13-03-2019
On Monday 11 March 2019 the Department of Home Affairs made changes to the Skilled Occupation Lists. A new legislative instrument LIN 19/051, which is the occupation list used to decide the Business and Skilled Migration Queensland (BSMQ) Queensland Skilled Occupation Lists (QSOL) which includes the onshore, offshore and Masters alumni lists for the 190 and … Continued
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26-02-2019
Communities across Queensland have welcomed in the Lunar New Year in extravagant celebrations and style. In Brisbane over 3 000 people from 48 Chinese and other migrant communities took to the streets through King George Square for the grand parade on 9 February 2019. Following this a Chinese government art troupe performed Festival of Spring … Continued
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25-02-2019
What to include in a Statement of Service BSMQ Case Officers would like to see more decision-ready applications. The advantages of this is a faster turnaround time from invitation to nomination for the client, and less time spent organising additional requested documentation if what is first provided is not adequate. Over the next few … Continued
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21-02-2019
What are the critical steps for prospective and new migrants to consider before starting or investing in a business in Australia? BSMQ Principal Project Officer Lin Han provides her top insights on what can separate a successful and an unsuccessful business migrant, and the common pitfalls to avoid. 1. Do your market research … Continued
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20-02-2019
BSMQ has now closed our business and skilled nomination programs for the 2018-19 financial year due to federal government quota being met. The programs will be opened in the new financial year, in July 2019, once the new QSOL lists and criteria are available. BSMQ staff Marney Richardson and Lin Han are taking part … Continued
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12-02-2019
BSMQ is taking part in a Webinar CPD Category B Seminar Activity with Legal Training Australia on Thursday 28 February. We will cover business and skilled Queensland state nomination criteria, and how to put together a decision ready application. Please see here to book: https://legaltrainingaustralia.com/webinar-cpd/
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08-02-2019
Queensland has now closed state nomination for all business and skilled visas (submitted through SkillSelect) from today 8 February 2019. No further invitations will be issued from this date. BSMQ will continue to process applications which have been already invited for state nomination prior to this date until our quota is exhausted. BSMQ will re-open … Continued
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30-01-2019
All below occupations in bold have been removed from Queensland Skilled Occupations Lists (QSOL) for FY 2018-19. Occupations were closed on the dates listed below. 01 February 2019 Please note that the following occupations: ICT Business Analyst – 261111 Quantity Surveyor – 233213 Construction Project Manager – 133111 Marketing Specialist – 225113 will be removed … Continued
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Registered migration agents and solicitors from the migration profession shared their 2019 resolutions and predictions and offered some words of inspiration for the year ahead.
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At BSMQ we pride ourselves on providing high quality services to our skilled visa applicants, and in our annual satisfaction survey late last year we were thrilled that we received over a 90% approval rating with our service delivery.
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