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A podcast about the Australian Immigration System

Moving To Australia

G’day everyone. Moving to Australia is a weekly podcast from Debika Migration Services where we discuss the Australian Immigration System and give you insights on the various pathways available to become an Australian permanent resident or citizen. If you are a skilled worker, student, business owner, investor, researcher, or someone with skills that Australia values, then this podcast is for you.

Join our co-hosts Amitava Deb and Arun Belur who deep dive into the various visa categories – skilled migration visa, student visa, family visa, business or investor visa – and showcase fun interviews with guests from various backgrounds who share valuable insights on how you can ply your trade down under and much more. It’s available on Apple Podcast, Spotify, YouTube Podcasts, and Amazon music. You can connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram using the links in the podcast description.

Cheers & thanks for listening.

Podcast Episodes

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Australian PR pathways Skilled Migration work opportunities study options skills assessment

18 Nov

33.Skills In Demand Visa – Replacement for TSS Subclass 482

Work Visa

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 will replace the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) (subclass 482) visa to provide more flexibility to skilled workers and employers.

10 Nov

32.Carer Visa (Subclass 116 & 836) – How To Sponsor A Relative

Family Visa

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

10 Sep

31. Jedidiah Macaraeg – IT Associate – Studying & Working in Gold Coast

Work Visa

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 permanent resident.

3 Sep

30. Domestic Violence Provisions – Dealing With Your Sponsor & Your Visa

Family Visa, Work Visa

In this podcast, we discuss how a person can legally claim that he or she was a victim of domestic violence. In such a situation, there are family violence provisions available to the victim(s) by the DHA.

26 Aug

Ep 29. Parent Visa – Bringing Your Folks Over To Australia Permanently

Family Visa

There is no easy pathway to permanent residence for parents. In this podcast, Amitava shares his insights on the various parent visas available: their processing times, cost involved and salient facts about them.

13 Aug

Ep 28. ACS Skills Assessment Changes

Work Visa

In April 2024, ACS – the Australian Computer Society – launched a new Migration Skills Assessment platform with the intention of making it more streamlined and delivering a superior applicant experience. In this podcast we will focus our discussion on how ACS assesses the skills and qualifications of IT and Data Science professionals.

9 Aug

Ep 27. Sumer Roy – Changing Programs at University – Securing Australian PR

Study Visa, Work Visa

In this podcast Sumer talks about why he switched his program while at university, working as an intern at Telstra which eventually led to a full time role there, and securing his PR in Nov 2023.

1 Aug

Ep 26. 2024-25 Migration Program Allocations – Subclass 190 & Subclass 491

Work Visa

The 2024-25 General Skilled Migration Program and State Nominated Migration Program allocations have been announced. In this podcast we will look at what those numbers look like for each state and touch upon some key things that applicants need to know about the General skilled migration program and state nominated migration program.

29 Jul

Ep 25. Kelly Zhu – Securing PR After Failed Skills Assessment

Study Visa, Work Visa

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.

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