Australia’s 2025-2026 Skilled State Migration Program: What Each State Really Wants

Oct 20, 2025 | General, Visa

For 2025-26, the Federal Government has kept the permanent migration cap steady at 185,000 places and allocates a number of 190 and 491 visas that can be issued by each state/territory. Yet each state and territory now decides who fits best within its own slice of...

Can’t Apply for the Graduate Work Visa 485? Don’t Panic! You’ve Still Got Options

Oct 10, 2025 | Blog, General, Visa, Visas

1. Try the Training Visa (407) If you want to stay a bit longer and keep learning on the job, the Training Visa 407 is worth checking out. This visa lets you do workplace-based training in the field you’ve been studying. You just need to have studied or worked in that...

October 2025 Australian Immigration Updates

Oct 8, 2025 | Blog, Featured post, General, Visa, Visas

🔥 Victoria Migration Program Is Now Open — Even Without a Full Quota Big news this month! Victoria has officially opened its 2025–26 Skilled Migration Program. What’s unusual is that the federal government still hasn’t released the full migration quota for each state...

Working Holiday Visa 101: Extensions & Exemptions

Sep 22, 2025 | Visa

From Working Holiday to a Longer Stay “Can I work for my employer for more than 6 months on a Working Holiday visa?”  We get asked this a lot from folks who are Working Holiday Visa (WHV) holders eying on extending the duration of their current visa. Here at Pathway...

The Self Sponsorship Solution: Possibilities & Risks of Employer Sponsored Visa Application

Sep 12, 2025 | Visa

Imagine this — You own a business in Australia and you’re thinking about migrating to the country to expand it. Could your own business/company sponsor you to apply for an Employer Sponsored Visa and increase your chances of permanent residency?  You might be asking...

Remaining Relative Visa: Subclass 115 and Subclass 835

Jan 7, 2025 | Visas, Visa

Remaining Relative Visa: Subclass 115 and Subclass 835 Australia’s Remaining Relative Visa  allows Australian citizens and permanent residents to reunite with their family members if no other close relatives are living outside Australia. It is a great pathway...