - Skills In Demand Visa - Replacement for TSS Subclass 482
Episode Summary: In this episode, we shall explore a crucial pathway for skilled workers that comes into effect on 24 Nov 2024 – the Skills in Demand Visa. The Skills in Demand (SID) visa is replacing the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) (subclass 482) visa to provide more flexibility to skilled...
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#32. Carer Visa (Subclass 116 & 836) - How To Sponsor A Relative
Episode Summary: In today’s episode we discuss how one can apply for a carer visa to care for someone in Australia who has no reasonable access to care options. The two visa subclasses that fall under the carer visa category are subclass 116 and subclass 836, both of which are permanent resident...
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#31. Jedidiah Macaraeg - IT Associate - Studying & Working in Gold Coast
Episode Summary: In today’s episode we are talking to Jedidiah Macaraeg– who graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Telecom Network from Australian College of Information Technology (ACIT) in 2017. Jedd received his State Nominated Visa subclass 190 from Victoria on Aug 19, 2024 and is now a...
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#30. Domestic Violence Provisions - Dealing With Your Sponsor & Your Visa
Episode Summary: There are quite a few people who enter or lodge an application to enter Australia on a temporary visa as they are in a relationship with an Australian citizen or a permanent resident who sponsors the applicant’s visa. These visas could be Temporary Partner Visa (subclass 820),...
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Debika Migration Services - What We Do
Debika Migration Services is a MARA registered immigration assistance provider with over two decades of experience. We provide the highest quality migration services to our clients with a goal of providing total solution for a successful outcome. We employ innovative and pragmatic strategies to...
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#29. Parent Visa - Bringing Your Folks Over To Australia Permanently
Episode Summary: There are many people who immigrate to Australia at a young age, leaving their family behind. At a later stage in their lives, they are now keen to bring their parents over to Australia, permanently. There is no easy pathway to permanent residence for parents. The process is…
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#28. ACS Skills Assessment Changes
Episode Summary: Back in October 2023, we did a podcast on picking the right occupation for your skills assessment. We touched upon how relevant skills assessing authorities check that your skills meet the standards they set to work in a relevant occupation. We spoke at length about VETASSESS and...
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#27. Sumer Roy - Changing Programs at University - Securing Australian PR
Episode Summary: Sumer Roy moved to Sydney, Australia in 2018 to pursue an MBA. About 2 months into University, he met with an accident and had to rush back home to Kolkata for his medical treatment. Upon returning he changed his program and enrolled in a master's program for a degree in...
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#26. 2024-25 Migration Program Allocations - Subclass 190 & Subclass 491
Episode Summary: The 2024-25 General Skilled Migration Program and State Nominated Migration Program allocations have been announced for: TAS, WA, SA, NT, VIC, QLD, ACT, NSW In this podcast we will look at what those numbers look like for each state and touch upon some key things that applicants...
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#25. Kelly Zhu - Securing PR After Failed Skills Assessment
Episode Summary: This week on Moving to Australia podcast, we sit down with Kelly Zhu, who secured her PR in Dec 2023 after her skills assessment was rejected by VETASSESS. Kelly moved to Australia from China in 2016 as a student. She graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Arts from Western…
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#24. Sagnik Datta - Univ of Wollongong - Pathway to PR After Graduation
Episode Summary: This week on Moving to Australia podcast, we are talking to one of our clients, Sagnik Datta, who graduated from University of Wollongong and secured his Permanent Residency in 2024. Sagnik has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and received his master's in Business from...
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#23. Aadil Abbas - Financial Advisor - Alumni UNSW Business School
Episode Summary: Aadil graduated with an MBA from UNSW Business School in 2004. In this episode he harkens back to 20 years of his life in Oz, firstly as a student and then as a professional financial advisor. The conversation kicks off with him opening up about his desire to have an overseas...
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#22. Life in a Regional Area - Maksym Vasylkov
Episode Summary: This week on our podcast, we have our first guest - Maksym Vasylkov - one of DMS's clients. Maksym moved to Australia on a Subclass 491 visa. He is a software engineer from Ukraine with 15 years of experience in the IT Industry. Maksym talks about his journey to Australia and why...
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#21. Training Visa - A New Pathway for Recent Graduates?
Episode Summary: This week on the podcast, we shall be talking about the Subclass 407 Training visa, a temporary visa that allows individuals to take part in occupational training or professional development activities in Australia. The training program would allow someone to improve their skills...
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#20. How Can an Employer Sponsor an Overseas Worker?
Episode Summary: This week on Moving to Australia podcast, we talk about how a business in Australia that has a genuine need to fill a skilled position can become eligible to sponsor skilled workers from overseas. We begin the conversation by touching upon the need for businesses in Australia to...
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#19. Federal Budget 2024_25 - Key Immigration Highlights
Episode Summary: This week on Moving to Australia podcast, Amitava shares his insights on the key immigration highlights from the federal budget delivered by Jim Chalmers on 14 May 2024. We start the discussion with what the planning levels look like for the 24-25 program and its basic…
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#18. Student Visa Program | IELTS Requirement Changes
Episode Summary: In today’s episode, we discuss the recent changes to the student visa program. As part of the new measures being introduced to the Australian Migration System one of the changes recommended was to bring in reforms that would directly impact International Students and Temporary...
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#17. Temporary Skills Shortage | Subclass 482 | Getting Your PR
Episode Summary: The Temporary Skill Shortage visa lets an employer sponsor a suitably skilled worker to fill a position they can’t find a suitably skilled Australian to fill. There are many pathways available to someone on a 482 visa for permanent residency. Amitava begins the conversation by...
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#16. Trans-Tasman Migration | Why So Many Kiwis Are Moving to Oz
Episode Summary: In this episode, we have a conversation about the great Kiwi exodus. Amitava reveals why so many New Zealanders are flocking to Oz. Many young professionals in the critical sector and health care industry from Wellington, Christchurch, or Auckland are keen to make the move from…
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#15. Visa Conditions | Regional Visa, Student Visa, Parent Visa, Working Holiday Visa
Episode Summary: Every visa, except a PR, comes with certain conditions when granted. Some conditions always apply, and some may apply depending on a range of criteria. These visa conditions apply not only to the primary applicant, but also to all the secondary applicants as well. A breach of any...
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#14. Regional Migration Program | Subclass 491 & 494 | Pathways to PR
Episode Summary: There are many ways for skilled migrants to work and live in Australia and make it their permanent home. Regional Migration is one such way to make this move a possibility. The regional migration program consists of: • 2 skilled regional provisional visas that provide a pathway…
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#13. Skills Assessment | Validity | Visa Invitation for Expired Assessments
Episode Summary: When you lodge an EOI within a nominated occupation, your skills must meet the standards set by the DHA to work in that occupation. To prove your eligibility, an applicant must get their skills assessed by a skills assessing authority. If you don't get a positive assessment…
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#12. MARA Agent | How to Choose One | OMARA Powers | Code of Conduct
Episode Summary: The Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) is a section within the Department of Home Affairs. Under the Migration Act, this body is granted certain powers and responsibilities for registering and overseeing over 4500 migration agents who provide…
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#11. A New Approach to Worker Mobility | Temporary Skilled Migration
Episode Summary: One of the objectives of the Migration Strategy is to streamline the temporary skilled migration. It makes up 9% of Australia’s total temporary migration system. For the system to work more efficiently for both employers and overseas workers, the back-to-front system needs to be...
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#10. Australia & India Migration and Mobility Partnership Arrangement (MMPA)
Episode Summary: On 23 May 2023, Australia and India entered into a Migration and Mobility Partnership Arrangement (MMPA). The MMPA is a bilateral framework that supports and promotes two-way migration and mobility between our two countries while addressing issues pertaining to illegal and...
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#9. Health Waiver for Failed Health Requirement
Episode Summary: When you apply for a visa, you and family members who apply for a visa with you might need to have health examinations to prove you meet the health requirement. If you fail to meet the health requirement, a visa processing offer may consider exercising a…
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#8. Working Holiday Program (WHM)
Episode Summary: This visa is for young adults who want an extended holiday in Australia and be able to work there to fund their stay. Australia's reciprocal Working Holiday Maker (WHM) program has been fostering stronger links between young people from Australia and around the world since 1975.…
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#7. Business Ownership | Investments: Pathway to PR
Episode Summary: If you have the business acumen to operate a new or existing business or have the resources to make a significant investment in Australia, then now would be the time to make the move. The Business Innovation & Investment Provisional Visa let's you stay in Australia for up to 5...
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#6. Skilled Occupation: Picking the Right Occupation for Your Skills Assessment
Episode Summary: Are you confused about what the right Skilled Occupation would be for you when it's time for your skills assessment? Can you relate your work experience with one of these: 1. You could have a Bachelors in Commerce or a Degree in Engineering but not Computer Science, and you have...
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#5. Getting a Partner Visa | Eligibility, Cost, Time Frame, and Complexities
Episode Summary: A partner visa allows the partner or spouse of a sponsor - an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizens - to live in Australia. Getting this visa is the first step towards a permanent Partner visa. You apply for the temporary and the...
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At DMS, we specialize in helping individuals and families explore and optimize various migration options to Australia. Our mission is to simplify the complex immigration process and empower our clients to make informed decisions that align with their goals and aspirations. Whether you are considering skilled migration, family sponsorship, student visas, or any other pathway to Australia, we have the expertise to assist you.Our goal with this channel is to disseminate accurate and reliable information on Australian Immigration in the form of podcasts and interviews on a regular basis.
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